SUPERINTENDENT, FLOTATION | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

Requisition Number: JR2365| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: Fixed Term| Location: Solwezi | Categories: Process

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Purpose

Supervise flotation operations in accordance with Mining Regulations M.R. 204(3), KMP policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand and execute accountabilities of legal appointment under Zambian Mining Regulations;
• Maintain HSE standards and ensure strict compliance within flotation plant
• Ensure all Safety and Environmental incidents are addressed & reported promptly;
• Consistently deliver and exceed the main KPI of plant recovery and concentrate quality, with particular focus on process stability (capability and reliability) of reagent dosing;
• Oversee the daily to monthly operations of the flotation plant and personnel to ensure optimized plant utilization and metallurgical performance;
• Monitor, control and report on performance indicators, plant activities and operational shortfalls;
• Ensure high availability and utilization of critical in- line instrumentation (ie PSI & OSA);
• Build flotation ‘team’ environment with maintenance, planning, reliability engineering, metallurgical engineering and operations personnel;
• Ensure the diagnosis of plant defects is conducted, focusing on identifying root cause and then the implementation of both corrective and preventative measures;
• Liaise with peer Superintendents (technical, and maintenance) to deliver requirements of the section in the context of the whole plant
• Ensure both short and long term equipment plans and schedules (both maintenance and production tasks) are in place to deliver equipment capability
• Support maintenance in the delivery of their tasks and equipment reliability;
• Define, priorities, obtain approval for and implement capital improvement projects;
• Lead the Flotation team, to consistently deliver and exceed expectations;
• Maintain staff development and training programs, particularly skills transfer and coaching to the staff
• Contribute to the quarterly and annual operations production budget/forecasts;
• Prepare the annual Flotation operations budget and provide quarterly forecasts;
• Control, report and reduce operational costs

Qualifications

• A Tertiary Qualifications in Extractive Metallurgy, Mineral Processing or related field
• Eligibility for membership of the Engineering Institute of Zambia (EIZ), and to hold legal appointment as defined by the Mining Regulations of Zambia;

Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of direct experience in technical and /or operational roles of flotation circuits
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience at a Senior Supervisory or Management level
• Significant experience in a lager, complex base metals processing plant(s);
• Preferably experienced in the copper and gold circuits
• Exposure to minerals processing plant design and metallurgical optimization

BEHAVIOURAL TRAITS

• Strong commitment to SHEC performance;
• Good leadership and motivational skills, with ability to get work done through others;
• Strong drive and personal sense of ownership and accountability;
• Strong ability to task assign, build working relations and coordinate different operating disciplines to create a “team” environment;
• Excellent cognitive and analytical skills for identifying process shortfalls, equipment bottlenecks and implementing corrective and preventative action plans;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and able to assemble data and provide clear and accurate operational performance reports in bot an upward and downward direction
• Ability to work in a multi- cultural environment

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Deadline: April 5, 2021