Metallurgist, Nickel Processing

O verall Job Purpose

• To be responsible for pr oviding metallurgical guidance, conduct ing production support test work where required , metallurgical m easurements in the plant, ensuring metallurgical key performance indicators ( KPIs ) are available, reported and analysed on a daily basis - aimed at improving plant performance.

• The role will carry out tasks allocated by the Senior Metallurgist i n the context of assessing performance of the nickel processing plant with the final objective of effectively contributing to the plant meeting prod uction and performance targets; participating and lead ing process performance analysis and improvement initiatives.

Specific Job Responsibility

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I dentifying , analysing, troubleshooting, understanding and developing solutions to both emer gent problems and opportunities.

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Lead the i dentification, detailed planning and high-quality execution of metallurgical projects to optimise the process plant performance .

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Maintain HSE standards and ensure strict compliance within the nickel plant .

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Consistently deliver and exceed the main KPI’s of timely (sampling, analysis and reporting) and accurate metallurgical analysis.

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Developing operating methods and standard operating procedures related to operational, metallurgical and process engineering tasks .

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Provide technical support and troubleshooting to the operations team to a chieve plant production targets.

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Monitoring and reporting on short term metallurgical events and implement control strategies, including optimizing addition rates, and monitoring the consumption of all concentrator reagents .

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Identifying and implementing continuous improvement projects .

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Facilitate data acquisition, warehousing, accessibility, distribution, and analytics .

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Control and reduce operational costs .

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Perform any o ther duties as assigned by the s upervisor .

Job Specific Competencies

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Excellent literacy and numeracy skills.

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Strong I.T skills.

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Strong understanding of complex metallurgical information, process improvement and control strategies .

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Good cognitive and analytical skills for identifying process shortfalls, bottlenecks and implementing metallurgical testing .

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Basic health and safety knowledge including job safety analysis.

Key Job Attributes

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Must be thorough and detail oriented

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Must be dependable and self-motivated

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Must have excellent communication and interpersona l s kills .

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Ability to interact with people of different cultures .

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Must be a fast learner .

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Flexible towards working in variety of work areas (rigs, sampling handling facility, min eralogy preparation laboratory).

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Must be bold, smart and driven .

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Must be able t o work under pressure and multi- task .

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Must be adaptable and a t eam player .

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Work safely and to regulations - setti ng an example for all personnel.

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Willing to do shift work.

Experience required to perform in this job

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At least 1 – 2 year s’ experience in mineral processing is preferred but not essential .

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Nickel flotation and talc removal circuit experience is advantageous .

Qualifications

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Full grade twelve (G12) c ertificate .

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A degree in extractive metallurgy, mineral processing or related field.

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Manua l SADC class B driver’s licence preferred.

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EIZ membership eligibility

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