Copper Metallurgy & Pilot Plant Engineer — Scale-Up Impact

Orivium; Orange City Council; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Orivium is seeking a Metallurgist / Process Engineer to support the build and operation of our pilot plant in Orange, NSW. You will work with the pilot plant manager, equipment suppliers and vendors and commercial engineering and scale-up teams.

The role focuses on optimizing copper recovery, developing process documentation, and contributing to scale-up decisions across the pilot to commercial transition.

Qualifications

• 2+ years hands-on experience in copper metallurgical testing, pilot plant work, or mineral processing operations.
• Problem-solving mindset: ability to diagnose process issues, design experiments to test hypotheses, and iterate quickly.
• Communication skills: ability to explain technical results to non-specialists and document processes clearly for operators and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Optimize and troubleshoot the metallurgical process at pilot scale, running experiments to improve recovery rates, reduce impurities, and validate capex/opex assumptions.
• Develop and maintain process documentation: flowsheets, operating parameters, standard procedures, quality control protocols, and trouble-shooting guides.
• Conduct metallurgical testing: assay feed material, monitor product purity and recovery, troubleshoot bottlenecks, and support scale-up decisions.

Skills

2+ years hands-on experience in copper

Problem-solving mindset

Communication skills

Job description

Orivium is seeking a Metallurgist / Process Engineer to support the build and operation of our pilot plant in Orange, NSW. You will work with the pilot plant manager, equipment suppliers and vendors and commercial engineering and scale-up teams.

The role focuses on optimizing copper recovery, developing process documentation, and contributing to scale-up decisions across the pilot to commercial transition.