Lead Refinery Operator – Rare Earths Commissioning

LUKA RESOURCES; Eneabba; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diversity & Inclusion

Empowering work environment

On-site facilities

Job summary

Iluka Resources in Eneabba, WA seeks experienced operators for the CLP area of a new rare earths refinery. Roles involve 7 days on/off roster, integration of water/ feed/ reagent processes, and direct leadership of field teams during commissioning.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in rare earth or related refinery operations, strong DCS experience, and proven problem-solving skills to maintain schedule and quality. Site-based roles with on-site facilities.

Qualifications

• Five-plus years experience operating rare earths, synthetic rutile, lithium, vanadium or nickel laterite refineries.
• Extensive experience in C3 (water) and C4 (feed) commissioning in the same types of plants.
• Ability to lead small teams during commissioning, quickly, flexibly and safely solving problems to maintain schedule.
• Extensive experience in operating Distributed Control Systems.
• Ability to make quick and competent decisions in large-scale operating environments from multiple sources of information.
• A strong ability to understand and manage plant mass balance, quality and recovery with a combination of in-field look/listen/smell/feel observations, trend analysis and assessment of laboratory assays

Responsibilities

• Undertake water and fluid commissioning in all areas of the refinery
• First fills of reagents
• Feed on commissioning for the cracking, leaching, purification and reagent regeneration areas
• Manage quality, recovery and mass balance of CLP, reagent production and reagent regeneration areas of the refinery when undertaking control room operator role
• Direct and manage in-field operators
• Creation of trends to assist in problem-solving
• Undertake representative and safe in-field sampling
• Keep circuits clean and free of spillages
• Design, creation, hanging and removing isolation and work permits
• Log circuit performance, observations and changes to set points
• Follow and help refine operational procedures

Skills

Refinery operation

C3/C4 commissioning

DCS experience

Team leadership

Mass balance

Quality control

Tools

DCS

Job description

Iluka Resources in Eneabba, WA seeks experienced operators for the CLP area of a new rare earths refinery. Roles involve 7 days on/off roster, integration of water/ feed/ reagent processes, and direct leadership of field teams during commissioning.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in rare earth or related refinery operations, strong DCS experience, and proven problem-solving skills to maintain schedule and quality. Site-based roles with on-site facilities.