Metallurgist - Gold Processing (FIFO/DIDO) - Permanent

Westgold; Higginsville; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Health insurance discount

Wellbeing allowance

Family and medical leave policies

Referral bonus

Long service leave

Salary sacrifice options

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Qualifications

• Tertiary Qualification in Metallurgy or related discipline.
• Minimum 2–3 years’ experience in mineral processing.
• Current C Class Manual Western Australian driver’s licence.
• Sound knowledge of processing plant equipment and processes (crushing, milling, gravity, leaching, tailings).
• Excellent written and oral communication.
• Desire to maintain a proactive safe working environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor day-to-day performance of all aspects of the gold processing plant.
• Conduct metallurgical accounting and reconciliation for gold production.
• Ensure production and cost targets are achieved and adjust operating parameters.
• Provide technical support to operations staff.
• Train and mentor operations staff.
• Monitor and optimise performance of the MSA and feed back to stakeholders.
• Oversee on-site laboratory operations.
• Carry out designated metallurgical test work and duties.
• Assist in budgets and forecasts for the department.
• Lead short- and long-term projects to improve plant efficiency.
• Monitor availability and usage of critical reagents and consumables.

Skills

Metallurgical accounting

MS Office

Communication

Problem solving

Safety mindful

Plant operations knowledge

Education

Metallurgy degree

Tools

Online analysis systems

Job description