Pilot Plant Manager – Copper Leaching & Scale-Up

Orivium; Orange City Council; Sur place; AUD 140 000 - 220 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Top-quartile salary

Cutting-edge copper leaching tech

Résumé du poste

Orivium seeks a process plant manager to coordinate the build and operation of a metal leaching pilot plant in Orange, NSW. You will work with engineering, operations and metallurgists to optimise production and ensure rapid feedback to commercial-scale planning.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and navigating regulatory requirements to deliver scalable copper leaching technology. This position offers top-quartile salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years managing or operating mineral processing or chemical plants.
• Strong problem-solving and project management skills.
• Technical foundation in metallurgy or hydrometallurgical operations (or demonstrated ability to learn quickly).

Responsabilités

• Design, commission, and operate the pilot plant to prove performance and cost assumptions at scale.
• Translate pilot results into actionable insights for commercial deployment and document procedures, capex/opex estimates.
• Manage safety, environmental compliance, and regulatory approvals for NSW plant operations.
• Lead a small operations team, hire/train plant operators, and foster continuous improvement and safety.

Connaissances

Problem solving

Project management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Description du poste

Orivium seeks a process plant manager to coordinate the build and operation of a metal leaching pilot plant in Orange, NSW. You will work with engineering, operations and metallurgists to optimise production and ensure rapid feedback to commercial-scale planning.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and navigating regulatory requirements to deliver scalable copper leaching technology. This position offers top-quartile salary and benefits.