Plant Metallurgist

NGARE EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS PTY LTD; Perth; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lynas Rare Earths seeks an experienced Plant Metallurgist to join Mt Weld Operations. This FIFO role from Perth operates on an 8/6 roster and focuses on process improvement, NdPr and DyTb recoveries, product quality and cost control.

You will provide technical leadership to the Mt Weld Production Team, drive continuous improvement, mentor process engineers, and ensure safe, compliant operations while advancing metallurgical accounting and reporting standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in chemical, petrochemical or mineral processing plant.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Identify and deliver improvement projects focused on reducing variable costs, increasing NdPr and DyTb recoveries and reducing residue generation.
• Provide metallurgical support to ensure safe, stable, and efficient plant operations
• Monitor operational performance and provide technical advice and guidance to the Mt Weld Production Team.
• Support troubleshooting and corrective actions relating to product quality, chemical consumption and recovery targets.
• Lead continuous improvement and process optimisation initiatives
• Maintain metallurgical accounting systems and reporting accuracy
• Approve and implement process changes in accordance with Management of Change requirements.
• Undertake laboratory investigations and process verification.
• Mentor and develop members of the Process Improvement Team.
• Identify and implement improvements relating to process safety, water consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, tailings and by-products.
• Promote strong HSE and quality assurance standards

Skills

Process optimisation

Analytical skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering

Job description

Want to contribute to a sustainable future? Join Lynas Rare Earths, the world’s only significant supplier of separated rare earth materials outside of China, as we continue to meet global market needs for sustainably produced rare earth products.

Lynas Rare Earths is an ethical and environmentally responsible producer of rare earth materials. Boasting a life of mine of 20+ years, our materials are used in many future-facing applications, including electronics, wind turbines and hybrid and electric vehicles.

Our Rare Earths deposit in Mt Weld, Western Australia, is acknowledged as one of the highest-grade Rare Earths mine in the world– so you’re joining a very unique team!

Lynas Rare Earths is seeking an experienced Plant Metallurgist to join our Mt Weld Operations. This is a FIFO position from Perth to our Mt Weld Operations on an 8/6 roster.

This role is responsible for driving process improvements across the Mt Weld operation, with a focus on process safety, NdPr and DyTb recoveries, product quality, variable costs and greenhouse gas emissions. You will provide technical expertise to the Mt Weld Production Team and identify opportunities to improve operational performance through flowsheet optimisation and continuous improvement initiatives.

As a highly valued member of the Lynas Rare Earths team, you will:

• Identify and deliver improvement projects focused on reducing variable costs, increasing NdPr and DyTb recoveries and reducing residue generation.
• Provide metallurgical support to ensure safe, stable, and efficient plant operations
• Monitor operational performance and provide technical advice and guidance to the Mt Weld Production Team.
• Support troubleshooting and corrective actions relating to product quality, chemical consumption and recovery targets.
• Lead continuous improvement and process optimisation initiatives
• Maintain metallurgical accounting systems and reporting accuracy
• Approve and implement process changes in accordance with Management of Change requirements.
• Undertake laboratory investigations and process verification.
• Mentor and develop members of the Process Improvement Team.
• Identify and implement improvements relating to process safety, water consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, tailings and by-products.
• Promote strong HSE and quality assurance standards

What you will bring to the team:

• Bachelor of Chemical Engineering or another relevant process engineering qualification.
• WA C Class Manual Driver’s Licence.
• Extensive experience within a chemical, petrochemical or mineral processing plant
• Strong problem-solving, analytical and process optimisation skills.
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.

Highly regarded:

• Experience in comminution, flotation, dewatering, water treatment, pyrometallurgical cracking, leaching and/or precipitation operations.

We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, as well as candidates with culturally diverse backgrounds.

29 September 2026 Perth Western Australia, Australia