Process Plant Manager - Orange, NSW

Orivium; Orange City Council; In loco; AUD 140.000 - 220.000; Tempo pieno

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Top-quartile salary

Cutting-edge copper leaching tech

Descrizione del lavoro

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.

Competenze

• 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).

Mansioni

• 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.

Conoscenze

Problem solving

Project management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Descrizione del lavoro

We're looking for a process plant manager to coordinate the build and operation of our metal leaching pilot plant in Orange, NSW. You'll work with a cross-functional team including engineering, operations and metallurgists, process optimisation teams and regulatory and environmental compliance specialists. The work is hands-on, the decisions are consequential, and the feedback loop between pilot plant and commercial-scale operations planning is short.

Key responsibilities

Design, commission, and operate the pilot plant to prove process performance, and cost assumptions at scale; troubleshoot technical and operational bottlenecks

Translate pilot results into actionable insights for commercial deployment, including process documentation, standard operating procedures, and detailed capex/opex estimates

Manage safety, environmental compliance, and regulatory approvals for plant operations in NSW, maintaining all licensing and reporting requirements

Lead a small operations team, hire and train plant operators, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and safety

About you

3+ years managing or operating mineral processing / chemical plants, with hands-on experience in commissioning, troubleshooting, and optimising production

Strong problem-solving and project management skills, comfort with ambiguity, ability to prioritize competing demands, and drive projects to completion with limited resources

Technical foundation, understanding of metallurgy or hydrometallurgical operations (or demonstrable ability to learn quickly)

What we offer

Top-quartile salary and benefits and a seat at the table on a technology with the potential to reshape how the world produces copper.

About us

Orivium is a deep-tech venture commercialising a novel electrochemical oxidant for copper leaching. Our Super Oxidiser unlocks chalcopyrite - the 70% of the world's copper that conventional heap leaching can't economically reach. We're now scaling from pilot to commercial demonstration, and we're building the technical team to do it.

For any questions about the role, please contact *******@oriviumglobal.com.