Process Plant Manager - Orivium

Orivium; Orange City Council; Sur place; AUD 120 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Orivium is a deep-tech venture commercialising an electrochemical oxidant for copper leaching. We are building a pilot plant in Orange, NSW, and seek a process plant manager to coordinate build and operation with cross-functional engineering, operations, and metallurgists.

The role requires hands-on leadership and tight feedback between pilot and commercial planning. You will design, commission, and operate the pilot plant, translate results into actionable insights for scale-up, manage safety

Qualifications

• 3+ years managing or operating mineral processing / chemical plants.
• Strong problem-solving and project management skills; able to prioritize competing demands and drive projects to completion with limited resources.
• Technical foundation in process engineering, metallurgy, or hydrometallurgical operations (or demonstrated ability to learn quickly).

Responsabilités

• Design, commission, and operate the pilot plant to prove process performance and cost assumptions at scale; troubleshoot bottlenecks.
• Translate pilot results into actionable insights for commercial deployment, including process documentation and capex/opex estimates.
• Manage safety, environmental compliance, and regulatory approvals for plant operations in NSW, maintaining licensing and reporting requirements.
• Lead a small operations team; hire and train plant operators and foster continuous improvement and safety.

Connaissances

Plant management

Project management

Problem solving

Description du poste

Orivium is a deep-tech venture commercialising a novel electrochemical oxidant for copper leaching. Our Super Oxidiser unlocks chalcopyrite - the 70% of the worlds 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.

The role

We're looking for a process plant manager to coordinate the build and operation of our 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.

Your 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

You’ll bring

• 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 process engineering, metallurgy, or hydrometallurgical operations (or demonstrable ability to learn quickly)

What we offer

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

For any questions about the role, please contact [e-mail].