Senior Projects Metallurgy

AngloGold Ashanti

Shire Of Menzies

On-site

AUD 170,000 - 230,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Private health insurance

Flexible work options

Annual bonus

Parental leave

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Volunteering leave

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Job summary

AngloGold Ashanti Australia is seeking a Senior Metallurgist: Technical Projects to join the Tropicana Gold Mine operations. You will perform plant data analysis, identify improvement opportunities, and plan projects to optimise throughput, recovery and costs.

The role follows an 8 days on / 6 days off FIFO roster with flights from Perth or Kalgoorlie. You will oversee PCS changes, drive multi-disciplinary design reviews, and mentor operators in new control systems.

Qualifications

Tertiary engineering qualification in Metallurgy/Process/Chemical engineering.
Proven data-driven debottlenecking and continuous improvement experience.
Experience commissioning plants and transitioning projects to production.

Responsibilities

Provide data-driven optimization for crushing, milling, gravity, CIL/CIP, and elution/electrowinning.
Lead options analyses, vendor pricing, and build business cases for capital projects.
Monitor PCS changes and ensure safety and process compliance.
Drive production loss investigations and operational readiness tracking.

Skills

Metallurgy expertise

Data analysis

Process control

Project management

Continuous improvement

Lean & Six Sigma

CIL/CIP processing

Education

Engineering degree (Metallurgy, Process or Chemical)

Tools

Process Control Systems

Job description

Belong at AngloGold Ashanti Australia and make gold a part of your story. A story of exploring, mining, and processing one of the world’s most sought-after precious metals. What we do goes beyond mining. We support communities in which we operate, championing environmental stewardship, and strengthen local and national economies. Come and be a part of our team, a team committed to building a better future. Be known. Be valued. Be recognised.

About Us

At AngloGold Ashanti, we pride ourselves on having a collaborative workplace that is focused on providing a safe and inclusive environment for all. We want to create an environment where people feel comfortable to bring their whole, authentic self to work and feel safe, respected, and valued while doing so.

AngloGold Ashanti is one of the world's largest gold producers with operations and projects spanning across four continents. Our globally diverse, world‑class portfolio is supported by focused exploration in the established and new gold producing regions of the world. We offer a working environment that allows every employee to contribute, learn and flourish.

In Australia we own and manage the Sunrise Dam Gold Mine, and the Tropicana Gold Mine (70% AGA owned 30% Regis Resources). These are two of Western Australia’s premier gold operations, with ongoing investment and exploration taking place across both open pit and underground operations at each site.

The Opportunity

At AGA we celebrate diversity – diversity of thought and experience is important to us. We look for people that have an abundance of willingness and are up to the challenge of making a difference. With this in mind, if you feel that you may not tick all of the boxes below but believe you have something unique to contribute to our team, we strongly encourage you to apply – let’s have the conversation.

We are currently seeking a Senior Metallurgist : Technical Projects to join the wider Metallurgy Technical Services team at our Tropicana Gold Mine.

Accountable to the Superintendent: Metallurgy Technical; this role is responsible for performing plant data and trend analysis, identifying gaps and improvement opportunities, evaluating initiatives, planning and executing projects to optimise throughput/recovery/costs, utilising reporting platforms to summarise data, and overseeing all process control system (PCS) changes.

This role is offered on an 8 days on, 6 days off FIFO roster, with flights directly to Tropicana from either Perth or Kalgoorlie.

Accountabilities

Provide technical support and data-driven optimization strategies for crushing, milling, gravity, leaching (CIL/CIP), and elution/electrowinning circuits
Perform cost/benefit analysis on plant-related initiatives and track post-implementation project benefits against key cost drivers.
Ensure strict alignment and data compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (ICMC)
Identify deficiencies in plant performance particularly around circuit variability, reagent consumption, and process bottlenecks and provide data-driven recommendations.
Routine monitoring of Process Control systems, control loops, and process histograms to identify continuous improvement opportunities.
Conduct options analysis, validate vendor pricing, and build robust business cases for capital project proposals.
Lead and participate in formal multi-disciplinary design reviews, equipment commissioning, and operational readiness tracking.
Lead and participate in plant production loss investigations and all PCS related incidents
Manage outstanding project actions, update operational documentation, and lead technical training to ensure operators understand and fully utilise new process control systems.
Look at critical control verifications and participate in plant safety inspections to ensure new projects and current installations are safe and fit for purpose.

About You

People are at the heart of everything we do. We want you to collaborate with us, share your ideas and feel confident to challenge the status quo. To be considered, we would like to see you have:

Prior experience in a similar role within the mining industry, preferably in gold processing plants
Tertiary qualifications in Engineering (Metallurgy, Process or Chemical Engineering Preferred)
Demonstrated experience in plant commissioning, operational readiness planning, and successfully transitioning capital projects to production
Proven track record of executing data-driven debottlenecking strategies and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce circuit variability
Advanced application of process science, process control and engineering science
In depth knowledge of crushing, screening, milling, CIL, elution and electrowinning processes
Familiarity with Lean & Six Sigma would be highly advantageous
Knowledge and practical experience of project management principles are desired

Culture And Benefits

Our workplace demonstrates dignity and respect for each other, we offer challenging work, highly competitive remuneration that is regularly adjusted to market conditions and career development opportunities. At AGAA we consider learning as a shared responsibility and your personal development is important to us. Your new benefits will include: