Superintendent - Metallurgy

Stellar Recruitment Pty; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 220,000 - 340,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FIFO roster 9 days on 5 days off

Competitive remuneration

Site leadership support

Long-term professional development

Challenging, large-scale operation

Job summary

Glencore’s McArthur River Mine in the Northern Territory is seeking a Superintendent – Metallurgy to lead the site’s metallurgical, process-control and laboratory functions.

You will be accountable for safe, effective operation while delivering planned production and product-quality outcomes, providing technical leadership to metallurgy and laboratory teams, and working with processing, maintenance, technical and HSE stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Metallurgical, Chemical or Process Engineering.
• Experience in mineral-processing or metallurgical plant operations.
• Knowledge of metallurgical processes, plant optimisation and process-control systems.
• Experience leading metallurgists and laboratory personnel.
• Experience delivering process-improvement initiatives and projects.
• Exposure to operating budgets, capital planning and cost control.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and optimise plant metallurgical performance and process-control systems.
• Identify performance constraints and coordinate practical remedial actions.
• Lead the implementation of new process systems, equipment and plant upgrades.
• Drive improvements in recovery, throughput, stability and concentrate quality.
• Ensure the metallurgical laboratory operates safely and to standards.
• Provide direction, coaching and development to metallurgical and laboratory personnel.
• Lead, mentor and manage a multidisciplinary metallurgy and laboratory team.
• Contribute to annual business plans, operating budgets and performance reporting.
• Manage consumables and support plant trials and investigations.
• Collaborate with production, maintenance and HSE teams for safe outcomes.

Skills

Metallurgical/Process Eng

Mineral-processing experience

Process-control systems

Leadership experience

Laboratory practices & QC

Process improvement initiatives

Budgets & capital planning

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Metallurgical, Chemical or Process Engineering

Job description

• Lead metallurgy, process control and laboratory performance at a major zinc-lead operation


• Senior leadership role with Glencore’s McArthur River Mine


• Attractive FIFO roster, competitive remuneration and long-term career opportunities

Stellar Recruitment is partnering with Glencore to appoint a Superintendent – Metallurgy at McArthur River Mine in the Northern Territory.

Located approximately 970 kilometres south-east of Darwin, McArthur River Mine is one of Australia’s largest zinc-lead operations.

The site incorporates an open-cut mine, processing facilities and a logistics network transporting concentrate to the Bing Bong Loading Facility for export to customers around the world.

This is an opportunity to take a senior leadership role within a technically complex processing operation and influence plant performance, recovery, product quality and continuous improvement.

The role:

Reporting to the Manager – Metallurgy and Port Operations, the Superintendent – Metallurgy will lead the site’s metallurgical, process-control and laboratory functions.

You will be accountable for ensuring metallurgical systems operate safely and effectively while delivering planned production volumes and product-quality outcomes. The position will provide technical leadership to the metallurgy and laboratory teams and work closely with processing, maintenance, technical and HSE stakeholders.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Monitor and optimise plant metallurgical performance and process-control systems.


• Identify performance constraints and coordinate practical remedial actions.


• Lead the implementation of new process systems, equipment and plant upgrades.


• Drive improvements in recovery, throughput, stability and concentrate quality.


• Ensure the metallurgical laboratory operates safely, efficiently and in accordance with required standards.


• Provide technical direction, coaching and development to metallurgical and laboratory personnel.


• Lead, mentor and manage a multidisciplinary metallurgy and laboratory team.


• Contribute to annual business plans, operating budgets, capital budgets and performance reporting.


• Manage the availability, consumption and cost-effective use of major plant consumables.


• Support plant trials, technical investigations and improvement projects.


• Work collaboratively with production, maintenance and HSE teams to deliver safe and sustainable operational outcomes.

About You:

To succeed in this position, you will bring:

• Tertiary qualifications in Metallurgical, Chemical or Process Engineering, or a closely related discipline.


• Substantial practical experience within mineral-processing or metallurgical plant operations.


• Strong knowledge of metallurgical processes, plant optimisation and process-control systems.


• Experience in complex base-metal concentrators or flotation operations will be highly regarded.


• Demonstrated leadership experience managing metallurgists, laboratory personnel or processing technical teams.


• A sound understanding of metallurgical laboratory practices, sampling, analysis and quality control.


• Experience delivering process-improvement initiatives, plant trials, equipment upgrades or operational projects.


• Exposure to operating budgets, capital planning, cost control and technical performance reporting.


• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and decision-making capability.


• The ability to translate technical findings into clear operational actions.


• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills across operational and technical functions.

Benefits:

• Permanent senior leadership opportunity with Glencore.


• Attractive FIFO 9 days on 5 days off roster from any capital city


• Competitive remuneration package and applicable site benefits.


• Support from an experienced site leadership and technical-services team.


• Long-term professional development opportunities across Glencore’s Australian and international operations.


• Work within a large-scale operation offering complex technical challenges and significant scope for improvement.