Process Engineer

Fortescue Metals Group; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global mining company in Canada is looking for a motivated Process Engineer to join the Engineering & Reliability team. In this role, you will be key in optimizing plant performance through data analysis and collaboration with various teams. Required qualifications include a tertiary qualification in engineering and experience in mineral processing. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to innovative projects and a diverse work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in mineral processing (operations or technical).
• Strong understanding of iron ore processing principles.
• High-level communication and technical writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor OPF performance and collaborate with Operations.
• Generate production and metallurgical reports.
• Analyze bottlenecks and recommend improvements.
• Support metallurgical testing and ensure safe practices.

Skills

Mineral processing experience

Technical writing

Data analysis

Autonomy in operations

MS Excel proficiency

Education

Tertiary qualification in chemical, process or metallurgical engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

Work Location: Cloudbreak - located on the traditional lands of the Palyku and Nyiyaparli peoples.

Roster: 8D/6R – FIFO ex Perth

Step into a role where your technical skill, curiosity and drive for improvement directly shape the performance of Fortescue’s OPF (Ore Processing Facility) operations. We’re looking for a motivated, data-savvy and hands‑on Process Engineer to join our Engineering & Reliability team at Cloudbreak OPF.

In this role, you’ll be the engine behind plant performance insights, metallurgical analysis and process optimisation. You’ll work at the heart of the action – partnering closely with Operations, Maintenance, Laboratory and Planning teams to ensure our plants run safely, efficiently and at peak performance. From daily reporting to troubleshooting, testwork, sampling integrity and continuous improvement, you’ll play a key role in delivering quality, throughput and reliability outcomes across the OPF.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor OPF performance and work with Operations to deliver optimum quality and throughput.
• Generate daily, weekly and end‑of‑month production and metallurgical reports that drive decision‑making.
• Complete plant investigations, analyse bottlenecks and recommend improvement actions.
• Support sampling, metallurgical testing and lab operations to ensure accuracy, integrity and safe practices.
• Contribute to shutdown planning, trial work and unit‑operation optimisation projects.
• Work cross‑functionally to improve plant availability, material selection and process efficiency – especially across critical areas such as Desands.
• Liaise with the Quality team regarding feed blend to ROM to maximise product throughput and quality.
• Assist in management of the OPF radiation gauges in respect to meeting the requirements of the Radiation Safety Act.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience in mineral processing (operations or technical).
• Strong understanding of iron ore processing – dry and wet circuits, beneficiation principles and metallurgical testing.
• High‑level communication, technical writing and data analysis skills.
• Confidence working autonomously in a fast‑paced operational environment.
• Solid computer capability including MS Excel; SAP or delay accounting systems a bonus.
• A mindset geared toward learning, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Tertiary qualification in chemical, process or metallurgical engineering.

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.