Senior Engineer - Process Performance & Readiness

Systemex Industries Conseils; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

RRSP matching

Tuition reimbursement

Hybrid work model

Summer schedule

Professional development

Job summary

Systemex Group is seeking a Senior Engineer – Process Performance & Operational Readiness to advise mining and mineral processing clients from pre-startup through optimization. You will support operational readiness, audits, commissioning, and continuous improvement initiatives, reporting to the Director, Process Performance and Optimization.

You will contribute across process optimization, KPI development, and readiness tools, collaborating with automation teams to enhance control strategies

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical, Chemical, Process, or Mining Engineering; OIQ member or eligible.
• 10+ years in mineral processing, extractive metallurgy, or industrial operations, including commissioning, ramp-up, or plant optimization.
• Experience in operational readiness, procedure development, training, operational preparation, or risk management.
• Strong communication and client-facing skills; willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Conduct plant performance audits and analyze data for losses, constraints, variability, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and track metallurgical and operational KPIs, balances, to improve recovery, throughput, stability, and energy efficiency.
• Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives, including recommendations and roadmaps.
• Develop and implement operational readiness frameworks, gap analyses, readiness tools and closure plans.
• Create SOPs, business processes, and training programs for new or modified facilities.
• Support start-up and ramp-up activities, including commissioning planning and testing.
• Collaborate with automation teams to optimize process control strategies and reduce variability.
• Conduct technical audits and maturity/risk assessments, prepare reports and client workshops.

Skills

Communication

Technical writing

Facilitation

Client facing

Education

Engineering degree (Metallurgical/Chemical/Process/Mining)

Job description

Systemex Group is seeking a Senior Engineer – Process Performance & Operational Readiness to advise mining and mineral processing clients from pre-startup through optimization. You will support operational readiness, audits, commissioning, and continuous improvement initiatives, reporting to the Director, Process Performance and Optimization.

You will contribute across process optimization, KPI development, and readiness tools, collaborating with automation teams to enhance control strategies