Superintendent, Metallurgy ( Mount Milligan)

Centerra Gold Inc.; Fort St. James; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free travel allowance

Extended health and dental coverage

Pension with company match

Employee assistance program

Performance bonus

Job summary

Centerra Gold Inc. is seeking a Superintendent, Metallurgy for Mount Milligan Mine in British Columbia. This role leads metallurgical, process engineering, and on-site assay functions to maximize metal recovery, optimize plant performance, and ensure safe plant operation.

Strong leadership of cross-functional teams is required. The position is camp-based with a 7 days on/7 days off schedule, offering competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years’ experience in mineral processing with at least 5 years in large scale (>40,000 tpd) operations.
• Demonstrated experience in flotation concentrator operations, including recovery improvement across variable ore types and performance optimization of recovery circuits.
• Prior leadership experience managing diverse technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily/weekly metallurgical monitoring to optimize throughput, recovery, concentrate grade, and reagent consumption.
• Analyze mill KPIs and implement improvement strategies.
• Manage metallurgical testwork programs including variability testing, reagent development, and grinding/circuit optimization.
• Maintain metallurgical accounting systems and reconciliation with the mill.
• Lead metallurgical response strategies to changes in ore and mineralogy.
• Coordinate with corporate resources for long-term process improvements and capital projects.
• Support life-of-mine planning with ore blending and processing forecasts.
• Provide coaching and leadership during major shutdowns, commissioning, and ramp-up.
• Champion advanced process control and real-time metallurgy.
• Drive KPI dashboards and decision-support tools.

Skills

Leadership

Metallurgical knowledge

Process optimization

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering or Chemical Engineering

Tools

JKSimMet

Metsim

PI/Process Historian

Job description

• Become a valuable addition to Centerra's Mount Milligan Mine team
• Boost your career by joining an established organization
• Receive a competitive wage of $150,000 – 170,000 per year, plus bonus and benefits

About Centerra Gold

Headquartered in Toronto, Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) is one of the leading North American gold and copper producers engaged in the operation, exploration, development, and acquisition of quality mining assets in Asia, North America, and other markets worldwide.

Centerra’s vision is to build a team-based culture of excellence that responsibly delivers sustainable value and growth. We are committed to the safety, integrity, ethics, and fairness of our operations, promoting the highest standards of ethical business conduct of our employees, officers, and directors.

For more information, please see our website.

About Mount Milligan Mine

Located approximately 155 kilometres northwest of Prince George in central BC, the Mount Milligan Mine is a conventional truck‑shovel open‑pit copper and gold mine and concentrator with a 60,000 tpd capacity copper flotation processing plant.

Mount Milligan operates with comfortable camp accommodations equipped with private washrooms, TV, Wi‑Fi, an onsite gym, and other recreational activities. Bus transportation to and from site is provided free of charge from several locations within the region.

Mount Milligan promotes a drug and alcohol‑free workplace and has adopted a zero‑tolerance policy with respect to alcohol or unauthorized drugs on site.

About The Opportunity

Mount Milligan is seeking a Superintendent, Metallurgy to lead the metallurgical, process engineering, and on‑site assay functions to generate accurate data, maximize metal recovery, optimize plant performance, and ensure stable, efficient, and safe operation of the processing plant. This role provides technical leadership across comminution, flotation, gravity recovery, dewatering, sampling, and quantitative assaying within the mine. This role is critical to Mount Milligan’s copper–gold concentrator performance, requiring strong mine-to-mill integration, ore variability understanding and management, concentrate quality control, and leadership of recovery forecasting to support safe and profitable operations.

This is a camp based position working a 7 days on/7days off schedule.

Key Responsibilities

Metallurgical & Process Performance

• Lead daily/weekly metallurgical monitoring to optimize throughput, recovery, concentrate grade, and reagent consumption.
• Analyze mill KPIs (grinding performance, flotation response, gold recovery, recovery‑by‑size curves, etc.) and implement improvement strategies.
• Manage metallurgical testwork programs including variability testing, reagent scheme development, grinding/circuit optimization, and geometallurgy.
• Maintain the assaying, metallurgical balance, metal accounting systems, and reconciliation with the mill.
• Lead metallurgical response strategies to changes in ore and mineralogy.

Technical Leadership & Strategy

• Coordinate with corporate resources and collaboratively provide long‑term strategic direction for process improvements, technology upgrades, debottlenecking, and cost reductions.
• Contribute to metallurgical aspects of life‑of‑mine planning including ore blending, ore characterization, and processing forecasts.
• Support capital project development (scope, design criteria, commissioning oversight, operational readiness).
• Champion advanced process control, machine learning, and real‑time metallurgy.
• Drive automated KPI dashboards and decision support tools.
• Support commercial team on concentrate performance and payable metals.

Operational Support

• Provide coaching and support to plant operations to troubleshoot processing challenges.
• Oversee metallurgical sampling programs, laboratory workflows, QA/QC protocols, and data integrity.
• Ensure optimal operation of major process equipment—SAG/ball mills, crushers, flotation cells, thickeners, filters, gravity circuits, and reagents systems. Provide coaching and guidance to Mill Operations where required.
• Provide leadership during major shutdowns, commissioning, and ramp‑up.
• Partner with Reliability to define triggers for functional failure and major component replacement.

Safety, Compliance & Risk Management

• Compliance with BC Mines Act, environmental permits, and site safety systems.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all operational, environmental, and metallurgical standards.
• Evaluate and mitigate metallurgical risks including ore variability, water quality, reagent changes, equipment constraints, and environmental compliance.

Leadership & People Management

• Lead and develop a team of metallurgists, process engineers, and technicians.
• Coordinate the delivery of technical training for operations, metallurgy, and assay teams.
• Set departmental KPIs and monitor performance against business objectives.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Prepare and present monthly metallurgical reports to senior leadership.
• Collaborate with geology, mining, maintenance, and environmental teams to achieve integrated site objectives.
• Liaise with external labs, technology providers, and consultants.

About You

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years’ experience in mineral processing with at least 5 years in large scale (>40,000tpd) operations. Experience with copper and gold is considered an asset.
• Demonstrated experience in flotation concentrator operations, including recovery improvement across variable ore types and performance optimization of recovery circuits.
• Prior leadership experience managing diverse technical teams.

Technical Competencies

• Strong technical understanding of comminution and concentrator operations, including SAG/ball mill performance, flotation circuit optimization, recovery systems, thickening and filtration, and overall site water balance management to support stable plant performance under varying ore and water quality conditions.
• Advanced data analysis and metallurgical troubleshooting skills, with demonstrated ability to use process simulation and monitoring tools (e.g., JKSimMet, Metsim, PI/Process Historian systems) to diagnose bottlenecks, improve recovery, reduce reagent and energy consumption, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Solid knowledge of metallurgical accounting, sampling theory, and process control strategies, including metal balance development, reconciliation with mine production, QA/QC oversight, and implementation of control methodologies to ensure data integrity, operational consistency, and reliable reporting of plant performance.

Behavioral Competencies

• Strategic thinker with strong problem‑solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• High safety commitment and strong leadership presence.

Working Conditions

• Camp‑based role working 12‑hour days on a 7 x 7 rotation, with accommodation provided during rotation.
• Exposure to indoor/outdoor environments, heavy equipment, noise, and moving parts.
• PPE always required.
• Safety‑sensitive environment with zero‑tolerance drug and alcohol policy.
• Bus transportation provided from regional locations.

About The Benefits

As a member of Centerra's Mount Milligan Mine team, you can look forward to a competitive compensation structure based on experience, skills, and qualifications. You'll also gain access to some incredible benefits, including:

• Tax‑free travel allowance commensurate with the distance required for travel
• Extended group health, dental, vision, and travel insurance
• Life Insurance, STD, LTD, AD&D
• Company‑sponsored pension with company match
• Employee & family assistance program
• Healthcare spending account
• Reimbursements on work gear and equipment
• Annual incentive bonus
• Employee share purchase plan with company match
• Parental leave top‑up program
• Professional development within the organization
• Join a company committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion

This is your chance to be part of an established, industry‑leading global organization with incredible room for career growth and personal development.

Join a company committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

If you have the skills necessary to bring success to the role, then we invite you to apply today!