Chemical Engineer

Public Gold Marketing Sdn Bhd

Batu Kawan

On-site

MYR 89,000 - 156,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical Miscellaneous allowance

Education support

Dental Sports (e.g. Gym)

Parking

Vision Staff discount

MISC Allowances

Service Award

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Job summary

Public Gold Marketing Sdn Bhd is seeking a Chemical Engineer to monitor and optimise chemical and refining processes within our precious metals refinery in Penang. You will focus on metal recovery, product purity, process stability, and cost efficiency while maintaining safe, compliant operations.

Collaborating with Refinery, Production, Laboratory/Assay, Quality, Engineering and EHS teams, you will analyse process data, manage chemical consumption, support new methods, and implement

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering or a related discipline.
2–5 years of relevant experience in chemical processing, metal refining, metallurgy or manufacturing.
Fresh graduates with relevant academic background may be considered for junior roles.
Experience in precious metal refining, hydrometallurgy or pyrometallurgy is an advantage.

Responsibilities

Monitor and optimise chemical and refining processes for precious metal recovery and purification.
Analyse process data, mass balance and recovery results to identify losses and improvements.
Monitor chemical consumption and identify opportunities to reduce costs.
Work with Laboratory/Assay to review results and ensure product quality.
Provide technical support with Production, Engineering and Maintenance to improve stability and equipment performance.
Ensure compliance with safety procedures and environmental controls; support risk assessments and continuous improvement.

Skills

Hydrometallurgy

Pyrometallurgy

Process optimisation

Continuous improvement

Root Cause Analysis

SPC

RCA

Excel & data analysis

Education

Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering

Metallurgical background

Tools

ICP

XRF

Job description

The Chemical Engineer is responsible for monitoring and optimising chemical and refining processes within the precious metals refinery. The role focuses on improving process efficiency, chemical consumption, metal recovery, product purity and process stability while ensuring safe and compliant refinery operations.

The Chemical Engineer works closely with the Refinery, Production, Laboratory/Assay, Quality, Engineering, EHS and Materials teams to support efficient and cost-effective refinery operations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

A. Chemical & Refining Process
- - Monitor and optimise chemical and refining processes for precious metal recovery and purification.
- - Support processes such as dissolution, precipitation, filtration, electrowinning, smelting and other applicable refining processes.
- - Monitor critical process parameters and ensure operations follow approved SOPs and process specifications.
- - Identify process deviations and recommend corrective actions.
B. Process Optimisation & Recovery
- - Analyse process data, mass balance and recovery results to identify process losses and improvement opportunities.
- - Monitor metal recovery, yield, throughput and process efficiency.
- - Investigate abnormal recovery and process losses and recommend improvement measures.
- - Support trials and optimisation of new refining methods, chemicals and process parameters.
C. Chemical Consumption & Cost Control
- - Monitor consumption of acids, reagents and other process chemicals.
- - Identify opportunities to optimise chemical usage and reduce operating costs.
- - Investigate abnormal chemical consumption and recommend corrective actions.
D. Quality & Assay
- - Work closely with the Laboratory/Assay team to review assay, ICP and XRF results.
- - Monitor product purity and process quality to ensure required specifications are achieved.
- - Investigate quality deviations and support corrective and preventive actions.
E. Production & Technical Support
- - Provide technical support and troubleshooting for chemical and refining processes.
- - Work with Production, Engineering and Maintenance teams to improve process stability and equipment performance.
- - Support commissioning and validation of new refinery equipment and processes.
- - Train production operators on process control, chemical handling and safe operating practices.
F. EHS & Regulatory Compliance
- - Ensure chemical processes are carried out in accordance with approved safety procedures.
- - Support safe handling, storage and disposal of hazardous chemicals.
- - Work with EHS on wastewater treatment, chemical waste management and environmental controls.
- - Participate in risk assessments, incident investigations and corrective actions.
- - Develop, review and improve SOPs, work instructions and process controls.
- - Conduct root-cause analysis and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
- - Support process optimisation to improve recovery, efficiency, quality and cost effectiveness.
H. Documentation & Reporting
- - Prepare technical and process-performance reports.
- - Maintain records of process parameters, chemical consumption, recovery, losses and analytical results.
- - Present process performance and improvement findings to management.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

- Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering or a related discipline.
- 2–5 years of relevant experience in chemical processing, metal refining, metallurgy or manufacturing.
- Fresh graduates with relevant academic background may be considered for junior-level positions.
- Experience in precious metal refining, hydrometallurgy or pyrometallurgy is an advantage.
- Knowledge of chemical reaction calculations, mass balance and process control.
- Experience handling industrial chemicals such as nitric acid, hydrochloric acid and aqua regia is an advantage.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

- Hydrometallurgy and pyrometallurgy.
- Process optimisation and continuous improvement.
- Chemical reaction calculations and mass balance.
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
- Statistical Process Control (SPC).
- HAZOP / FMEA.
- Wastewater treatment and chemical waste management.
- Microsoft Excel and data analysis.

Perks and benefits

Medical Miscellaneous allowance
Education support
Dental Sports (e.g. Gym)
Parking
Vision Staff discount
MISC Allowances
Service Award
Grou

At Public Gold Group, we are specialized in conducting physical precious metal trading and exchange under a highly reliable and sophisticated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system powered by Oracle, the world renowned ERP system provider, where customers could trade 24-7 based on live international market price listing anytime, anywhere at their convenient.

That's not all, to complement our trading and minting services, we also offer safe deposit box facility to public for them to keep their precious belongings under the highest surveillance and security system of international standards.

Public Gold offers a diversified range of quality gold & silver products, packaged in elegant & stylish manner to cater the rising demand for investment, collection and gift purpose. Our branches located at Penang, Petaling Jaya, Kelantan, Ipoh, Sungai Petani, Kuantan, Kuala Terengganu, Kuching, Melaka, Seremban, Alor Setar, Ampang, Kajang, Kota Kinabalu, Johor, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand.

Due to the rapid business expansion in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, we urgently seek for Malaysians who are dynamic, innovative and show a keen learners to join our team at our new building, Menara Public Gold - a 12 storey building at Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur.

If you are someone who strives in a fast-paced and collaborative environment, hands-on and excited to contribute to the organization's massive growth, then we look forward to hearing from you!