Metals Refinery Process Engineer: Optimize Yields

Public Gold Marketing Sdn Bhd; Batu Kawan; On-site; MYR 89,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Miscellaneous allowance

Education support

Dental Sports (e.g. Gym)

Parking

Vision Staff discount

MISC Allowances

Service Award

Grou

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

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