Senior Metallurgist

Endura Mining; Little River; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation allowance

Work bus from Reefton and Greymouth

Healthcare provided for all staff

Ongoing training and career develop

Job summary

Endura Mining in Canterbury, New Zealand, is seeking an experienced metallurgical professional to lead plant performance, optimise gold recovery, and drive improvements across circuits. You will set operating guidelines, investigate deviations, and support commissioning with test-work programs.

You will partner with external labs and consultants while maintaining strong data integrity and safety culture for the team. This is a hands-on, influential role in a growing operation.

Qualifications

• Experience in metalliferous mineral processing with a strong gold processing background.
• Demonstrated ability to drive metallurgical performance and lead root-cause investigations and plant trials.
• Sound metallurgical accounting and reporting discipline, with high standards of data integrity.
• A genuine commitment to safety leadership and the wellbeing of the team.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence and work across departments and with external providers.

Responsibilities

• Challenge plant performance and identify root causes of deviations.
• Lead performance improvements across gravity gold recovery, plant throughput, flotation recovery and dewatering.
• Set operating guidelines, tactics, setpoints and parameters to deliver consistent plant operation that meets targets.
• Lead investigations into below-target performance to minimise losses and implement timely corrective actions.
• Provide day-to-day technical support to the processing team and production budget.
• Design and conduct plant trials and metallurgical tests and report results to stakeholders.
• Support commissioning and ramp-up, including reagent regime optimisation and circuit tuning.
• Collaborate with external consultants, laboratories and engineering providers on test work programs.

Skills

Gold processing

Root-cause analysis

Data integrity

Safety leadership

Cross-functional communication

Tools

Office software

Data management tools

Job description

Job Description

• Challenge plant performance and ensure the root cause of any deviation or excursion from normal operation is identified, understood and communicated.
• Drive and lead performance improvements across gravity gold recovery, plant throughput, flotation recovery and dewatering.
• Set operating guidelines, tactics, setpoints and parameters to deliver consistent plant operation that achieves or exceeds performance targets.
• Lead investigations into below-target performance to minimise losses, and facilitate timely corrective action.
• Provide day-to-day technical support to the processing team to assist achievement of the production budget.
• Design and conduct plant trials and metallurgical test work that produce statistically valid data and communicate results to stakeholders in the correct reporting format.
• Support commissioning and ramp-up, including reagent regime optimisation, water chemistry interpretation and circuit tuning.
• Partner with external consultants, laboratories and engineering providers on test work programs and circuit improvement initiatives.

Job Description

• Challenge plant performance and ensure the root cause of any deviation or excursion from normal operation is identified, understood and communicated.
• Drive and lead performance improvements across gravity gold recovery, plant throughput, flotation recovery and dewatering.
• Set operating guidelines, tactics, setpoints and parameters to deliver consistent plant operation that achieves or exceeds performance targets.
• Lead investigations into below-target performance to minimise losses, and facilitate timely corrective action.
• Provide day-to-day technical support to the processing team to assist achievement of the production budget.
• Design and conduct plant trials and metallurgical test work that produce statistically valid data and communicate results to stakeholders in the correct reporting format.
• Support commissioning and ramp-up, including reagent regime optimisation, water chemistry interpretation and circuit tuning.
• Partner with external consultants, laboratories and engineering providers on test work programs and circuit improvement initiatives.

Job Requirements

• Substantial experience in metalliferous mineral processing, with a strong gold processing background (gravity, leach and flotation).
• Demonstrated ability to drive metallurgical performance and lead root-cause investigations and plant trials.
• Sound metallurgical accounting and reporting discipline, with high standards of data integrity.
• A genuine, demonstrated commitment to safety leadership and the wellbeing of the team.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence and work effectively across departments and with external providers.
• Competent user of data management tools and standard office software.

Job Responsibilities

• Competitive remuneration package
• Accommodation Allowance
• Work bus from Reefton and Greymouth
• Healthcare provided for all staff
• Ongoing training and career development opportunities
• Supportive and safety-focused workplace culture
• Employee wellbeing and assistance programs

Why Endura?

At Endura, your impact will be felt every day. You will have the autonomy to make the role your own, the opportunity to shape how we operate, and the chance to grow alongside a business that is scaling fast.

This is not just another role, it is your chance to be part of something exciting, meaningful, and full of possibility.

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