Senior Metallurgist — Gold Processing Leader, NZ

AWF New Zealand; Dunedin; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Accommodation allowance

Company bus transport from Reefton and

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Snowy River Gold Mine in New Zealand is seeking a Senior Metallurgist to lead metallurgical performance, optimise plant recovery and throughput, and provide technical leadership across a modern processing plant.

The role involves driving improvements, overseeing trials and data analysis, and mentoring operations teams while collaborating with maintenance, labs and external stakeholders to maximise site performance.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Metallurgy or Minerals Processing.
• Experience in metalliferous mineral processing with a strong background in gold processing.
• Strong understanding of gravity recovery, leaching and flotation circuits.
• Demonstrated success in driving plant performance improvements and conducting metallurgical investigations.
• Experience with metallurgical accounting, reporting and data analysis.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams.
• A genuine commitment to safety leadership and environmental responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Lead metallurgical performance across gravity, intensive leach and flotation circuits.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on recovery, throughput and operating costs.
• Investigate process deviations, undertake root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Design and manage plant trials and metallurgical test work programmes.
• Support plant commissioning, ramp-up activities and process optimisation.
• Complete metallurgical accounting, reporting and production forecasting.
• Provide technical mentoring and support to operational teams.
• Work closely with maintenance teams, laboratories, consultants and technical stakeholders to maximise plant performance.
• Champion health, safety and environmental compliance across all processing activities.

Skills

Metallurgy

Minerals Processing

Gold Processing

Process Improvement

Data Analysis

Safety Leadership

Communication

Education

Tertiary Metallurgy qualification

Tools

Metallurgical accounting software

Job description

Snowy River Gold Mine in New Zealand is seeking a Senior Metallurgist to lead metallurgical performance, optimise plant recovery and throughput, and provide technical leadership across a modern processing plant.

The role involves driving improvements, overseeing trials and data analysis, and mentoring operations teams while collaborating with maintenance, labs and external stakeholders to maximise site performance.