Metallurgical Lab Technician (Part-Time)

SLR Consulting; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 29,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

SLR Consulting is seeking a Metallurgical Technician to join our Fort Collins lab on a part-time, as-needed basis. You will support ore sample preparation, testing, and analysis in a dusty, physically demanding environment, working with crushers, pulverizers, and leach-related equipment while following SOPs to ensure quality data generation.

Safety, data integrity, and teamwork are essential in this hands-on role.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Metallurgy, Chemistry, Geology, Mining, or related field preferred but not required. Relevant experience may substitute.
• 1–3 years working in a metallurgical, mining, or analytical laboratory environment with ore preparation responsibilities preferred.
• Proficient with crushing, pulverizing, and sample splitting equipment.
• Strong mechanical aptitude; comfortable using hand and power tools.
• Basic understanding of sample integrity and contamination control.
• Ability to track data and follow written procedures accurately.
• Willingness to work in physically demanding, dusty, and noisy environments.

Responsibilities

• Receive, log, and label incoming ore and metallurgical samples from clients, field projects, or mine sites.
• Use jaw crushers, roll crushers, and cone crushers to reduce rock specimens to specified particle sizes for analysis.
• Operate ring and puck pulverizers, ball mills, or disk mills to further homogenize samples to fine powder (-150 µm or finer).
• Perform riffle and rotary sample splitting to obtain representative sub-samples for assay, leaching, or metallurgical testing.
• Combine, bag, and inventory composite samples accurately according to test instructions or client specifications.
• Routinely lift, shovel, and handle bulk material (up to 50 lbs) for composites, agglomeration batches, or column leach charges.
• Maintain clean and calibrated equipment, including dust collection systems, crushers, and pulverizers to prevent contamination.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Data tracking

Safety awareness

Physical stamina

Attention to procedures

Team collaboration

Education

Associate degree in Metallurgy, Chemistry, Geology, Mining, or related field

Tools

Jaw crushers

Roll crushers

Cone crushers

Pulverizers

Ball mills

Disk mills

Riffle samplers

Sample splitters

Job description

SLR Consulting is seeking a Metallurgical Technician to join our Fort Collins lab on a part-time, as-needed basis. You will support ore sample preparation, testing, and analysis in a dusty, physically demanding environment, working with crushers, pulverizers, and leach-related equipment while following SOPs to ensure quality data generation.

Safety, data integrity, and teamwork are essential in this hands-on role.