Process Engineer – Commissioning & Optimisation (FIFO)

Pilbara Minerals Limited; Washington; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym and sports facilities

Health and wellbeing allowance

Paid community leave

Monthly recognition awards

KidsCo School Holiday Program

Employee Assistance Program

Chaplains

Job summary

Pilbara Minerals Limited seeks a process engineer to deliver day-to-day process engineering support for MSDP Operations, guiding safe and efficient plant performance. This 12-month maximum-term role involves collaboration with operators, maintainers and engineers during commissioning, ramp-up and steady-state transition.

Reporting to the Senior Process Engineer, you will participate in start-up, ramp-up, and performance monitoring, with a focus on safety, reliability and data-driven improvements

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemical or Metallurgical Engineering with relevant process engineering experience.
• Proven experience in hydrometallurgical, pyrometallurgical or chemical processing environments.
• Strong understanding of plant operations, process flowsheets, unit operations and control systems (DCS/SCADA).
• Analytical mindset with the ability to troubleshoot process issues and drive data-informed improvements.
• Solid knowledge of safety and environmental requirements within a mining or chemical processing environment.
• Effective communicator who can collaborate with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced operational setting

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day process engineering support to operations, ensuring safe, efficient and reliable plant performance.
• Support commissioning, start-up and ramp-up activities, capturing lessons learned to optimise performance.
• Monitor plant KPIs (throughput, recovery, yield, reagent use) and drive corrective actions to improve performance.
• Investigate process upsets and equipment issues using data analysis to identify root causes and implement solutions.
• Lead process optimisation initiatives, including trials and continuous improvement to enhance efficiency and cost performance.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, operating procedures and control strategies to support stable operations

Skills

Analytical mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Troubleshooting

Education

Degree in Chemical or Metallurgical Engineering

Tools

DCS/SCADA

Job description

Pilbara Minerals Limited seeks a process engineer to deliver day-to-day process engineering support for MSDP Operations, guiding safe and efficient plant performance. This 12-month maximum-term role involves collaboration with operators, maintainers and engineers during commissioning, ramp-up and steady-state transition.

Reporting to the Senior Process Engineer, you will participate in start-up, ramp-up, and performance monitoring, with a focus on safety, reliability and data-driven improvements