Senior Metallurgist

WorkNovaX; Casa Grande (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

WorkNovaX in Casa Grande, AZ is seeking an experienced Metallurgical Engineer to lead processing-plant operations, ensuring safety compliance and meeting production targets through deep knowledge of concentrator and leach flow sheets.

You will identify cost improvements, assist with forecasts and budgets, prepare tests, monitor data, support commissioning, and mentor technicians and operations teams in responsible metal production.

Qualifications

• University degree in Mineral Processing, Metallurgy, or Engineering.
• 8+ years of experience within metallurgical teams of operating processing plants.
• Familiarity with copper and molybdenum flotation plants, including oxides.
• Experience with safety management, asset utilization, process variation (SPC).

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for processing plant operations.
• Ensure safety compliance and meeting production targets.
• Identify and implement cost improvements for the plant.
• Mentor technicians and operations teams.

Skills

Metallurgical Engineering

Process optimization

Safety leadership

Mentoring teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mineral Processing, Metallurgy, or Engineering

Job description

Casa Grande, United States | Posted on 04/02/2026

Our client is looking for an experienced Metallurgical Engineer to provide technical leadership in the processing plant—ensuring safety compliance, meeting production targets with deep process knowledge (concentrator/leach flow sheets), identifying/implementing cost improvements, assisting with forecasts/budgets/models, preparing test work, monitoring data, supporting commissioning, and mentoring technicians/operations teams.

It’s a hands-on leadership role optimizing process performance and safety in mining, perfect if you enjoy technical improvements, production delivery, and team coaching in responsible metal production.

Requirements

• University degree in Mineral Processing, Metallurgy, orEngineering.
  
• 8+ years of experience within metallurgical teams ofoperating processing plants.
  
• Essential familiarity with copper andmolybdenum flotation processing plants, including the flotation of oxides.
  
• Theoretical and practical experience with safety management, assetutilization, process variation (SPC), and metallurgical accounting.
  
• Demonstrated ability to plan, establish standards, andschedule resources effectively to achieve pre-defined targets.