Cape Town: Senior Metallurgy Lead — Mineral Processing

Placements24; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-tier medical aid

Provident fund

Life insurance

Generous annual leave

International travel opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Principal Metallurgist to lead strategic mineral processing initiatives from our Cape Town HQ. You will drive recovery, product quality, and process efficiency across diverse mineral streams while guiding a team of metallurgists and technicians.

You will collaborate with R&D, operations, and engineering to meet ambitious production targets, supervise budgets, and ensure safety, environmental, and quality standards across labs and plants. Travel to mine sites will be required.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of progressive mineral processing experience.
• 5+ years in a principal or lead role.

Responsibilities

• Lead metallurgical process development, optimization, and troubleshooting.
• Develop strategies to improve recovery, grades, and efficiencies.
• Oversee pilot plant studies and full-scale trials.
• Provide technical guidance on comminution, flotation, leaching, and refining.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Education

MSc in Metallurgy

PhD in Metallurgy or Chemical Engineering

Tools

METSIM

JKSimMet

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Principal Metallurgist to lead strategic mineral processing initiatives from our Cape Town HQ. You will drive recovery, product quality, and process efficiency across diverse mineral streams while guiding a team of metallurgists and technicians.

You will collaborate with R&D, operations, and engineering to meet ambitious production targets, supervise budgets, and ensure safety, environmental, and quality standards across labs and plants. Travel to mine sites will be required.