Remote Lead Metallurgist, Base Metals R&D Leader

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Hybride; ZAR 1 800 000 - 2 600 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Premium health insurance

Retirement plans

Home office stipend

Résumé du poste

Our client, a global leader in the mining and metals industry, seeks a highly experienced Lead Metallurgist to join a fully remote technical services team. You will oversee development, optimization, and troubleshooting of metallurgical processes for base metals across global operations from your preferred location.

The role requires MSc/PhD in Metallurgy or related field with 12+ years of metallurgical experience, including remote team leadership, process modeling, and METSIM/HSC/KJSimFloat

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years in metallurgical processing with base metals focus.
• Experience leading remote R&D projects and technical teams.
• Proficiency in mineral processing unit operations, metallurgical chemistry, and process modeling.

Responsabilités

• Lead the design, scale-up, and optimization of base metal processing circuits (flotation, leaching, solvent extraction, electrowinning).
• Conduct advanced metallurgical test work, pilot plant trials and plant performance analysis.
• Improve metal recovery, product quality and operational cost-efficiency.
• Provide expert technical support and troubleshooting for global base metal plants.
• Mentor a dispersed team of metallurgists and process engineers; foster remote collaboration.
• Oversee R&D projects from concept to implementation, including new tech evaluation.
• Prepare detailed technical reports, feasibility studies, and presentations for senior management.
• Ensure compliance with safety, health and environmental regulations in design and operation.
• Stay current with advancements in base metals processing, mineralogy and metallurgy.
• Collaborate with geologists, mine planners and operations managers on projects.

Connaissances

Remote leadership

Team mentoring

Data analysis

Process optimization

Formation

MSc in Metallurgy

PhD in Metallurgy

Outils

METSIM

HSC Chemistry

JKSimFloat

Description du poste

Our client, a global leader in the mining and metals industry, seeks a highly experienced Lead Metallurgist to join a fully remote technical services team. You will oversee development, optimization, and troubleshooting of metallurgical processes for base metals across global operations from your preferred location.

The role requires MSc/PhD in Metallurgy or related field with 12+ years of metallurgical experience, including remote team leadership, process modeling, and METSIM/HSC/KJSimFloat