Remote Principal Metallurgist - Mineral Processing

Placements24; Rustenburg; Hybrid; ZAR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Competitive salary

Health coverage

Retirement savings plan

Travel opportunities

Conference funding

Professional development support

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Metallurgist for a fully remote role to optimize mineral processing and drive innovations across commodities. You will provide senior technical guidance, mentor staff, and influence global operations from your remote location.

The role covers comminution, flotation, leaching, and solid-liquid separation, with responsibilities include modeling, troubleshooting, and developing strategies that improve recovery, cut costs, and reduce environmental impact.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering, Mineral Processing, or related discipline.
• minimum 12 years in mineral processing within the mining industry.
• Experience with process design, simulation, and troubleshooting.
• Strong environmental management knowledge and metallurgical accounting.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder influence across global teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert-level metallurgical consulting and technical support for global mining operations.
• Lead and conduct metallurgical test work programs, interpret results, and develop flowsheets.
• Troubleshoot complex issues in comminution, flotation, leaching, gravity separation, and dewatering.
• Develop and implement strategies for recovery improvement and cost reduction.
• Perform advanced process modeling and simulation to predict performance.
• Mentor junior metallurgists and process engineers across regions.
• Review and approve metallurgical design criteria and equipment specs.
• Prepare technical reports, feasibility studies, and presentations for senior management.

Skills

Metallurgy expertise

Process modeling

Troubleshooting

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Data analysis

Remote work capability

Education

Master's or PhD in Metallurgy or related field

Tools

METSIM

HSC Chemistry

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Metallurgist for a fully remote role to optimize mineral processing and drive innovations across commodities. You will provide senior technical guidance, mentor staff, and influence global operations from your remote location.

The role covers comminution, flotation, leaching, and solid-liquid separation, with responsibilities include modeling, troubleshooting, and developing strategies that improve recovery, cut costs, and reduce environmental impact.