Senior Metallurgical Process Engineer - Hybrid in Cape Town

Placements24; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Retirement fund contributions

Performance-based bonuses

Professional development opportunities

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Placements24 in Cape Town, Western Cape, SA, seeks a Senior Metallurgical Process Engineer to lead design and optimization of mineral processing facilities. The role blends office work with on-site engagements to improve plant performance and recovery.

You will drive pilot studies, develop mass and water balance models, and guide operations with robust technical support, safety and sustainability in mind. Hybrid work arrangement available.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant mineral processing experience focused on design, optimization and operations.
• Experience with unit operations such as comminution, flotation, gravity concentration and hydrometallurgy.
• Strong data analysis, problem solving and decision-making abilities.
• Willingness to travel to site operations as required.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize metallurgical processes for various mineral commodities, including flotation, leaching, thickening, and dewatering.
• Conduct pilot plant studies and laboratory testing to evaluate new process technologies and improve existing ones.
• Analyze plant operational data to identify improvements, troubleshoot performance issues, and implement corrective actions.
• Develop mass and water balance models for processing plants to assess efficiency and identify potential savings.
• Prepare detailed process design documents, including PFDs and P&IDs; provide technical support to operations with safety and environmental standards in mind.
• Evaluate and recommend new equipment and technologies to enhance process performance and sustainability.

Skills

Mineral processing

Process design

Operations optimization

Data analysis

Troubleshooting

Project management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelors/Masters in Metallurgical/Chemical Eng

Tools

METSIM

HSC Chemistry

JKSimMet

Job description

Placements24 in Cape Town, Western Cape, SA, seeks a Senior Metallurgical Process Engineer to lead design and optimization of mineral processing facilities. The role blends office work with on-site engagements to improve plant performance and recovery.

You will drive pilot studies, develop mass and water balance models, and guide operations with robust technical support, safety and sustainability in mind. Hybrid work arrangement available.