About the position
About our client
Our client in the mining sector is committed to rewarding shareholders, employees, communities, and the country through efficient and responsible mining practices. Their values of Safety, Integrity, Performance, Respect, and Agility underpin all operations.
Position Purpose
The Metallurgist will be responsible for monitoring, controlling, and optimising metallurgical plant performance, ensuring maximum recovery, throughput, and compliance with safety and environmental standards.
Responsibilities
- Monitor, control, and optimise metallurgical plant performance and recovery
- Analyse production data and implement process improvements to maximise efficiency
- Ensure adherence to metallurgical standards, procedures, and best practices
- Conduct routine sampling, test work, and metallurgical accounting
- Identify and troubleshoot plant performance issues; recommend corrective actions
- Provide technical metallurgical guidance to production teams
- Compile and present metallurgical reports to management
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations
- Assist with budgeting, cost control, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Strong attention to detail and data-driven decision-making
- Ability to work independently and within a team
- Good planning and organisational skills
- High level of accountability and integrity
Requirements
- BTech or BEng Degree in Metallurgical Engineering
- Minimum 5 years' relevant experience in a processing plant environment
- Experience in PGM plants preferred, with chrome experience strongly advantageous
- Sound knowledge of metallurgical processes and plant optimisation
- Computer literacy (MS Office and metallurgical systems)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Medically fit to work in a mining environment
- Valid driver's license
- Ability to perform under pressure in a production environment
Desired Skills:
- Metallurgical process knowledge
- Plant optimisation
- Sampling & test work
- PGM & chrome processing
- Data analysis
