Reference No. 364 10 RR

Reference Number: 364 10 RR

Job Description:

Our client, an international mining company is seeking Director – Metallurgy and Process Engineering who will be responsible for leading a team of professional and technical staff to maximize the operational efficiencies in refractory, oxide, carbon in leach, floatation, and heap leach precious metal processing.

Responsibilities:

• Developing systems and measures that appropriately assess the operating facilities, laboratories, and collective team's performance.
• Leading investigations and implement opportunities to increase competitive advantages and align them with the organization's overall strategy.
• Coaching and mentoring metallurgical department personnel.
• Ensuring compliance with company and site-specific policies, standards, procedures, and objectives and recommend new policies or procedures, if necessary.
• Overseeing annual budget preparation and management of departmental costs
• Sourcing and retaining high quality geology personnel, and ensuring that the team receives appropriate training, mentoring, knowledge transfer and performance management reviews.
• Support technical expertise in Metallurgy and Processing Engineering at an affiliate and functional level to enable company policies, standards, and procedures to be met effectively.
• Provide input into the formulation, improvement, and measure effectiveness of the company policies, standards, and procedures.
• Support in interpretation of the company standards and support affiliates in the development and improvement of local systems and support the Corporate Subject Matter Expert team.
• Provide support to technical (Metallurgy and Processing Engineering) communications that are aligned with company policies and programs.
• Be the champion of change for improvement in all aspects of metal processing but not limited to existing operation and growth study.
• Perform all additional duties assigned by superiors.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Minimum 15 years of experience in metallurgical operations & engineering for gold & base metals
• Bachelor’s degree in metallurgical, Minerals/Chemical Engineering.
• Knowledge of Metallurgical Accounting Standard.
• Project management experience.
• Knowledge of life-of-mine planning including budgeting and metal planning.
• Experience with plant control systems and use of data historian trends for operating and reporting.
• Ability to present to and collaborate with corporate executives and the site Senior Leadership Team required.
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.

Benefits and Contractual information:

• Expatriate Leadership Opportunity  (Director Level)
• Globally competitive annual package (Base, Benefits & Incentives)

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Ruan Roodt

Managing Lead – Market Intelligence

CA Mining

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