Senior Metallurgist

Senior Metallurgist

Location: 67750 Bailey Road HC-1 Box 224 Mountain Pass, CA 92366

• Interfacing with QA, new product development, process control and monitoring.
• Work in the Process Technology and Engineering Department and report directly to the Lead Metallurgical Engineer.
• Plan, conduct, assist with metallurgical study, development, testing and analysis of design, process, and procedure at mill facility.
• Monitor and direct changes to key operating parameters of all production circuits.
• Report metallurgical or process issues and make recommendations on how to solve issues.
• Monitor daily analytical reports with respect to process circuits.
• Ongoing process improvement efforts around feed consistency, grinding, hydrocyclone separation, conditioning, flotation, recovery by size, reagent selection, and plant throughput.
• Create and maintain operation and process documentation such as log sheets and SOPs.
• Maintain PFDs, P&IDs, process control procedures, and design basis procedures.
• Provide technical training on new technology to operators.
• Identify and scope out small and medium capital project needs, participate on large capital project teams.
• Work with purchasing, vendors, maintenance, contractors, operators, and other team members to complete daily tasks and projects.
• Perform laboratory test work to investigate, troubleshoot, and improve operations.
• Track raw material usage and conversion, create, and maintain material reports in SAP.
• Work with QA and customer service to address any product quality or customer complaints.
• Startup and commissioning of new equipment and processes.
• Follow all company, industry and regulatory procedures and laws to ensure safe work by oneself and the company.
• Complete Management of Change (MOC) paperwork, drive, and document changes.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• Five (5) years of post-baccalaureate experience as a Metallurgical Engineer or related field within the mining field.
• Experience must include: JK Sim Met;
  Particle Size Analyzer; optimization of metallurgical processes; production planning and forecasting; and conducting circuit inspections, reagent tracking, and sampling.

To apply, please email your resume to:

Salary range: $136,587 to $141,832/year