Senior Metallurgist - Concentrate Leaching

Senior Metallurgist
- Concentrate Leaching

Professional Casa Grande, AZ, US

4 days ago Requisition

Role

Title:

Sr. Metallurgist
- Concentrate Leaching

Reports to:

Job Type:

Full-Time, Regular

Location:

About Hudbay:

Hudbay (TSX, NYSE: HBM) is a copper-focused mining company with three long-life operations and a world-class pipeline of copper growth projects in tier-one mining-friendly jurisdictions of Canada, Peru, and the United States.

Hudbay's operating portfolio includes the Constancia mine in Cusco (Peru), the Snow Lake operations in Manitoba (Canada) and the Copper Mountain mine in British Columbia (Canada). Copper is the primary metal produced by the Company, which is complemented by meaningful gold production and by-product zinc, silver and molybdenum. Hudbay's growth pipeline includes the Copper World project in Arizona (United States), the Cactus project in Arizona (United States), the Mason project in Nevada (United States), the Llaguen project in La Libertad (Peru) and several expansion and exploration opportunities near its existing operations.

The value Hudbay creates and the impact it has is embodied in its purpose statement: “We care about our people, our communities, and our planet. Hudbay provides the metals the world needs. We work sustainably, transform lives, and create better futures for communities.” Hudbay’s mission is to create sustainable value and strong returns by leveraging its core strengths in community relations, focused exploration, mine development and efficient operations.

Mission:

To create sustainable value and strong returns by leveraging our core strengths in community relations, focused exploration, mine development and efficient operations.

Purpose of Role:

The Sr. Metallurgist - Concentrate Leaching is responsible for developing, testing, scaling up, and implementing the process to receive trucked copper concentrate product at the Cactus operations for processing and refining through a concentrate leach process to generate LME Grade A Copper Cathode. This position leads metallurgical engineering studies, manages pilot testing programs, and oversees full-scale commercial technology implementation.

All work will be done with the mindset and values of Hudbay Minerals:
We care about our people, our communities and our planet. We value dignity and respect, caring, openness and trustworthiness.

ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Lead engineering studies, process development, and metallurgical testing for receiving, handling, and leaching trucked copper concentrate.
• Design, manage, and execute pilot plant testing programs to evaluate concentrate leaching technologies, flowsheet options, and process economics.
• Oversee full-scale engineering, construction, commissioning, and operational ramp-up of the concentrate leaching and refining facility to generate LME Grade A Copper Cathode.
• Optimize unit operations including concentrate receiving/slurry preparation, leaching, solid-liquid separation, solvent extraction (SX), and electrowinning (EW).
• Establish process control parameters, mass and energy balances, process flow diagrams (PFDs), and operational specifications in coordination with engineering consultants and vendors.
• Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs), quality control protocols, and metallurgical accounting frameworks.
• Monitor, analyze, and report key performance indicators (KPIs), metallurgical recoveries, reagent consumption, and operational efficiencies.
• Collaborate with safety, environmental, and regulatory teams to ensure compliance with chemical handling, emissions, and waste management standards.
• Support operational readiness, contractor management, and site risk assessments during project development and construction phases.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor…