Metallurgical Operations Lead - AME

• Reagent consumption discipline
• Sustainable plant performance
• Support operations during:
• Plant control practices
• Plant improvement initiatives
• Reconciliation deviations
• Circuit underperformance
• Operations leadership
• Process design improvements

The Metallurgical Operations Lead is responsible for driving metallurgical operational compliance, operational discipline, and stable execution across all AME processing operations.

The role acts as the operational execution arm of the regional metallurgy function, ensuring that processing plants consistently operate within defined operating philosophies, metallurgical control strategies, and corporate standards.

Working alongside the Technical Metallurgical Assurance Lead, this position focuses on embedding operational discipline, sustaining plant performance, improving execution consistency, and ensuring metallurgical best practices are implemented effectively at site level.

The Metallurgical Operations Lead also supports the AME Lead Metallurgist with technical studies, operational analysis, performance investigations, debottlenecking initiatives, and strategic metallurgical improvement projects as required.

The role requires regular site engagement and a strong field presence across AME operations to support operational teams, identify risks early, and drive sustainable performance improvements.

• Drive operational metallurgical discipline across all AME processing facilities
• Ensure operations comply with:
• Metallurgical operating philosophies
• Process control strategies
• Operational standards
• Defined operating envelopes
• Metallurgical governance requirements
• Verify operational compliance with:
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Critical metallurgical controls
• Plant operating routines
• Reporting requirements
• Identify operational drift and support sites in restoring disciplined operational control
• Support operations in achieving stable and predictable metallurgical performance
• Assist sites in improving:
• Recovery stability
• Throughput consistency
• Circuit reliability
• Reagent consumption discipline
• Process variability reduction
• Drive operational focus on:
• Sustainable plant performance
• Operational consistency
• Process control adherence
• Stable operating practices
• Support implementation and sustainability of improvement initiatives across the region
• Conduct regular site visits across AME operations
• Provide hands‑on operational support to:
• Process Managers
• Metallurgists
• Plant operational teams
• Support operations during:
• Plant instability
• Ramp‑up periods
• Commissioning support activities
• Shutdowns and restarts
• Critical operational events
• Assist sites in prioritising and executing metallurgical improvement actions
• Support implementation of:
• AME Metallurgy Playbook
• Metallurgical operational standards
• Governance frameworks
• Best practice operating methodologies
• Ensure consistency in operational metallurgical practices across all operations
• Support standardisation of:
• Operational routines
• Metallurgical KPIs
• Plant control practices
• Reporting methodologies
• Support the AME Lead Metallurgist with:
• Technical studies
• Metallurgical investigations
• Operational analysis
• Data interpretation
• Performance reviews
• Debottlenecking opportunities
• Contribute operational input into:
• Testwork programmes
• Flowsheet optimisation studies
• Plant improvement initiatives
• Process modification reviews
• Support technical evaluations associated with:
• PFS and FS studies
• Expansion projects
• Operational readiness programmes
• Recovery improvement initiatives
• Support sites in conducting structured root cause analysis relating to:
• Recovery losses
• Operational instability
• Metallurgical variability
• Process upsets
• Reconciliation deviations
• Circuit underperformance
• Ensure corrective actions are:
• Practical
• Sustainable
• Effectively implemented
• Operationally embedded
• Monitor key metallurgical operational KPIs across the AME portfolio
• Identify emerging operational risks and performance gaps
• Support development and tracking of:
• Metallurgical action plans
• Weekly operational reviews
• Improvement tracking systems
• Operational performance dashboards
• Ensure operational…