Metallurgist @ Lannex Plant; Steelpoort area)

Position: Metallurgist @ Lannex Plant (Steelpoort area)
Location: Steelpoort

Metallurgist @ Lannex Plant (Steelpoort area)

Details

Closing Date 2026/11/16

Reference Number SYL
261106-1

Job Title Metallurgist @ Lannex Plant (Steelpoort area)

Job Type Permanent

Business Unit Eastern Operations

Division Lannex Plant

Department Production / Metallurgy

Number of Positions 1

Location
- Town / City Steelpoort

Location
- Province Limpopo

Location
- Country South Africa

Minimum Education Level Bachelors Degree | Advanced Diploma

Job Advert Summary

We are looking for a Metallurgist to provide metallurgical support to the plant management team & ensure the plant operates effectively in accordance with the agreed business plan and process parameters to meet safety, product quality, and quantity targets.

• Minimum 4 years’ post-qualification experience in metallurgical plants
• Must have PGM flotation and Chrome recovery concentrator plant experience.
• Must have good presentation skills.
• Post-graduate qualifications might be advantageous.
• Good computer literacy, administration, and housekeeping skills are essential.
• Must have a valid certificate of fitness.
• Must have a valid Code 8 driver’s license and own transport.

Personality Requirements:

• Team player, Self-managed, self-motivated, enthusiastic individual, A natural Leader with good communication skills.

Other Requirements:

• Reside in proximity to the operations.
• Prepared to perform routine official stand-by duties as may be required.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the overall operational management of processing plants and ensure effective technical operation within the defined processing recipes.
• Assist with the implementation and maintenance of technical standards and procedures in the plant.
• Perform metallurgical test work and initiate technical projects to optimize plant performance.
• Lead and participate in some process design and commissioning activities as may be required.
• Production debottlenecking and troubleshooting.
• Cost optimization.
• Adequate monitoring and timely reporting of production quantity and quality parameters, metal accounting, and performance data collating.
• Ensure adherence to the company’s Health and Safety Standards.
• Good employee relations and effective people management.