Engineer 3 – Metallurgy
2026-07-16T06:46:18+00:00
Geita Gold Mining Ltd
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FULL_TIME
Geita
Geita
00000
Tanzania
Mining
Science & Engineering, Energy & Mining
2026-07-29T17:00:00+00:00
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ABOUT GEITA GOLD MINING LTD
Geita Gold Mining Ltd (GGML) is Tanzania’s leading gold producer with a single operation in Geita Region. The company is a subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti, an international gold producer headquartered in South Africa, with operations in more than ten countries, in four continents. The mine is situated in the Lake Victoria Gold fields of Northwestern Tanzania, only about 85 km’s from Mwanza City and 20 km’s Southeast of the nearest point of Lake Victoria. The company has its head office in Geita, only 5 Km’s west of the fast-growing town of Geita, and also a supporting office in Dar es Salaam. Applications are invited from ambitious, energetic and performance driven individuals to fill in vacant position(s) mentioned below:
OBJECTIVE OF THE ROLE
Manage the metallurgical and technical activities of an assigned section of the process plant, provide technical assistance to production and maintenance teams, drive continuous improvement projects, and ensure the section contributes to overall plant recovery, throughput and efficiency. Provide technical support across the broader flowsheet, identify gaps and optimisation opportunities beyond the immediate section where required, report directly to the Superintendent 2 – Process Technical, and deputize for the Superintendent-2 as needed.
ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES
Technical- Core (applies to all Senior Metallurgist positions) Educationresources platform
- Provide discipline-specific technical support within the assigned section for the purpose of optimizing plant performance and resource recovery
- Analyze process and ore characteristics data, and their impact on recovery, throughput, and operating costs
- Proactively identify processing inefficiencies and develop optimization opportunities through structured test work programmes
- Develop, implement and maintain standard operating procedures and control philosophies for the section
- Lead or participate in root cause analysis (RCA/ICAM) and corrective action plans (CAP/CAPA) for process deviations, incidents and non-conformances
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams (mining, geology, maintenance, laboratory, other process sections) to align findings with plant operations
- Prepare accurate technical reports, KPI trend analyses, project updates, and presentations for senior management and stakeholders
- Support annual budgeting and cost control for the section, including reagents, consumables, energy and maintenance inputs
- Ensure data integrity, accuracy and timeliness of process, metallurgical and reconciliation reporting
- Must have relevant and adequate technical skills on comminution and hydrometallurgy of gold (crushing, milling, CIL) and be capable of performing plant performance analysis and identifying gaps across the entire flowsheet
- Must have the relevant and adequate technical skills on the communition and hydrometallurgy of gold i.e. crushing, milling, carbon in leach (must be capable of performing plant performance analysis, identify gaps and optimization initiatives across the entire flowsheet)
- Prepare technical reports, project updates, and presentations for senior management and stakeholders.
Technical — Section-Specific (apply according to the incumbent’s assigned area of deployment)
ROLE REQUIREMENTS
Education & Qualification
Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy and Mineral Processing Engineering.
Experience
- At least 5 years of technical experience in a mineral/gold processing environment, or equivalent level in a Gold Process Plant
- Comminution: SAG/Ball milling circuits, crushing, classification (cyclones), grinding media and liner management
- Leach/CIL/CIP: cyanide leaching, carbon-in-leach/pulp circuits, reagent and cyanide management
- Gold Room & Elution: elution, electrowinning, smelting, doré production, bullion custody
- Metal Accounting & Reconciliation: mass balancing, F-factors, in-process inventory, refinery reconciliation, sampling theory
- Metallurgical Laboratory: sample preparation, fire assay, QAQC, metallurgical test work
- Geometallurgy: ore characterization, geometallurgical modelling, resource/mine planning integration
- Water Treatment: water treatment plant operations, discharge/tailings water quality and environmental compliance
- Prior exposure to project management, budgeting, and continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., RCA/ICAM, CAPA, Six Sigma) is preferred
Knowledge & Skills
- Skilled in metallurgical and technical support for a process plant section.
- Skilled in providing technical support across the broader flowsheet.
- Ability to identify gaps and optimisation opportunities beyond the immediate section.
- Ability to apply and utilise technology and systems.
- Ability to apply and utilise methodology and approach.
- Ability to make decisions to stop operations due to unsafe practices or safety risk.
- Commitment to safety, dignity and respect, diversity, accountability, community and societal contribution, and environmental respect.
- Provide discipline-specific technical support within the assigned section for the purpose of optimizing plant performance and resource recovery
- Analyze process and ore characteristics data, and their impact on recovery, throughput, and operating costs
- Proactively identify processing inefficiencies and develop optimization opportunities through structured test work programmes
- Develop, implement and maintain standard operating procedures and control philosophies for the section
- Lead or participate in root cause analysis (RCA/ICAM) and corrective action plans (CAP/CAPA) for process deviations, incidents and non-conformances
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams (mining, geology, maintenance, laboratory, other process sections) to align findings with plant operations
- Prepare accurate technical reports, KPI trend analyses, project updates, and presentations for senior management and stakeholders
- Support annual budgeting and cost control for the section, including reagents, consumables, energy and maintenance inputs
- Ensure data integrity, accuracy and timeliness of process, metallurgical and reconciliation reporting
- Must have relevant and adequate technical skills on comminution and hydrometallurgy of gold (crushing, milling, CIL) and be capable of performing plant performance analysis and identifying gaps across the entire flowsheet
- Must have the relevant and adequate technical skills on the communition and hydrometallurgy of gold i.e. crushing, milling, carbon in leach (must be capable of performing plant performance analysis, identify gaps and optimization initiatives across the entire flowsheet)
- Prepare technical reports, project updates, and presentations for senior management and stakeholders.
- Skilled in metallurgical and technical support for a process plant section.
- Skilled in providing technical support across the broader flowsheet.
- Ability to identify gaps and optimisation opportunities beyond the immediate section.
- Ability to apply and utilise technology and systems.
- Ability to apply and utilise methodology and approach.
- Ability to make decisions to stop operations due to unsafe practices or safety risk.
- Commitment to safety, dignity and respect, diversity, accountability, community and societal contribution, and environmental respect.
- Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy and Mineral Processing Engineering.
JOB-6a587e3a57598
Vacancy title:
Engineer 3 – Metallurgy
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Mining, Category: Science & Engineering, Energy & Mining]
Jobs at:
Geita Gold Mining Ltd
Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, July 29 2026
Duty Station:
Geita | Geita
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 16 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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ABOUT GEITA GOLD MINING LTD
Geita Gold Mining Ltd (GGML) is Tanzania’s leading gold producer with a single operation in Geita Region. The company is a subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti, an international gold producer headquartered in South Africa, with operations in more than ten countries, in four continents. The mine is situated in the Lake Victoria Gold fields of Northwestern Tanzania, only about 85 km’s from Mwanza City and 20 km’s Southeast of the nearest point of Lake Victoria. The company has its head office in Geita, only 5 Km’s west of the fast-growing town of Geita, and also a supporting office in Dar es Salaam. Applications are invited from ambitious, energetic and performance driven individuals to fill in vacant position(s) mentioned below:
OBJECTIVE OF THE ROLE
Manage the metallurgical and technical activities of an assigned section of the process plant, provide technical assistance to production and maintenance teams, drive continuous improvement projects, and ensure the section contributes to overall plant recovery, throughput and efficiency. Provide technical support across the broader flowsheet, identify gaps and optimisation opportunities beyond the immediate section where required, report directly to the Superintendent 2 – Process Technical, and deputize for the Superintendent-2 as needed.
ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES
Technical- Core (applies to all Senior Metallurgist positions) Educationresources platform
- Provide discipline-specific technical support within the assigned section for the purpose of optimizing plant performance and resource recovery
- Analyze process and ore characteristics data, and their impact on recovery, throughput, and operating costs
- Proactively identify processing inefficiencies and develop optimization opportunities through structured test work programmes
- Develop, implement and maintain standard operating procedures and control philosophies for the section
- Lead or participate in root cause analysis (RCA/ICAM) and corrective action plans (CAP/CAPA) for process deviations, incidents and non-conformances
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams (mining, geology, maintenance, laboratory, other process sections) to align findings with plant operations
- Prepare accurate technical reports, KPI trend analyses, project updates, and presentations for senior management and stakeholders
- Support annual budgeting and cost control for the section, including reagents, consumables, energy and maintenance inputs
- Ensure data integrity, accuracy and timeliness of process, metallurgical and reconciliation reporting
- Must have relevant and adequate technical skills on comminution and hydrometallurgy of gold (crushing, milling, CIL) and be capable of performing plant performance analysis and identifying gaps across the entire flowsheet
- Must have the relevant and adequate technical skills on the communition and hydrometallurgy of gold i.e. crushing, milling, carbon in leach (must be capable of performing plant performance analysis, identify gaps and optimization initiatives across the entire flowsheet)
- Prepare technical reports, project updates, and presentations for senior management and stakeholders.
Technical — Section-Specific (apply according to the incumbent’s assigned area of deployment)
ROLE REQUIREMENTS
Education & Qualification
Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy and Mineral Processing Engineering.
Experience
- At least 5 years of technical experience in a mineral/gold processing environment, or equivalent level in a Gold Process Plant
- Comminution: SAG/Ball milling circuits, crushing, classification (cyclones), grinding media and liner management
- Leach/CIL/CIP: cyanide leaching, carbon-in-leach/pulp circuits, reagent and cyanide management
- Gold Room & Elution: elution, electrowinning, smelting, doré production, bullion custody
- Metal Accounting & Reconciliation: mass balancing, F-factors, in-process inventory, refinery reconciliation, sampling theory
- Metallurgical Laboratory: sample preparation, fire assay, QAQC, metallurgical test work
- Geometallurgy: ore characterization, geometallurgical modelling, resource/mine planning integration
- Water Treatment: water treatment plant operations, discharge/tailings water quality and environmental compliance
- Prior exposure to project management, budgeting, and continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., RCA/ICAM, CAPA, Six Sigma) is preferred
Knowledge & Skills
- Skilled in metallurgical and technical support for a process plant section.
- Skilled in providing technical support across the broader flowsheet.
- Ability to identify gaps and optimisation opportunities beyond the immediate section.
- Ability to apply and utilise technology and systems.
- Ability to apply and utilise methodology and approach.
- Ability to make decisions to stop operations due to unsafe practices or safety risk.
- Commitment to safety, dignity and respect, diversity, accountability, community and societal contribution, and environmental respect.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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