To monitor, control, and optimise mineral processing operations to maximise mineral recovery, improve processing efficiency, maintain product quality, and minimise operational costs while ensuring compliance with safety and environmental standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Operations Control: Monitor and control daily mineral processing and metallurgical operations.
• Plant Optimization: Optimise mineral recovery and processing plant performance.
• Testing & Analysis: Conduct metallurgical tests, sampling, and analysis to determine mineral content and recovery rates.
• Process Monitoring: Monitor crushing, grinding, flotation, leaching, and other applicable processing operations.
• Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve metallurgical and processing inefficiencies.
• Reagent Management: Monitor consumption of chemicals, reagents, and other processing materials.
• Reporting: Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly metallurgical production reports.
• Continuous Improvement: Analyse production data and recommend improvements to processing methods.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure proper quality control of processed minerals and final products.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Mining, Geology, Laboratory, and Engineering teams.
• Compliance & Safety: Ensure processing activities comply with operational procedures and environmental requirements.
• Cost & Loss Reduction: Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to reduce production costs and mineral losses.

Qualifications and Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Mineral Processing Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum 3–5 years of relevant experience in mineral processing or mining operations.
• Plant Experience: Experience in mineral processing plant operations is an advantage.
• Domain Knowledge: Knowledge of metallurgical accounting, mineral recovery, and laboratory testing.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of mineral processing technologies.
• Production monitoring and reporting skills.
• Computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet production targets.

• Operations Control: Monitor and control daily mineral processing and metallurgical operations.
• Plant Optimization: Optimise mineral recovery and processing plant performance.
• Testing & Analysis: Conduct metallurgical tests, sampling, and analysis to determine mineral content and recovery rates.
• Process Monitoring: Monitor crushing, grinding, flotation, leaching, and other applicable processing operations.
• Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve metallurgical and processing inefficiencies.
• Reagent Management: Monitor consumption of chemicals, reagents, and other processing materials.
• Reporting: Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly metallurgical production reports.
• Continuous Improvement: Analyse production data and recommend improvements to processing methods.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure proper quality control of processed minerals and final products.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Mining, Geology, Laboratory, and Engineering teams.
• Compliance & Safety: Ensure processing activities comply with operational procedures and environmental requirements.
• Cost & Loss Reduction: Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to reduce production costs and mineral losses.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of mineral processing technologies.
• Production monitoring and reporting skills.
• Computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet production targets.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Mineral Processing Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 3–5 years of relevant experience in mineral processing or mining operations.
• Experience in mineral processing plant operations is an advantage.
• Knowledge of metallurgical accounting, mineral recovery, and laboratory testing.