Plant Metallurgist at Newmont Goldcorp Corporation

About This Role:

• Are you able to provide technical support for the Akyem operation? 
• Are you able to optimize metallurgical performance of the process plant according to budget KPI’s by working in a safe and efficient manner in close liaison with the production department tasked to monitor current performance, identify opportunities for improvement and work towards implementing solutions that will return a positive cash flow to the business?

In This Role You Will:
Safety and Environment

• Comply with all Newmont Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental requirements.
• Accept personal responsibility for the health and safety of every employee under or assigned to his/her supervision.
• Comply with all HSLP, Environment and Social Responsibility requirements under Newmont’s Integrated Management System, Newmont vision and values.
• Conduct and complete incident/accident investigations and take corrective action to prevent injury and/or reoccurrence.
• Raise, discuss and resolve safety, environmental and Social Responsibility issues at regular meetings.
• Identify potential hazards and take appropriate action.

Technical Function

• Responsible for the development and implementation of programs, conduct routine metallurgically focused condition monitoring inspections with regards to mill liners, screen panels and cyclone wear parts.
• Responsible for the implementation and management of programs to optimize reagent usage, steel grinding media, consumables, screen panels and cyclone wear parts.
• This will also entail the coordination of groups such as process operations, process maintenance and supply chain.
• Responsible for the Planning of Mill Relines based on wear rates and the timely availability of critical wear components.
• Responsible for the conduct of ad hoc test work, to support metallurgical projects, plant process optimization activities and for troubleshooting purposes.
• Responsible for the completion and distribution of required reports on time.
• Apply initiative and problem-solving abilities. Apply knowledge to improve on current practices.
• Responsible for the implementation, development and maintenance of metallurgical systems
• PI historian
• OCS Mill Expert System (Maintain and implement new control strategies as required. Identify program shortcoming and improve).
• Develop and implement Standard operating Procedures for Metallurgical department.
• Ensure compliance with established procedures and quality assurance methods.
• Perform audits on metallurgical practices, correct and implement permanent solutions.
• Assist Senior Metallurgist in maintaining and developing of metallurgical accounting practices.
• Develop and implement preventative maintenance and process plans to maximize efficiency and cost effectiveness of production.
• Accountable for completion of all tasks identified in the Processing MOS Elements to the specified quality and timeliness as assigned to this role.

 
Additional Responsibilities:
Functional Planning/Scheduling

• Assist with the development of metallurgical functional work plans.
• Execute tasks on the functional work plans within schedule.
• Assist in the preparation of weekly and monthly process reports.
• Establish and advise operating parameters to mill production personnel.

People Management

• Mentor/Coach Metallurgists and Metallurgist Trainees in metallurgical systems and processes.

Financial Management

• Provide input to the Business Planning process, including reagent consumptions and wear rates of mill liners, screens panels and cyclone wear parts and consumables.

Project Management

• Execute and control development projects and initiate corrective action to deliver projects on time and cost by ensuring project compliance and quality are achieved while identifying improvement opportunities.
• Keep current with mineral processing technology and the practical experiences of other operations.

Your Training, Skills & Experience Checklist:

• Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):
• A bachelor’s degree /diploma in Extractive Metallurgy or similar.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 - 7 years’ working experience in metalliferous mining.
• Sound technical skills in metallurgical practices.

Technical Skills:

• Highly skilled in Microsoft Excel/Word/Projects.
• High level of communication skills – verbal and written.

Behavioural Attributes:

• Accuracy.
• Results driven.
• Attention to details.
• Proactive.
• Decisive. 
• Safety conscious.
• Team player.

 
Working Conditions

• Position is located at the Akyem mine.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Work requires mandatory PPE such as helmet, goggles, high visible clothing, safety harness, ear plugs and dust mask according to working conditions.