Process Metallurgist at Newmont Goldcorp Corporation

About This Role:

• Are you able to provide technical support for the Akyem operation? 
• This will entail the preparation and analysis of laboratory or plant samples, performing and monitoring of laboratory and plant tests and communication and reporting of results to relevant parties.
• The trainee will also assist Plant Metallurgists with routine duties for example reagent management, mill liner and screen wear rate monitoring, participation in mine-to-mill initiatives and maintaining reports and Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) required to maintain the Processing Management Operating System (MOS) at an effective level.

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.
• Participate in relevant incident/accident investigations and take corrective action to prevent injury and/or re-occurrence.
• Raise, discuss and resolve safety, environmental and Social Responsibility issues at regular meetings.
• Identify potential hazards and take appropriate action.

Technical Function

• Technical assistance to the Akyem process operating personnel to ensure optimum metallurgical performance of the process plant by applying initiative and problem solving abilities.
• Ensure compliance with established procedures and quality assurance methods.
• Prepare metallurgical reports as necessary.
• Assist in the development and review of the metallurgical procedures.
• Assist Senior Metallurgist in maintaining of metallurgical accounting practices (assisting in end of month met accounting process.
• Assist the Plant Metallurgists with routine duties for example reagent management, mill liner and screen wear rate monitoring.
• Assist the Metallurgists with routine duties for example calibration of measuring devices and maintenance of sampling devices.
• Perform audits on metallurgical practices, correct and implement permanent solutions.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement programs which will assist in enhancing the performance of the Akyem process plant operation, including but not limited to mine-to-mill initiatives.
• Accountable for completion of all tasks identified in the Processing Operations MOS Elements to the specified quality and timeliness as assigned to this role.
• Assist the Plant Metallurgist to maintain metallurgical systems.
• PI historian.
• OCS Mill Expert System.
• Produce timely and accurate reporting of production data and generate plant production forecasts for use by Senior Management.
• Report and make recommendations to Process Management, based on operational information and trends.

Project Development

• Keep current with mineral processing technology and the practical experiences of other operations.
• Complete training program as specified for the Metallurgical Trainee.

 
Your Training, Skills & Experience Checklist:

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

Additional Knowledge:

• Knowledge of metallurgy principles and industry standards.
• Knowledge of metallurgical plant equipment.
• Knowledge of the statutory regulations relevant to safety and the environment for the mining industry.

Experience:

• Minimum of 1 year working experience in metalliferous mining.

Technical Skills:

• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advance communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Advance computer literacy skills - MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
• Information monitoring and management skills.
• Planning, organizing and prioritizing skills.
• Sound project management skills.
• Statistical and mathematical skills.
• Change management skills.
• Ability to interpret metallurgical engineering drawings.

Behavioural Attributes:

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