Mine Technical Manager (Mineral Extraction), Roodepoort, Rneg + Ben

• BSc. (or B.Eng) Chemical Engineering, or chemistry degree Project Management or related qualification would be advantageous;
• 5 to 7 years post qualification experience in mineral extraction processes,
• 3 years relevant experience in comminution and
• Diverse experience in metallurgy and recovery of metalliferous minerals would be beneficial
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Computer literacy, excellent Excel, database and presentation skills
• Must have a valid code 8 driver’s license and be willing to travel frequently;
• Must be in possession of a valid certificate of fitness;

Key Responsibilities:

• Optimise and align plant operating and control philosophy;
• Audit of current operating and control philosophy against policy; gap analysis; guidelines to plants for aligning with requirements;
• Initial and periodic audits of metal accounting systems;
• Optimise the use of reagents and grinding media;
• Management of process test work aimed at trouble shooting process inefficiencies;
• Support of R&D project test work and design integration for projects aimed at improving concentrator efficiencies;
• Monitor and benchmark economic drivers for plant performance;
• Identification of opportunities to improve process stability;
• Participate in process optimisation projects; approve and sign off design changes for implementing brown fields process changes aimed at optimising process efficiencies;
• Implement production reporting system and data trend analysis tools required for identification, trouble shooting and optimising process inefficiencies;
• Respond to data supporting process changes to initiate improvement process;
• Benchmarking of plant performance through data analysis;
• Collaborate with Group Engineering Manager to Optimise plant availability;
• Assist with evaluation of plant asset performance and motivations for replacement / improvement of production assets;
• Assist Group Engineering Manager with roll-out of systems to measure plant availability;
• Reviews and approves process design and specifications for improvement projects and new projects as part of existing metals portfolio;
• Provides input to process design for new metals portfolio;
• Providing technical support to processing operations;
• Co-ordination of process test work and studies aimed at motivating business improvement projects for existing operations;
• Manage and direct output of Senior Metallurgists;
• Technical and process input to design of projects aimed at improving plant efficiencies and concentrate quality.