Senior Metallurgist

Role overview

Role accountabilities

• Participate in and follow health and safety programs and policies.
• Supervise, guide, and mentor metallurgists, technicians, and co-op or summer students in safe work practices.
• Support PI/RT DUET and DOMO data systems and lead optimization and stabilization of the new grinding APC system.
• Plan metallurgical work to meet departmental goals, KPIs, milestones, and deadlines.
• Monitor plant performance, identify sources of variability, and recommend improvements to stability and efficiency.
• Lead complex technical projects, conduct metallurgical trials, support pilot plants, and oversee commissioning of processing equipment.
• Assist with month-end inventory reconciliations, routine reporting, budgets, forecasts, and metallurgy-team hiring.

Qualifications

• Accredited university degree in Chemical Engineering or Metallurgical Engineering.
• Registered or eligible for registration as a P.Eng. with Engineers and Geoscientists BC.
• Five to ten years of technical experience in a related processing environment and understanding of process optimization.
• Strong statistical analysis, presentation, technical report writing, data analysis, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and PI/RT DUET skills are essential.
• Valid Class 5 driver's license and access to personal transportation; must meet pre-employment testing requirements.

Additional skills

• Mineral processing experience, especially comminution and copper or gold, is listed as an additional skill.
• The role calls for organization, task prioritization, multitasking, time management, and communication across disciplines and geographic boundaries.

Schedule

• The schedule is 5x2 or 4x3 depending on business needs.

Location and working conditions

• The role is listed as on site in Princeton and requires a combination of office and fieldwork.
• The work environment is weather susceptible and includes frequent exposure to uncomfortable conditions such as noise.

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