Swakop Uranium is recruiting a Metallurgist, to be based in Swakopmund, Namibia.
Description
- To assist with effective start-up activities of plant / process optimization and provide technical support to Swakop Uranium’s (SU) extensive plant operations
- The position will also be responsible for achieving safe, low cost, optimal availability, performance of resources and efficient plant operations
Duties
- Monitor, analyse and investigate the technical performance of process in area
- Ensure metallurgical duties and aspect of the section are carried out as required and technically optimized with production output
- Ensure optimization and utilization of physical assets in section
- Execute the plant processing schedules for the area of responsibility
- Attend to emergency technical upsets in the plant
- Recommend improvements to existing systems to achieve sectional production targets
- Conduct technical investigations and tests to enhance and optimize the processes in the area of responsibility
- Analyse process and production results and trends and submit reports for further scrutiny
- Conduct root-cause-analysis of process upsets
- Determine, verify and account for recovery of product output by using Metallurgical Accounting methodologies
- Provide a Metallurgical sampling, testing, calibration and process control service
- Conduct reliable and active metallurgical process analysis, accounting and test work service
- Perform any related metallurgical test work and / or projects as may be required
- Prepare and analyse samples to provide accurate and reliable analytical results safely and efficiently
- Conduct and validate test results and generate reports
Requisites
- Grade 12 or current NSSCO with 20 points over 5 subjects
- B. Sc / B. Tech degree in Chemical Engineering or Metallurgy
- Minimum of 3 years’ Technical / Operational experience in Hydrometallurgical processing plant
- Must have successfully completed a graduate development programme in Metallurgy
- Uranium processing experience will be an added advantage
- Plant commissioning, ramp-up & optimization experience will be an added advantage
- Project delivery and project management experience in the field of process development for mining projects
- Code B or BE/ CE Driver’s License
Notes
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted