Swakop Uranium is recruiting a Metallurgist, in Swakopmund, Namibia.
Duties
- 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
Key Performance Areas:
- Monitor, analyze and investigate the technical performance of the metallurgical process and report findings and recommendations
- Ensure effective process and quality control
- Ensure effective plant efficiency, quality control, cost control and optimization
- Ensure optimization and utilization of physical assets
- Execute the plant processing schedules
- Execute input requirements to meet output quantity, quality and timing specifications
- Attend to emergency technical upsets in the plant
- 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 and validate test results and generate reports
Requisites
- Grade 12
- 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
- Valid Code 08 Drivers License
Notes
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted