Swakop Uranium is recruiting a Senior Metallurgist, to be based in Swakopmund, Namibia.
Description
- The position is responsible for a section in the plants’ operational process optimization, reducing operational costs, maximize plant utilization, resource performance improvement, improving operational efficiencies and providing metallurgical technical support to the processing operations
Duties
- Monitor, investigate and analyze technical performance of the plant’s chemical process and equipment to ensure plant efficiency and optimization
- Investigate problem areas in the metallurgical process and report findings and possible solutions
- Ensure effective process and quality control
- Apply all relevant statutory requirements, regulations and standards related to the section
- Implement the plant processing schedules for the area of responsibility
- Coordinate equipment and material input requirements to meet output quantity, quality and timing specifications
- Evaluate and provide information for section design modifications
- Determine, verify and account for recovery of product output by using Metallurgical Accounting methodologies
- Prepare and analyze samples to provide accurate and reliable analytical results safely and efficiently
- Organize and control sampling equipment in area for effective and efficient operation
- Build capacity to perform test work in order to ensure quality control and evaluate by means of conducting PTO’s
- Carry out area / process related administrative duties
- Ensure area process production monitoring, incident and document control systems and databases are maintained
- Prepare budget and control cost items within approved parameters
Requisites
- B. Sc / B. Tech degree in Chemical Engineering or Metallurgy
- Minimum of 5 years’ Technical / Operational experience in Hydrometallurgical processing plant of which 2 years should be in a Senior capacity
- 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
- Registration with a professional body would be an added advantage
- Valid Code B/BE Driver’s License
Notes
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted