Junior Metallurgist

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By First Quantum Mineral

:\r\n\r\nOverall Job Purpose\r\n\r\nAs a key member of the process team, the junior metallurgist will assist to monitor and report on all aspects of plant performance. Provide technical and operational support to the Operations Team to ensure that all metallurgical parameters and control strategies in the process plant are achieving design parameters with particular emphasis on safety and environment, productivity, quality and cost, through;\r\n\r\n \tProviding technical support to a metallurgist and plant operations by collection of plant data and measurements,\r\n \tImplementing and applying thought solutions to achieve and exceed plant KPI\u2019s of safety, milling rates, throughput, recovery, concentrate grade, efficiency and costs\r\n \tSupport the data entry and timely metallurgy reports, which includes the daily, weekly, and monthly report.\r\n \tAssist development of technicians within metallurgical laboratory and in the processing plant for the daily activities or survey campaign to monitor the plant performance.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nSpecific Job Responsibility\r\n\r\n \tProvide technical support to plant operations.\r\n \tCollect data through control systems historians and sampling to make ad-hoc decisions.\r\n \tCoordinate plant and\/or lab testwork aimed at optimizing the operations of both the front-end and back-end plants.\r\n \tConduct circuit surveys as guided by the metallurgist for better understanding and control of the plant.\r\n \tReport finding of any test works to the Metallurgists for further analysis and implementation.\r\n \tAssess opportunities for improvement and drive their implementation.\r\n \tWork as intermediate between Metallurgists and metallurgical technicians\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nJob Specific Competencies\r\n\r\n \tUnderstanding metallurgical information, process improvement and control strategies\r\n \tAnalytical skills for identifying process shortfalls, bottlenecks and conducting metallurgical test works.\r\n \tAffinity to conduct test