Albemarle
Lead Metallurgist
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America · Staff+
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 23 days ago
Project ManagementAccountingProcess ImprovementControlsResearchLeadershipCommunicationMentoring
About the role
- Be an essential element to a brighter future.
- We work together to transform essential resources into critical ingredients for mobility, energy, connectivity and health.
- Focused areas of responsibility would include managing all dry processes all the way from ROM pad to crushing plant, ore sorting till the DMS separation plant.
Responsibilities
- Review the concentrator design criteria and flowsheet, assist with developing an overall integrated operational readiness plan for the concentrator and ensure there are adequate detailed supporting schedules for technical services and construction teams
- Develop, oversee, review, & coordinate geometallurgy programs and testing with geologists, mining engineers and metallurgists for optimizing the metallurgical performance for continuous improvement and sustainability
- Support ore characterization and build an understanding of its potential impact on plant design and performance
- Help build the foundation for the process performance monitoring strategy to be set up at the new concentrator
- Assist the Manager, Concentrator Operations and Readiness, to develop the overall planning, execution, and reporting of operational readiness activities, including recruiting metallurgists, assay lab technicians, systems implementation, policies development and training
- Developing the concentrator operator training program with third party.
- Focusing on developing standard operating procedures (SOPs) on the dry processes side, optimum operating parameters and metallurgical reports to support the concentrator ramp-up that are sustainable and aligned with best practices in the mining industry
- Collaborate in the development of the schedule for plant technical services personnel to successfully support the commissioning and ramp up when custody and control from the projects group is transferred to the operations
- Responsible for building and training the assay lab team and implementing the QA/QC processes to ensure assay lab quality and business sustainability
- Develop, implement and maintain safe work procedures and ensure compliance with mine site safety standards
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in metallurgical engineering, mineral processing or chemical engineering required
- 10+ years of progressive metallurgical experience in a mining/minerals processing setting
- Experience in start-up and commissioning of new equipment and/or facilities
- Minimum 5 years of experience in the concentrator operation
- Demonstrated ability to predict and make concentrate production forecasts and meet final concentrate specifications.
- Experience in training and coaching direct staff and contractors in safety processes and procedures, ensuring compliance with all applicable protocols and regulations
- Knowledge of Metallurgical accounting best practices
- Knowledge of mining (MSHA) safety regulations
- Ability to effectively communicate with employees at all levels
- Must be self-motivated and with a demonstrated ability of leading by example to motivate others
- Experience in designing and reviewing test programs to support flowsheet design and optimization
- Practical knowledge concerning design and operation of common process equipment such as crushers, ball mills, screens, flotation, slurry filtering, pumps, blowers, heat exchangers, thickeners, tailing facilities, piping, etc.
- Demonstrated ability to anticipate technical needs, drive metallurgical test work to make recommendations for process improvement changes based on data analysis.
Nice to have
- Lithium mineral processing experience
- Simulation tool, SysCAD, SimMet experience
- Competitive compensation
Skills
- Strong analytical skills with details oriented with a practical understanding of mineral processing operations
- Advanced knowledge in mineral processing and best-in-class operation practices
- Solid knowledge of mineralogy, ore characterization, and geometallurgy
- Experience with metallurgical testing, flowsheet development, equipment selection and sizing
- Experience in the safety management of processing plants and associated facilities
- Operational excellence experiences with Six Sigma, Lean Kaizen, and continuous improvements approach
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Digital Transformation knowledge, Artificial Intelligence applied to Value Chain Processes
Compensation
- Develop and manage department annual budgets and quarterly forecasts
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- After the concentrator is commissioned, oversee the metallurgical research and development program for Kings Mountain concentrator ensuring new and innovative ideas are transferred and realized for maximum benefit
Company info
- Our core values are the foundation that make us successful for ourselves, our customers and the planet.
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