Superintenden Technical At First Quantum Minerals November 2023
About the job
Overall Job Purpose:
As a key member of the Process team and reporting into the Manager Process Plant, the Superintendent Technical is accountable to define & implement the plant process strategy and measure & report on plant process performance, to maximise production and minimise costs while ensuring operational sustainability; The technical ‘process owner’; The role has a focus on daily-monthly optimisation.
Specific Job Responsibilities:
Understand and execute accountabilities of legal appointment under Zambian Mining Regulations.
The role has accountability for the metallurgical laboratories.
The role has operations personnel accountability for Metallurgical Laboratory, Metallurgy, Met Accounting and Projects.
Maintain HSE standards and ensure strict compliance within section;
Ensure all Safety and Environmental incidents are addressed & reported promptly.
Maintain a very high standard of Laboratory housekeeping.
Define and implement the plant metallurgical process strategy.
Consistently deliver and exceed the main KPI of (i)timely & accurate met-accounting, (ii) provide detailed technical direction for optimised plant control, (iii) identify, validate & develop process improvements, and (iv) provide timely and accurate plant laboratory outputs.
Directly participate in the daily to monthly work activities of the processing plant, serving as technical support to operations personnel to enhance performance.
Monitor, control and report on plant and process performance indicators;
Ensure the diagnosis of process performance is conducted, focusing on identifying root cause, and implementation of both corrective and preventative measures.
Constantly seek out innovative solutions for plant problems.
Manage, track and report continuous improvement activities to deliver improved process performance.
Introduce new real time instruments to improve the automation within the Process Plant, drive strong digitalization initiatives.
Participate to metallurgical surveys in large scales and develop team in understanding the plant performance in details.
From a Technical perspective, own, drive and support the commissioning, start-up and ramp-up efforts.
Design and execute test-work to determine optimal operating conditions.
Review plant design, scope and develop justification for capital upgrades.
Experience required to perform in this job:
A minimum of 12 years’ experience in metallurgical process operations in large, complex metallurgical process operations within a multinational mining company.
Extensive experience in strong technical metallurgist / engineering roles with specific experience in base metal crushing/milling & flotation circuits.
Exposure to flotation plant design and/or metallurgical optimization.
Qualifications:
Minimum of Degree in Chemical Engineering, Extractive Metallurgy or Mineral Processing or related field.
Strong experience in metallurgical and especially operational roles with specific experience in copper, crushing/milling & flotation circuits.
Excellent cognitive and analytical skills with ability to carry out advanced calculations and analyse and understand highly complex and statistical metallurgical data.
Strong computer skills.
Eligibility for membership of the Engineering Institute of Zambia (EIZ), and to hold relevant legal appointment as defined by the Mining Regulations of Zambia.
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Posted on Nov 22, 2023
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