Coordinator (Metallurgical), PGM

In this role you will be responsible for:

Reporting to the Plant Superintendent

Applicable 2.9.2 legal appointment

Safe and efficient operation of the PGM and PGM Feed Preparation plant/s.

Assisting in managing production teams and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards.

Assist in facilitating training of production personnel.

Assisting the Plant Superintendent and MES department with the metal accounting reporting processes.

Ensuring production targets are communicated to production teams and work plans are well executed to meet set targets.

Oversee the effective operation of the PGM and PGM Feed Preparation plants to achieve metallurgical KPI’s.

Ensuring that specified product quality requirements are met which meet customer expectations.

Daily product dispatching and logistics arrangements.

Identify areas for process and metallurgical performance improvement through technical analysis and metallurgical test work programmes.

Managing metallurgical technical plant routine tasks, technical tasks schedules and reporting.

Optimising, overseeing and continually improving the operation of the plant by process teams.

Planning and executing plant processing equipment maintenance.

Performing standby duties.

About you

Degree in Metallurgical/ Chemical Engineering

MDP/MAP/PME/SLP University Certificate is an added advantage

At least 6 years’ experience in a mineral processing plant of which 4 years should have been in a PGM Flotation plant and in a leadership role.

Extensive experience and knowledge in PGM flotation.

Proven record of participation in fundamental research within the Platinum Concentrators.

Good understanding of basic process control for flotation plants.

Proven record of managing metallurgical / chemical engineering students and graduates while officially appointed as a plant or technical metallurgist in a big scale metallurgical operation.

Ability to communicate metallurgical technical information effectively, both orally and in writing.

Performance / Results driven, accurate and timeous completion of assignments.

Capable of achieving KPI’s in high work pressure environment.

Knowledge of the mining process, standards, procedures, safety, and legal requirements

Conversant with MS Office packages (MS Office, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) with good technical report writing and presentations skills

Good understanding of data historian and proven data analysis skills

Good knowledge of PGM Metal Accounting Compilation & Reporting

Code 08 Driver’s License and own transport