Great People, Great Company, Great Future.
We're a great Australian success story, having rapidly grown to be a major player in the global lithium market. Our Pilgangoora Project is one of the largest, hard-rock lithium operations in the world.
THE OPPORTUNITY: Reporting to the Senior Metallurgist, the Plant Metallurgist is responsible for ensuring concentrate production and associated processing unit operations are controlled in a cost effective and efficient manner as well as ensuring metallurgical performance and improvement initiatives including:
This is a permanent position, with an 8/6 roster based at our Pilgangoora Operation.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to: Demonstrate stewardship in health, safety and environmental policies to ensure that site, corporate, and legislative requirements for the operation are met. Generate and maintain daily and weekly metallurgical production reports to ensure that targets are met and to identify improvements opportunities. Provide technical knowledge, training, and mentoring for graduate metallurgists, process technicians, metallurgical technicians and other members of the team. Review and analyse past production performance, compare to budgeted and forecasted specifications and provide suggested improvement options. Take the necessary actions to ensure that concentrate quality meets contract and target specifications. Maintain, monitor and identify improvement opportunities of process control systems such as Citect, PowerBI, etc. Carry out plant surveys and mass balances to maintain and improve plant performance. Conduct laboratory trials and generate associated test work reports to evaluate production improvement opportunities. ABOUT YOU: Degree qualified in Metallurgy or chemical engineering with exposure to similar role. Prior knowledge and experience in heavy media separation and flotation desirable. Experience in management & implementation of continuous improvement projects. Experience and qualification as radiation safety officer desirable. Proactive in identifying and implementing improvement opportunities. Desire to take on various responsibilities and work in small teams. WHAT WE OFFER: Competitive Salary. Quarterly cash incentives bonus. Health & Wellbeing Allowance. Paid Parental Leave. Paid Community Leave. Great accommodation and recreational facilities. Take a front-row seat in the sustainable energy transformation! WHAT WE STAND FOR: Great people. Think, do, achieve. Safety matters. Quality products. Valuing our partners. Making a difference in the world. PROMOTING DIVERSITY: Pilbara Minerals recognises that talented people come from diverse backgrounds, who can contribute to our successes in different ways. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly recommend women and Australian indigenous people to apply.
OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS: As part of our recruitment process, we require a pre-employment medical, drug and alcohol screen and a National Police Clearance.
Shortlisting for this role will commence immediately.
We respectfully request agencies not to forward unsolicited resumes unless requested. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Pilbara Minerals respectfully acknowledges the Nyamal and Kariyarra People of the Pilbara, and the Whadjuk Noongar People of the Perth region who are the traditional owners and first people of these lands. We would like to pay respect to the Elders past, present and emerging for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of the Nyamal, Kariyarra and Whadjuk Noongar Peoples.
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