Senior Metallurgist

**Job Overview**:
The Senior Metallurgist is responsible for overseeing and managing complex
metallurgical projects in metal processing plants, parঞcularly for gold, silver, and copper. This
posiঞon requires advanced technical experঞse in metallurgical processes and leadership in
the commissioning of metallurgical plants and pilot plants. The role demands leadership skills,
personnel management, as well as the ability to work in remote locaঞons and frequent travel.

Responsibiliঞes:
**Supervision of Metallurgical Processes**:

- Manage and opঞmize metallurgical processes in gold, silver, and copper
processing plants, ensuring maximum efficiency and performance.
- Develop and oversee advanced metallurgical test plans, uঞlizing experঞse in
leaching, flotaঞon, and other hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical
techniques.
**Leadership and Personnel Management**:

- Lead and supervise teams in metallurgical plants, providing technical guidance
and promoঞng a collaboraঞve and safe working environment.
- Develop training and conঞnuous improvement programs for technical
personnel.
**Plant Commissioning**:

- Oversee and acঞvely parঞcipate in the commissioning of metallurgical plants
and pilot plants, ensuring all operaঞons meet specificaঞons and quality
standards.
- Coordinate with engineers and technicians to ensure the proper funcঞoning of
equipment and opঞmizaঞon of processes during startup phases.
**Metallurgical Laboratory**:

- Plan, execute, and supervise laboratory metallurgical tests, ensuring results are
accurate and scalable to plant operaঞons.
- Ensure compliance with safety standards and regulaঞons in the laboratory.
**Travel and Remote Work**:

- Willingness to travel and work in remote locaঞons, managing projects and
providing technical support to off-site plants and laboratories.
**Communication and Reporting**:

- Prepare technical reports and present analysis on process performance,
including recommendaঞons for conঞnuous improvement.
- Effecঞvely communicate in English and interact with internaঞonal teams.

**Experience**:

- 10 or more years of experience in metallurgical processes, preferably in gold,
silver, and copper.
- At least 5 years of experience in metallurgical laboratories, conducঞng rouঞne
and advanced tests.
- Demonstrated experience in the commissioning of metallurgical plants and
pilot plants.
**Leadership Skills**:

- Proven ability to manage and lead teams in challenging environments.
- Excellent interpersonal and personnel management skills.
**Other Requirements**:

- Ability to travel and work in remote locaঞons as needed.
- Intermediate to advanced English proficiency, with the ability to effecঞvely
communicate in technical internaঞonal seমngs.