Senior Metallurgist - Plant
- Employer
- Newcrest Mining
- Location
- Telfer Operation, Australia
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- Jun 06, 2023
- Closes
- Jun 21, 2023
- Ref
- 983760
- Category
- Mill & Metallurgy
- Work Term
- Permanent
- Work Load
- Full Time
- Language
- English
Explore the unknown
Newcrest is committed to building a diverse workforce. Our strategic focus is on gender diversity and diversity to reflect the communities in which we operate. Creating an inclusive culture will enable us to leverage the richness of cultures across our workforce and the capability of our diverse employees to get better business outcomes.
Our technical expertise is something we are quietly proud of. Through our investment in research and development, we have advanced the technical development of our mining methods, achieving operational efficiencies. Whether you are part of our offices, or at one of our sites near or far, you will find so much more than you expect.
Operations near and far
Located in the Great Sandy Desert in East Pilbara, Western Australia, Telfer is a fly in out fly out operation from Perth which recognizes the importance of work-life balance. Our comfortable, well furnished rooms include Foxtel, and our site offers quality food with healthy options, medical care, sports and recreation activities. Families are welcomed several times a year to open days to support our community feel at Telfer.
Who we're looking for:
Reporting to the Superintendent - Metallurgy, a permanent opportunity has arisen for a driven Senior Plant Metallurgist to lead and support a team of high performing Plant Metallurgists, Metallurgical Technicians and graduates to improve the metallurgical and operational performance of the concentrator and provide technical support to the operations teams. A function performed all whilst maintaining a safety behaviour and cost commitment consistent with the Newcrest values. Focus on short to medium term technical issues to ensure maximum and sustainable profitability of the business.
A few key responsibilities will include;
You will be safety focused, team oriented, enable and drive continuous improvement and be willing to strive for results. Relationship building, drive and strategic thinking are second nature to you. Its essential that you have demonstrated leadership and people management of a team in a technical context.
You'll have a relevant degree qualification in in Metallurgy, Mineral Processing or Chemical Engineering. Ideally you will also have the following;
We are looking for a strong communicator and influencer and someone who is familiar with working in a highly collaborative environment with a strong emphasis on innovation and best practise. Someone who is able to ensure absolute compliance with legal requirements and company objectives, whilst also providing support to develop, coach and mentor team members to continuously improve their knowledge, skills and relationship interactions.
Please note: This is a permanent role, FIFO from Perth Telfer on an 8 days on/6 off roster (Friday to Friday).
Our commitment to you
Look around and you'll discover opportunities to explore different pathways. Supported by development programs and guided by our leaders, you'll learn and grow in your time with us.
Keeping our people safe and healthy is our most important asset. Our commitment to safety, health and wellbeing is supported by systems and standards that embed our safety culture.
#LI-KB2
At this stage, we are not accepting any external agency CVs for the opportunity.
Newcrest is committed to building a diverse workforce. Our strategic focus is on gender diversity and diversity to reflect the communities in which we operate. Creating an inclusive culture will enable us to leverage the richness of cultures across our workforce and the capability of our diverse employees to get better business outcomes.
Our technical expertise is something we are quietly proud of. Through our investment in research and development, we have advanced the technical development of our mining methods, achieving operational efficiencies. Whether you are part of our offices, or at one of our sites near or far, you will find so much more than you expect.
Operations near and far
Located in the Great Sandy Desert in East Pilbara, Western Australia, Telfer is a fly in out fly out operation from Perth which recognizes the importance of work-life balance. Our comfortable, well furnished rooms include Foxtel, and our site offers quality food with healthy options, medical care, sports and recreation activities. Families are welcomed several times a year to open days to support our community feel at Telfer.
Who we're looking for:
Reporting to the Superintendent - Metallurgy, a permanent opportunity has arisen for a driven Senior Plant Metallurgist to lead and support a team of high performing Plant Metallurgists, Metallurgical Technicians and graduates to improve the metallurgical and operational performance of the concentrator and provide technical support to the operations teams. A function performed all whilst maintaining a safety behaviour and cost commitment consistent with the Newcrest values. Focus on short to medium term technical issues to ensure maximum and sustainable profitability of the business.
A few key responsibilities will include;
- Supporting the Safety Management System, ensuring a safety-first work culture; applying site safety standards, procedures and policies
- Supporting and investigating when work is stopped due to an unsafe act or condition, ensuring actions to mitigate the risk are implemented
- Setting priorities and allocating work to competent personnel
- Collaborating with stakeholders and setup work for execution
- Openly support Company policy regardless of personal views
- Ensuring all team members understand their tasks and their importance
- Contributing to budgets, schedules and plans
- Delivering on objectives outlined in workplans aligned to the site business planning and PoaP
You will be safety focused, team oriented, enable and drive continuous improvement and be willing to strive for results. Relationship building, drive and strategic thinking are second nature to you. Its essential that you have demonstrated leadership and people management of a team in a technical context.
You'll have a relevant degree qualification in in Metallurgy, Mineral Processing or Chemical Engineering. Ideally you will also have the following;
- Extensive exposure to base metal or gold mineral processing operations
- Experience with metallurgical accounting systems in complex processing applications
- Demonstrated continuous improvement experience and effective delivery of continuous improvement projects
- Exposure to SAG milling, gravity concentration and flotation unit processes within the gold / base metal industry
We are looking for a strong communicator and influencer and someone who is familiar with working in a highly collaborative environment with a strong emphasis on innovation and best practise. Someone who is able to ensure absolute compliance with legal requirements and company objectives, whilst also providing support to develop, coach and mentor team members to continuously improve their knowledge, skills and relationship interactions.
Please note: This is a permanent role, FIFO from Perth Telfer on an 8 days on/6 off roster (Friday to Friday).
Our commitment to you
Look around and you'll discover opportunities to explore different pathways. Supported by development programs and guided by our leaders, you'll learn and grow in your time with us.
Keeping our people safe and healthy is our most important asset. Our commitment to safety, health and wellbeing is supported by systems and standards that embed our safety culture.
#LI-KB2
At this stage, we are not accepting any external agency CVs for the opportunity.