Reporting to the Metallurgical Superintendent we
seek to appoint a senior metallurgist at our Buzwagi gold mining operation.
seek to appoint a senior metallurgist at our Buzwagi gold mining operation.
Work Roster: 6 weeks on 3 weeks off
Responsibilities:
· Provide leadership to ensure that employees
and contractors adhere to safety and environmental standards that exceed
worldwide industry practice and any applicable legislative requirements.
and contractors adhere to safety and environmental standards that exceed
worldwide industry practice and any applicable legislative requirements.
· Lead training and Succession Planning within
the Process Metallurgical Team to ensure that Barrick achieves development of
Tanzanian employees to assume positions of increasing accountability.
Development of Plant Metallurgists, Graduate Metallurgists and Process
Operators to positions of increasing accountability is a Key Performance
Indicator.
the Process Metallurgical Team to ensure that Barrick achieves development of
Tanzanian employees to assume positions of increasing accountability.
Development of Plant Metallurgists, Graduate Metallurgists and Process
Operators to positions of increasing accountability is a Key Performance
Indicator.
· Lead the Buzwagi Metallurgy Team during
construction, commissioning and operation to ensure agreed targets are
achieved, within corporate safety and environmental guidelines in the areas of:
construction, commissioning and operation to ensure agreed targets are
achieved, within corporate safety and environmental guidelines in the areas of:
Ø Mill Availability,
Ø Throughput and Recovery; and
Ø Process Operating & Maintenance Costs
Ø Capital Expenditure.
· Lead activities of the Metallurgy Team to
assure cost effective and high quality metal recovery activities, metallurgical
performance and to optimize Company’s financial status and net smelter return.
Achieving optimum metallurgical efficiency is a Key Performance Indicator.
assure cost effective and high quality metal recovery activities, metallurgical
performance and to optimize Company’s financial status and net smelter return.
Achieving optimum metallurgical efficiency is a Key Performance Indicator.
· Develop and maintain daily, weekly and monthly
reporting procedures for production, metal recovery and operating cost.
reporting procedures for production, metal recovery and operating cost.
· Implement and monitor operations budgeting and
cost control systems. Consumables cost per tonne is a Key Performance
Indicator.
cost control systems. Consumables cost per tonne is a Key Performance
Indicator.
· Develop and maintain Metallurgical Accounting
and Metallurgical Reconciliation procedures.
and Metallurgical Reconciliation procedures.
· Provide technical input into development of
training packages.
training packages.
· Provide ongoing training, mentoring and
employee performance management, to develop and maintain a safe, competent and
results orientated Process Team.
employee performance management, to develop and maintain a safe, competent and
results orientated Process Team.
· Manage Metallurgical Laboratory, including
calibration of plant technical equipment (e.g., Particle Size Indicator, On
Stream Analyzer)
calibration of plant technical equipment (e.g., Particle Size Indicator, On
Stream Analyzer)
· Supervise Site Assay Laboratory Contractor.
· Assist with coordination of doré and
concentrate sales.
concentrate sales.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Education Requirements:
· B. Chemical, Mineral Processing or
Metallurgical Engineering, BSc. Metallurgy or similar
Metallurgical Engineering, BSc. Metallurgy or similar
Experience Requirements:
- Minimum
of 7 years progressive experience in process operations and gold
production including experience with gravity recovery, base metals
flotation, CIL and gold reconciliation. - Demonstrated
skills with capital justification, budget development, expenditure and
controls. - Experience
in systematic coaching and training of employees in developing country is
essential.
