Metallurgist

Company Description

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 97,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

**Job Description**:

- Data processing / control, reporting of testwork according to company guidelines and report writing.
- Responsible for monitoring of consumable levels and expenses in conjunction with the divisional manager.
- Evaluation of results and interpretation, assist with trouble shooting
- Management, training and direction of subordinates in quality, testwork methodology, safety and time management.
- Client liaison is essential.
- Design and costing of metallurgical testwork programs to achieve the clients objectives.
- Participate in project decision making during the testwork program.
- Assist with monthly invoicing of clients for testwork completed.
- Setting up and running bacterial leaching projects
- Assist with the planning, commissioning of bacterial leaching pilot plants and continuous running of the pilot plants
- Assist with the processing of all the products from a continuous bacterial leaching pilot plant campaign, including settling, neutralization and cyanidation testwork
- Work is scheduled and carried out in a timely manner, and relevant quality benchmarks are maintained
- Meet company targets with respect to turnover and quality
- Responsible for the effective and appropriate use of equipment, facilities and good housekeeping.
- Assist with the development, documentation and maintenance of methods and competence modules.
- Adhere to all quality and safety requirements of the SGS management system.
- Perform any other reasonable task as assigned by direct line manager.

**Qualifications**:

- B.Sc in Chemical Engineering or Metallurgy.
- Minimum experience of 5 years in the relevant field.

Additional Information
- Quality management system
- Health and safety

**Compliance & Authority**
- Cease the use of any equipment that may be deemed to constitute a safety hazard or enter hazardous environments without the necessary knowledge and protection and report the situation to higher authority to take action.
- Cease to carry on with work that may affect the quality (integrity) of services and report the situation to higher authority to take action.
- Initiate a formal improvement request when a deviation of the system occurs, possible improvements are identified or when nonconformity is identified.
- Assist with production coordination with specific collaboration with the AA and ICP departments.
- Assist with the training and verification of Fire-Assay staff.
- Check on daily staff attendance and address any problem timeously and pro-actively.
- Ensure that required consumables and inventory stock levels/PPE for Fire Assay are monitored and maintained for daily, night & weekend shifts.
- Ensure that pot re-cycling is performed daily, night shift and weekends.
- Ensure the maintenance of the laboratory instruments and apparatus is performed and maintain equipment records, logbooks, files and registers accordingly.
- Any person has the right to refuse to perform work that may damage the environment in an imminent and serious way and to report such a situation.