Senior Plant Metallurgist

**Business Unit / Group Function***:

- De Beers Group

**Area***:

- Processing

**Location***:

- Musina, South Africa

**Reference Id***:

- REF36007E

**Experience / Work Type***:

- Associate / Permanent Employee

**Closing Date***:

- 03 January, 2023

**Closing Date***: 03 January, 2023

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Overview

**Company Description**:
De Beers Group - The World’s Leading Diamond Company

We are the world’s leading diamond company - a unique, luxury business that thrives on the creativity, passion and knowledge of our people.

As we embark on a journey to accelerate the transformation of our business into one that is better positioned to realise the opportunities ahead of us, we welcome and encourage diverse perspectives from those individuals who spark fresh thinking and aren't afraid to challenge assumptions.

We’ll provide you with the space and support to grow and achieve your ambitions and - working together - you’ll help us realise our own ambition to be the pioneer of a new diamond world.

Venetia is an open-pit mine and the country’s largest producer of diamonds. The mine is in Limpopo Province in the north east corner of South Africa. Currently, we’re mining two of the mine’s largest Kimberlite pipes in a single, open-pit operation. Open-pit mining is likely to run to 2018-2021 and preparations are already under way to convert to underground mining, which is expected to extend the life of the mine to 2046.

As a Senior Plant Metallurgist you will provide assistance to the Ore Processing Engineer and the Section Manager in the provision of Metallurgical Quality Control & Assurance for various sections of the Venetia Mine Treatment Plant and providing Technical Support to the Production Teams. This includes assistance in initiating continuous improvement projects aimed at meeting production budgets and ensuring plant readiness for LOM treatment profile.

**As a Senior Plant Metallurgist your responsibilities will include but not limited to**:

- Assist in ensuring that legal, safety, environmental and hygiene standards are complied with and maintained within the area of responsibility
- Assist in ensuring that all work is planned, scheduled, executed and monitored in accordance with short
- and long-term Ore Processing objectives, technical standards and procedures, and statutory requirements
- Identification of improvement opportunities, business case development, Scoping and execution of approved improvement projects.
- Analyse relevant processing data for the allocated portion of the plant and in own area of responsibility, reporting and investigating barriers to effective quality performance, causes of delays and deviations, and assist in ensuring mitigating plans are prepared and implemented
- Stakeholder management: liaison with maintenance, operational & support function personnel to implement plant optimisation projects
- Supports Production Teams to achieve the target for tonnes treated within their section of responsibility
- Supports Production Teams to achieve target for carats recovered.
- Assist in Managing all plant governance requirements - technical, operational and quality standards audits; and ensures compliance within their section of responsibility
- Assist to ensure a stable and sustainable plant performance within their section of responsibility
- Updating of all relevant process documentation for the Treatment Plant

**Qualifications**:

- Matric or NQF4 equivelant
- BSc Engineering or B-Tech (Chemical Engineering or Metallurgy)

**Your experience will include**:

- Minimum 2 years post qualification experience in a processing plant
- LIMN modelling experience will be an advantage
- Power Bi report building
- Medical Fitness Certificate will be required
- Valid Drivers License

**Additional information**:
**Who We Are: De Beers Group**

Established in 1888, De Beers Group is the world’s leading diamond company with unrivalled expertise in the exploration, mining, sorting, valuing, selling and marketing of diamonds. Together with our joint venture partners, we operate in more than 20 countries across six continents.

We want our diamonds, and our business, to make life brilliant - for our people, our customers and the world around us.

We build partnerships and connect with our people and their communities to make a positive contribution to the wider world. We’re constantly developing new ways to make an impact and build a beneficial legacy. We call it ‘Building Forever’ - it’s fundamental to our pioneering spirit and the purposeful way we do business.

**Safety**
Safety first is a way of life for us. We are unconditional about the safety, health and well-being of our colleagues, at work and at home, and about that of the communities where we work. We aim to lead the industry by investing in innovation to protect people, who are at the heart of our business. Our high performing teams take accountability for their own and others' actions, work collaborative