Metallurgical Specialist

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa De Beers Group of Companies Full time

Company Description
- We’re re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives. That includes the lives of everyone who works for Anglo American. We strive to be a great company where employees are happy, inspired to do their best work. A place where every colleague can grow, develop and realise their potential.

To live up to our Always with Purpose employee value proposition, we’re putting the development and growth of colleagues first by ensuring everyone at Anglo American has the career experience they deserve.

**Job Description**:

- Support the Principal Metallurgist in maximising the value of Extractive Metallurgy services to Anglo American.
- Complete a baseload of detailed technical investigations aligned to the strategic intent of the business unit operation, both at site and in the laboratory, aimed at delivering a specified value for the business unit.
- Perform investigations to optimise or understand a unit operation that is underperforming at the business unit. Performance of the unit operation is defined under fixed criteria however the methodologies and procedures employed to understand the performance are flexible and at the discretion of the metallurgical specialist such as:

- specified laboratory procedures assigned to laboratory technicians to be performed or may be performed by the metallurgical specialist in person or
- the metallurgical specialist may choose to self-solicit plant samples or request operating data and perform analysis utilising number of tools ranging from excel to mass and energy balance simulation software.
- Delivers accurate and relevant reports to support the identification of current and future value adding opportunities.
- Supports effectiveness and continuous improvement of the productivity and value contribution within the assigned tasks.
- The Metallurgical Specialist should be available for ad hoc task assignment requests by the Principal Metallurgist to mobilise and support the refineries directly on site in urgent situations.

**Qualifications**:

- MSc Chemistry, Metallurgical Engineering or Chemical Engineering with relevant experience in processing or process development.
- OR PhD in Chemistry, Metallurgical Engineering or Chemical Engineering, relevant to PGM and/or base metal hydrometallurgy/Processing.
- OR BSc Chemistry (Honours), Metallurgical Engineering or Chemical Engineering with relevant experience at a precious metal (PGMs) or base metal refinery (Cu/Ni).

**Role Specific**:

- Requisite experience/exposure to hydrometallurgical operations for the Base Metals and Platinum Group Metals through project work, research and development or operational exposure would be considered advantageous.
- Demonstratable level of independent capability to undertake research and development in the fields of Chemistry, Metallurgy or Chemical Engineering considered advantageous.
- Prior knowledge of pressure and atmospheric leaching, solution purification and metal recovery/separation technologies as applied across a range of commodities would also be considered as advantageous.

**Specific Knowledge requirements**:

- Design, engineer and operate Metallurgical process plants, pilot plants and/or mini scale pilot plants.
- Research, optimise, and develop the most appropriate process technology for current and future plant operations.
- Provides technical input to process ores and produce saleable products. Mineral Processing, Pyrometallurgy and Hydrometallurgy
- Undertakes quality management, chemical analysis of feed, product, and waste streams to ensure that planned business performance is achieved and improved where possible. Where appropriate, researches and develops new methods and instruments.
- Engage cross-functional teams to share best practice, ensuring technical excellence and sustainable commercial decisions.
- Monitor progress against planned schedule and budget, and highlights dependencies on other projects or other activities across Anglo American.

**Additional Information
- Who we are**

We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working, demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies. As the custodians of coal and other precious natural resources - diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore and nickel - our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers and the world at large.

**How we are committed to your safety**

Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we’re also continually investing in new technologies - from drones to data analytics - that



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