Senior Metallurgist

Reporting to the Superintendent Metallurgy, you will provide technical leadership and operational support to improve plant performance, reduce processing costs, and drive continuous improvement. This is a hands-on role where you will work closely with Processing, Maintenance, and other operational teams to ensure safety, production and quality targets are consistently met in line with MinRes values.

Responsibilities

Monitor and optimise metallurgical performance of the processing plant, including crushing, grinding HPGR, gravity classification, DMS, and dewatering processes; Provide relevant technical support to production teams across site; Perform field safety interactions, hazard reporting, and critical risk management verifications; Monitor and enhance plant performance through analysis of operational data; Complete metallurgical accounting and report performance against forecasts and budgets; Identify process improvement opportunities and carry out projects to optimise performance, reduce costs, and improve safety; Supervise, support and mentor metallurgists and metallurgical technicians

Requirements

Tertiary qualification in Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering, or equivalent; Extensive experience in Metallurgy, having supported a team in a Senior position; Experience with complex processing plant (gravity, dense medium separation, magnetic separation or flotation); Demonstrated problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and strong communication abilities

Nice to have

S26 Training desirable; Previous experience within Lithium is highly regarded

Benefits

Career investment with a focus on leadership, upskilling, training and development programs; Access to deals, support and discounts to help unlock Health, Family, Recreation and Future