Metallurgical Production Engineer at Anglo American

You will be responsible for ensuring that the plant process operates effectively and coordinate labour, equipment and services. This position has a legal accountability with a 2.6.1 appointment in terms of the MHSA.

Your additional responsibilities will include:

• Ensure that Production targets is focused on controllable variables and not only inputs and that the plat operates in a sustainable matter.
• Maintain and Optimize plant within process recipe and project execution and monitor and control metals flow and inventories to minimize plant lock up.
• Develop and maintain site specific standards, codes of practices, systems and procedures in accordance with guidelines and the Act.
• Identify key performance shortfalls and gaps, and critical improvement areas and develop refinery plant annual budget.
• Risks and threats to people and process during shift, stopping the operation if the working conditions are unsafe.
• Planned shutdowns and preventive maintenance of plant section and machinery and ensure integrity of process flow sheet and facilitate and implement new technologies.
• Application of best practice principles in process safety.
   

This role is in the Metallurgical Department on a Band 6 level and will report to Manager Production.

Please note: There are various positions available at multiple locations.

Qualifications
You must have:

• A Degree in Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering or Chemistry (NQF Level 8) is required.
• Management Development Programme will be advantageous.
• Valid driving license code B or EB is required in order to travel to the various sites.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience required:

• 5 years or more post graduation experience within a mineral/hydro/phyro metallurgical operation or plant will be advantageous.
• Experience in Minerals Processing or PGM concentrators will be beneficial.
• Experience with metallurgical smelting or refining operations will be advantageous.
• Experience with people management and effective leadership and understanding change management principles.
• Sound technical ability, including a good technical understanding of process control systems.
• Knowledge of the best utilization/business applications of management and plant processing.
• Computer skills for role including Business systems e.g. SAP including SHE systems management.
• Understanding of change management principles.