Process Engineer at Rand Refinery

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

The incumbent is expected to offer support to the Smelter Senior Process Engineer and Process Leader in terms of developing production plans, departmental strategies and operational directives.
Responsible for daily troubleshooting, and optimisation of the blending, BBOC and induction furnaces.

DIVERSITY OF WORK

• Deliverance of capital projects assigned to him/her within specified time and costs. Ensure all engineering and governance requirements are met.

DECISION MAKING

• Decisions made must add value to the delivery of projects with respect to quality compliance, customer satisfaction, time and costs.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maximise throughputs across the Smelter Business Complex, in order to achieve its financial year targets.
• Maximise plant utilization, resulting in minimal metal losses by assisting the Smelter Process Leader and Senior Process Engineer with improvements and recommendations.
• Conduct technical investigation of processes.
• Perform process improvement studies at the beginning of projects.
• Prepare and assist with audit duties for the Primary and Secondary Processes sections.

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• A completed Matric qualification.
• Preference will be given to candidates in possession of a tertiary qualification in Chemical or Metallurgical Engineering.
• Must have at least acquired 5 years of working experience within a Metallurgical or Smelter environment, whereby at least 2 years was acquired from having served within a middle management position.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Computer skills proficiency – SAP and MS Office package.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Risk management skills – able to identify and eradicate risk.
• Training skills – able to train others.
• Have a clear understanding of the production processes.
• Knowledge of equipment coupled with fault detection abilities.
• SHEQ and radiation knowledge – able to diagnose faults.
• Hydro and Pyro-metallurgy knowledge – thorough understanding of equipment and chemical thermodynamics.
• Process knowledge – thorough understanding of material chemistry.
• Scheduling knowledge – able to effectively schedule work for other colleagues.