De Beers Group is the world’s leading diamond company, with expertise in diamond exploration, mining, grading, marketing and retail. Together with our joint venture partners, we employ more than 20,000 people across the global diamond pipeline, with many of these people in our source countries of Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa. Through our own ...
The Role of Senior Plant Metallurgist is to support the Metallurgical team through the Ore Processing engineer to deliver the required service to the Section Managers.
Key Result Areas:
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:
Grade 12 certificate or relevant NQF level 4 qualifications.
BSc Engineering or B-Tech (Chemical Engineering or Metallurgy).
Minimum Requirements:
Minimum 2 years post qualification experience in a processing plant.
LIMN modelling or Diamond wizard knowledge/experience will be an advantage.
Power Bi report building or use of Power Bi reports.
Valid EB/Code 08 Drivers License.
Intimate knowledge of process flow in own area and general process flow of the plant.
Successfully obtain a Red Ticket (Medical Fitness Certificate) for the plant environment.
Your consideration for employment is subject to your SAPS Criminal Record verification and qualifications verification.
Candidates will be required to undergo Psychometric Assessments.
Skills/ Competencies:
Technical knowledge of mining operations with diamond processing plant experience.
Analysing and interpreting of information.
Process modelling & simulation.
Report writing.
Presentations and Networking.
Teamwork.
Planning, coordinating and prioritizing.
Project management.
Knowledge of SHHE policies, procedures and the important role of consistently demonstrating required behaviours and championing safety values.
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