The Metallurgical Engineer provides metallurgical expertise at a 1,000+ ton per day Lead-Zinc-Silver surface mill to develop, maintain and continuously improve upon the operation.
Job Duties Include
Oversees all metallurgical aspects of milling operations
Grinding, flotation, reagents, de-watering, tailings and water treatment
XRF analysis system
On Stream Analyzer (OSA)
Metallurgical reports
The Mill is highly instrumented and the metallurgists also work with PLC based:
Graphic operator interfaces
Process data storage, retrieval, trending and on-line mass balancing
Expert; advisory and supervisory control systems.
Modeling software
Consults with Mill Superintendent, Mill Foreman, and Mill Supervisors to identify problems associated with Milling procedures and processes and solutions to resolve them.
Manages concentrate freight contractor and coordinates with smelter on concentrate quality and deliveries.
Diagnoses complex equipment or process malfunctions, production, or test problems, plans and carries out corrective action or directs operators in correcting problems.
Analyzes operating data and makes recommendations or prepares reports regarding upgrading current milling methods or procedures, utilization, and types of equipment, etc.
Ensures analyzers and sampling systems are maintained and calibrated to provide optimum process and quality control.
May advise operations personnel on process changes, reagent consumption, water, and air adjustments, etc., to obtain desire process.
Interprets and evaluates experimental, test, and other data and prepares reports and recommendations based on evaluations.
Investigates methods of improving metallurgical processes to extract silver, lead, and zinc.
Directs and coordinates the work of Metallurgical Engineers, Mill Technicians or other workers engaged in various aspects of technical assignments.
Coordinates recovery of samples from various stages of processing for lab analysis.
Initiates work orders for repairs or maintenance on process control systems.
Uses bench scale, pilot scale and plant scale testing or analysis of plant data to investigate, develop, refine, and improve the metallurgical and materials balance flow sheets.
Remains current on metallurgical and processing developments in the areas of complex massive sulfides, collaborates with internal and external resources, and ensures Lucky Friday is informed and led on a technologically superior basis.
Minimum Qualifications Include
Bachelor of Science Degree in Metallurgical Engineering or a related field.
Prior Experience At a Silver-Lead-Zinc Concentrator Preferred.
Advanced computer skills involving Excel and data bases, and the programming and understanding of computer-controlled instrumentation is preferred.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Mining
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