Superintendent: Planning & Metallurgy

Description

• Manage the metallurgical aspects of the processing plant to ensure effective start-up and management of the treatment plant and technical metallurgical support services to achieve optimal availability, utilization and performance of resources

Duties

• Maintain effective control over operations
• Ensure that annual and monthly uranium oxide production volumes are achieved
• Initiate, lead and participate in technical investigations on operations and maintenance of the plant
• Analyse production data/reports, investigate causes of delays and deviations and implement action to optimize process performance and efficiency targets
• Control and implement the plant processing schedules for all processing areas
• Coordinate labour, equipment and material input requirements to meet output quantity, quality and timing specifications
• Review and set work standards, practices and procedures to achieve/optimize process specific utilization and efficiency
• Determine both the scope and need for projects, including maintenance
• Investigate and recommend special projects for short and long term process modifications / improvement of metallurgical process for approval
• Conduct cost analysis for long term projects and operations relating to process optimization
• Assists with feasibility studies to find ways of optimizing efficiency of operations
• Responsible for budget control, based on production requirements, and controls expenditure within approved parameters
• Review contractor service level agreement and ensure KPI’s are met as per the contract

Requisites

• B-Tech / BSc Degree in Metallurgical Engineering or Chemical Engineering
• Honours degree in Metallurgical /Chemical Engineering will be an added advantage
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in a Processing plant environment of which 3 years’ should have been in a managerial capacity
• Experience in Uranium processing will be a distinct advantage
• Project delivery and project management experience in the field of process development for processing plant projects
• Sound working knowledge and application of the Minerals (Prospecting and Mining) Act 33 of 1992 (Minerals Act)
• Extensive knowledge and application of the Health and Safety regulations passed in terms of the Labour Act 6 of 1992
• Sound working knowledge of Mine Health and Safety regulations in terms of the Mines, Works and Minerals Ordinance 20 of 1968
• Code B or BE Driver’s License

Notes

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted