Haile Gold Mine - Chief Metallurgist

• Lead a team of professional and technical staff to maximize operational efficiencies in all areas of process with a focus on safety and environmental stewardship
• Support and promote an environment of participatory management
• Ensure the process operates at a high level of technical performance
• Investigate and implement opportunities to increase competitive advantages and align them with the organization’s overall strategy
• Ensure metal accounting is timely and accurate
• Ensure the budgets and forecasts for the Process Department are timely and accurate
• Ensure regulatory reporting is timely and accurate
• Other responsibilities and functions as assigned 

Requirements:

• BS, or higher level degree, in Metallurgical Engineering, Mineral Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering or other related field.
• Satisfactory combination of education and experience in the job related functions of this job will be considered as substitute for items listed above.
• Ten (10) years of metallurgy experience in base and/or precious metals processing is required.
• Previous experience supervising, enhancing and monitoring a team of technical and engineering staff is preferred.
• Previous experience developing systems and measures that appropriately assess process and personnel performance is preferred.
• Satisfactory combination of education and experience in the job related functions of this job will be considered as substitute for items listed above.
• Superior oral and written communication skills in English will be essential to ensure interaction with senior management level employees through operating level employees occurs at a high level of confidence.
• The ability to write and review detailed technical reports is essential.
• College level mathematics skills are required.
• Thorough understanding of Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) requirements.
• Detailed knowledge of comminution, flotation, CIL, carbon handling, refining, cyanide destruction and tailing storage unit operations.
• Detailed knowledge of analytical and metallurgical laboratory operations.
• Advanced knowledge of the principles and methods used in complex metallurgical and processing systems and analyses.
• Detailed knowledge of plant process control systems including advanced process control techniques.
• Advanced knowledge of Metallurgical accounting procedures and gold standards protocols.
• Detailed knowledge of participatory management practices including root cause analysis, SPC and lean manufacturing.
• Detailed working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet and presentation programs.

Physical Demands: 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, demonstrate manual dexterity, climb stairs, talk, hear and see.
• Occasionally may be required to lift moderately heavy objects (up to 50 pounds) during the course of the workday.
• Work is in a surface mine plant setting, which may include exposure to extremes in temperature and humidity.
• Personal protective equipment is required when performing work in a mine environment, including hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves and any other protective equipment as required.
• Oceana Gold promotes a drug/alcohol free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going random drug testing.

Please include your resume on the Resume Tab of the application.

Haile Gold Mine in an Equal Opportunity Employer