Senior Metallurgist
Snowy River Gold Mine | Reefton, West Coast
Competitive Salary + Private Health Insurance + Accommodation Allowance
Select Recruitment is proud to be recruiting for a Senior Metallurgist to join the team at the growing Snowy River Gold Mine near Reefton on the West Coast.
This is a rare opportunity to be part of a new mining operation as it enters production, offering long-term career growth within an expanding business.
What's on Offer
- Competitive remuneration package
- Full private health insurance
- Accommodation allowance
- 8 on / 6 off roster (or similar variation)
- Company bus transport from Reefton and Greymouth to site
- Career progression opportunities within a growing operation
- Opportunity to help shape a growing mining operation from the ground
Reporting to the Processing Manager you will lead metallurgical performance, optimise plant recovery and throughput, and provide technical leadership across a modern processing plant.
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead metallurgical performance across gravity, intensive leach and flotation circuits.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on recovery, throughput and operating costs.
- Investigate process deviations, undertake root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
- Design and manage plant trials and metallurgical test work programmes.
- Support plant commissioning, ramp-up activities and process optimisation.
- Complete metallurgical accounting, reporting and production forecasting.
- Provide technical mentoring and support to operational teams.
- Work closely with maintenance teams, laboratories, consultants and technical stakeholders to maximise plant performance.
- Champion health, safety and environmental compliance across all processing activities.
What You Need
- Tertiary qualification in Metallurgy or Minerals Processing, or equivalent practical metallurgical experience.
- Proven experience in metalliferous mineral processing with a strong background in gold processing.
- Strong understanding of gravity recovery, leaching and flotation circuits.
- Demonstrated success in driving plant performance improvements and conducting metallurgical investigations.
- Experience with metallurgical accounting, reporting and data analysis.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams.
- A genuine commitment to safety leadership and environmental responsibility.
Highly Regarded
- Experience commissioning new processing plants or circuits
- Familiarity with metallurgical accounting software.
- Experience with intensive leach reactors (ILR), gravity concentrators, flotation circuits and dry-stack tailings.
- Current driver's licence.
What's In It For You
- Opportunity to influence and shape a new mining operation from the ground up.
- A senior technical leadership role with significant autonomy and impact.
- Exposure to a growing organisation with ambitious expansion plans.
- Work alongside experienced industry professionals in a collaborative environment.
- Career development and progression opportunities as the business grows.
- Competitive remuneration package aligned with experience.
If you're ready to combine technical expertise with leadership and make a measurable impact on a growing gold processing operation we'd love to hear from you!
Apply online today or call Megan for further information 021 409 025
MPORTANT:
- Applicants must have the current right to work in New Zealand (no visa sponsorship available).
- As per our standard recruitment process, all applicants will undergo Pre-employment Reference Checks, Drug and Alcohol screening, along with a Ministry of Justice Criminal Record Check to determine employment suitability.
Vacancy ID: 20028850765151
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