Plant Metallurgist - Perth, Australia - Fortescue Metals Group

Fortescue Metals Group

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Perth, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Job no: 518550

Work type:
Full Time Fortescue Employee

Location:
Iron Bridge, Perth Fortescue Centre

Categories:
Operations

_Fortescue has an exciting future ahead. As well as producing over 180 million tonnes of iron ore per year, we're diversifying our business to become an integrated global green energy and resources company._
Iron Bridge is Fortescue's greenfields project, set to deliver 22mtpa of high grade 67% Fe magnetite concentrate product.

Located 145km by road south of Port Hedland, the mine will deliver an innovative process design and industry-leading energy efficient operation.

Iron Bridge represents Fortescue's latest operation culminating in a new OPF/CHF, new technologies and camp facilities.

Plant Metallurgist

Work Location:
Iron Bridge - Fortescue's Iron Bridge project is located on the traditional lands of the Nyamal people.

Roster:8D6R FIFO ex Perth

Position overview:

Fortescue Metals Group is excited to announce we are looking to recruit for our Plant Metallurgical Team to run and manage the metallurgical function of our brand-new Magnetite Mining Operation at Iron Bridge.

The Plant Metallurgist is responsible for monitoring and improving plant performance. You will champion metallurgical and capital improvement processes in the Ore Processing Facility. To achieve this, the successful applicant will work closely with the metallurgical, laboratory and operations teams across site. We will all work together to create a world class working culture, that suits our world class mining operation.

Key accountabilities will include:

Maintain conduct in line with Fortescue health, safety and environmental policies, including coaching of others, participation in Risk Assessments, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and incident investigations
Develop appropriate technical strategies to achieve production targets and ensure quality, including routine and adhoc reporting, thorough data analysis, and review of data from the analytical laboratory
Identification and implementation of process improvement initiatives, encompassing the development of; operational strategies, changes to equipment specifications and targets, and process control optimisation
Liaise with the mine planning and geometallurgy teams to ensure ore feed characteristics are well understood and forecast, and process plant parameters are optimised, for maximum production volume, quality, and cost efficiency
Drive continuous improvement to optimise safety, production, cost, and efficiency of our Iron Bridge operations.

Qualifications and skills required:

We are looking at all levels of experience, (Graduate through to 6 years +)
For the more experienced ideally Mine Site Experience would be a bonus
Sound knowledge of, or a keen interest in, mineral processing test work and equipment
Bachelor's Degree in engineering in Extractive Metallurgy or Process/Chemical Engineering
Driver's License (C-Class unrestricted manual) and a safetyfirst attitude towards driving
Magnetite and / or complex metallurgical processing experience or a passion to learn.

Applications close: 31 Mar 2023 W. Australia Standard Time