Job Vacancy For Senior Metallurgist
AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited
- Obuasi, Ashanti Region
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead by example to create a safe working environment, where risks are assessed and managed so tasks are performed without risk of injury or harm.
- Contribute to the Processing Department target to achieve zero reportable environmental incidents, zero compliance breaches and no events requiring public disclosure.
- Utilise 'Analyse and Improve' tools to investigate process interruptions so that exposure to environmental risks is reduced.
- Reduce energy usage by running the plant energy consumption per unit produced at the optimal rate with sphere of influence.
- Contribute to the Processing Department's objective to eliminate hydrocarbon and hyper saline water spills to zero within the Metallurgy Department.
- Ensure the organization structure is capable of delivering the metallurgical efficiency strategy
- Develop and set-up process automation, control systems and on-stream Metallurgical Monitoring for accurate and consistent data.
- Develop first fill and operational regents and consumables procurement plan and track delivery.
- Identify and maintain required inventory of critical spares and consumables
- Conduct the drafting, review, adjudicating and managing of all service contracts of the processing plant.
- Develop BIOX bacteria inoculum build up program and facilitate its implementation.
- Provide input into the process team readiness, recruitment, training and development of standard operating procedures, policies, etc.
- Where practicable, identify manual sampling protocols for plant data
- Investigate operational bottlenecks in the plant and make recommendations to prevent recurrence.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiencies, product quality, and reduce costs, as part of the Full Potential program.
- Model the process flowsheet and conduct integrative online mass balancing and simulation for troubleshooting and optimisation works
- Model the Sulphide Treatment Plant metallurgical accounting system with the modelling tools for steady state or dynamic plant model development for various applications
- Recognized tertiary qualification in Metallurgy, Mineral or Chemical Engineering
- Certificate of competence from MINCOM as per LI 2182 would be an advantage
- Minimum of 5 years of post-tertiary practice on a recognized process plant
- Good computer skills especially with Microsoft Excel, Word and Power Point presentation skills
- Excellent analytical skills and ability to communicate thoughts and ideas
- Must have good sense of ownership, commitment and self-motivated to achieve set targets
- Self-driven to achieve targets and improve the status quo.
- Self-starter with ability to justify, initiate and drive process case through implementation to completion
- Accountable
- Strong and proven decision-making skills.
- Willingness to delegate
- Demonstrates behaviour consistent with AGA values.
- Strong interpersonal, communication and motivating skills
- People management
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