September 26, 2024

Bluestone Mines Tasmania JV

Zeehan

FULL TIME

Plant Metallurgist

Tasmania Tin Operations
Renison Mine
About Bluestone
Bluestone Mines Tasmania Joint Venture Pty Ltd, is Australia’s largest Tin producer. Bluestone is a well-established, high yield tin producer with a strong resource base supporting a mine life in excess of 10 years. The Renison mine is located on Tasmania’s beautiful West Coast between the towns of Zeehan and Rosebery.
About the mine
Renison is currently experiencing an exciting phase of development, characterised by a robust "Life of Mine Plan" and an ongoing commitment to capital reinvestment. This strategic approach is designed to enhance health, safety, environmental sustainability, and operational efficiency. Our mission is to be a sustainable, efficient, capable, disciplined, and respected tin producer, continuously striving for operational excellence and optimization.
About the role
We are currently seeking an experienced plant metallurgist to join the processing department technical team, to actively contribute to optimising metallurgical and production performance in one of Australia’s most complex and diverse concentrators.
The successful candidate will report to the Superintendent Metallurgy and be part of a team who are focused on working together to deliver improvement. This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic and results driven person be part of an exciting journey.
This position is offered on 8 days on, 6 days off roster.
Core responsibilities

Responsible for all metallurgical functions associated within the plant and monthly reporting,
Assist operations to achieve production targets and troubleshoot the concentrator
Conducts and participates in audits, reviews and quality assurance activities associated with managing operational and metallurgical functions.
Design, supervision, and conducting of metallurgical testwork and sampling programs,
Metallurgical testwork planning and execution, analysis, and technical reporting,
Liaison with engineering and service providers in accordance with set project requirements,
Project work in the Renison processing plant,
Ensure job specific safety skills & responsibilities are met,
Assist with forecast/budgets as required,
Assist other metallurgical personnel as required.
Manage metallurgical accounting with the Metallurgical Technicians and assist with ongoing improvement of the SQL Database.

About you
To be successful in this role you will require tertiary qualifications in Metallurgy or Chemical Engineering and a minimum of 3 years post graduate experience. Exposure to gravity and flotation processes would be advantageous.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills are a must, allowing you to build relationships across departments and to communicate at all levels.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly and inclusive team where results are rewarded, and new ideas are encouraged and supported.
Bluestone Mines Tasmania offers a range of lifestyle options, catering for both residential and drive in drive out options. Attractive residential benefits are available or alternatively, fully catered modern Single Persons Quarters are available for those seeking a drive-in-drive-out option.

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