Senior Metallurgist
2 weeks ago
Independence, Missouri, United States
P&C Recruiting and HR
Full time
Job Title: Senior MetallurgistWe are seeking a highly experienced Senior Metallurgist to join our team at P&C Recruiting and HR. The successful candidate will have a strong background in mineral processing, pyro-metallurgical, or hydrometallurgical plant operations.
Key Responsibilities:- Conduct and direct others in the execution of metallurgical research programs to improve current and create new processing techniques to be employed in operations.
- Oversee sampling programs, analyze data, and examine opportunities to improve current plant operations, using experience to solve plant operation issues.
- Communicate processes, procedures, conditions, and status to departmental employees and other stakeholders.
- Coach, provide guidance, and develop the knowledge and skill base of entry-level engineers and technical staff in the conduct of metallurgical research and principles.
- Evaluate projects by working with vendors, consultants, and educators to test and evaluate new and upgraded equipment, reagents, and flow sheets or processes on a large plant scale.
- Provide technical expertise to other departmental and divisional operations.
- Complete tasks in a safe and environmentally compliant manner by following EHS (environmental, health, and safety) policies, procedures, and best practices; support and assist peers in working in a safe, compliant manner; report unsafe acts or conditions, incidents, and deviations; and provide feedback to support continuous improvement in EHS performance.
- Minimum 7 years of experience in metallurgy, preferably in metal/non-metal hydro or pyro metallurgy or minerals processing.
- Experience training and developing technical staff.
- Bachelors Degree in Metallurgical Engineering or related field.
- Regularly uses a computer and phone. Frequently uses hand tools (powered and non-powered). Occasionally uses personnel carriers and loading/hauling equipment. Rarely uses cutting/welding equipment.
- Frequently required to work in outdoor weather conditions, wear PPE including but not limited to eye protection, hearing protection, and foot protection.
- Regularly required to work in outdoor weather conditions, wear PPE including but not limited to respirator, eye protection, hearing protection, and foot protection. Occasionally work near moving mechanical parts.
- Frequently required to work in extreme heat (non-weather); occasionally required to work in confined spaces, wet, humid conditions (non-weather), vibration, working at heights of 4 or more with fall protection.
- Occasionally exposed to loud noise.
- Regularly requires walking, standing, driving, and reaching with hands/arms; occasionally requires sitting, talking, hearing, stooping, crouching, kneeling, and crawling, and the use of repetitive motion. Requires clarity of vision, three-dimensional vision, and precise hand-eye coordination.
- Occasionally required to lift up to 15 pounds.
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