Principal Metallurgist

Closing Date: July 5, 2024

Teck Alaska Incorporated, Red Dog Operations, one of the world's largest producers of zinc concentrate, is recruiting for a Principal Metallurgist

Rotation schedule will be 2 weeks on-site with 2 weeks off-site
 

Responsibilities:

•    Champion Safety and Environmental Compliance: Be a courageous safety leader, promoting a culture of safety leadership aligned with the company’s Health, Safety and Environmental Compliance (HSEC) commitments. Ensure adherence to all relevant regulations and standards
•    Leadership and Team Development: Supervise the technical development of the metallurgy team, including performance assessments, professional growth, and succession planning, ensuring alignment with company’s strategic goals
•    Integrated Planning: Manage metallurgical production planning for the 5-year business plan, 1-year budget plan, monthly and weekly plans. Ensuring plans are optimized and executable
•    Continuous Improvement: Embed continuous improvements practices into planning process and lead efforts to enhance performance and/or reduce costs in crushing, grinding, flotation, dewatering, and water treatment operations
•    Variance Management: Conduct effective variance management on mid- to short-range plans through trade-off and scenario analysis to optimize outcomes and improve future plans
•    Cross-Departmental Collaboration: Foster collaboration across department areas to create an integrated plans that maximizes value chain efficiency
•    Milling Process Expertise and Operational Guidance: Offer subject matter expertise to address operational issues in milling processes. Provide expert guidance to Integrated Production and Execution teams, particularly in operational decision-making and variance response strategies
•    Operational Modes Development: Assist in the development of operating modes and targeted action response plans (TARP)
•    Production Reporting: Ensure accurate and reliable metallurgical and water treatment production reporting, including forecasts and reconciliation processes
•    Concentrate Production Optimization: Collaborate with Marketing, Trail, and Corporate teams to optimize concentrate specifications and production plans
•    Leadership Support: Act as a stand-in for the Superintendent, Integrated Planning as required

Qualifications:

•    Bachelor of Science/Engineering degree (Mineral Processing, Metallurgical or Chemical.) is required
•    Minimum ten (10) years senior level milling experience, preferably in base metals
•    Prior experience coordinating and supervising technical teams
•    Experience identifying, leading, and implementing projects that improve metallurgical performance and/or operating costs
•    Strong communicator, able to communicate with key stakeholders clearly and concisely
•    Highly motivated team player with ability to develop strong relationships across multi operational disciplines
•    Exhibit courageous leadership in providing guidance in a variety of situations and environments
•    Efficiently work under high pressure situations and embed effective time management in execution of responsibilities
•    Advanced software skills in MS Office, especially spreadsheet
•    Advanced analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities
•    Knowledge of PowerBI and/or other data analytics platforms
•    Familiarity with Process Control System, Grinding Expert Systems and JKSimMet software
 

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