Superintendent: Planning & Metallurgy at SWAKOP URANIUM

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

Manage the metallurgical aspects of the processing plant to ensure effective start-up and management of the treatment plant and technical metallurgical support services to achieve optimal availability, utilization and performance of resources.

Key Performance Areas:

• Maintain effective control over operations.
• Ensure that annual and monthly uranium oxide production volumes are achieved.
• Initiate, lead and participate in technical investigations on operations and maintenance of the plant.
• Analyse production data/reports, investigate causes of delays and deviations and implement action to optimize process performance and efficiency targets.
• Control and implement the plant processing schedules for all processing areas.
• Coordinate labour, equipment and material input requirements to meet output quantity, quality and timing specifications.
• Review and set work standards, practices and procedures to achieve/optimize process specific utilization and efficiency.
• Determine both the scope and need for projects, including maintenance.
• Investigate and recommend special projects for short and long term process modifications / improvement of metallurgical process for approval.
• Conduct cost analysis for long term projects and operations relating to process optimization.
• Assists with feasibility studies to find ways of optimizing efficiency of operations.
• Responsible for budget control, based on production requirements, and controls expenditure within approved parameters.
• Review contractor service level agreement and ensure KPI’s are met as per the contract.

Requirements and experience:

• B-Tech / BSc Degree in Metallurgical Engineering or Chemical Engineering.
• Honours degree in Metallurgical /Chemical Engineering will be an added advantage.
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in a Processing plant environment of which 3 years’ should have been in a managerial capacity.
• Experience in Uranium processing will be a distinct advantage.
• Project delivery and project management experience in the field of process development for processing plant projects.
• Sound working knowledge and application of the Minerals (Prospecting and Mining) Act 33 of 1992 (Minerals Act).
• Extensive knowledge and application of the Health and Safety regulations passed in terms of the Labour Act 6 of 1992.
• Sound working knowledge of Mine Health and Safety regulations in terms of the Mines, Works and Minerals Ordinance 20 of 1968.
• Code B or BE Driver’s License.