Metallurgist
- Pretoria, Gauteng
- Temporary
- Full-time
📍 Location: On-site with the mine’s operations team – Pretoria | Rust de Winter
⏳ Duration: Fixed-term contract – 6 monthsRequirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
- 8–10 years’ experience in extractive metallurgy, preferably in gold/base metal processing.
- Proven track record in metallurgical test work design, execution, and analysis.
- Strong cross-functional communication skills between lab and operations.
- Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
- Act as the main technical link between the Client and the mine’s processing/operations teams.
- Review and confirm test work scopes, sampling plans, and methodologies.
- Oversee sample collection and preparation for accuracy and compliance.
- Monitor test work progress, ensuring data integrity and timely results.
- Analyse metallurgical data and prepare clear, actionable operational reports.
- Provide technical guidance to integrate findings into plant/process optimisation.
- Ensure compliance with site safety, quality, and environmental standards.
This is an excellent short-term opportunity for a seasoned metallurgist to make an immediate, high-impact contribution to a live mining operation