Company Description

Come and join this dedicated team as our Metallurgical Technical Engineer. The role is responsible to optimise and continually improve the processing technical integrity of the section by providing technical input with a 1 – 2 year timeframe to the Manager Technical/Section Manager Technical Processing.

By looking after our assets, you’ll become an asset too.

Anglo American is a global diversified mining business. Our portfolio of world-class mining operations provides the metals and minerals that make modern life possible. We use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine, process, move and market our products to our customers around the world

Our Platinum business mines, processes and refines the entire range of platinum group metals (PGMs): platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium. We are the world’s leading primary producer of PGMs, which have a range of specialised applications that improve lives across the world – from vehicle fuel cells to jewelry; dentistry to glassmaking; pacemakers to petroleum refining.

Job Description

Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Oversee consistent application of Safety & Health principles in all discipline specific interactions and take personal responsibility for safety of self and others to ensure zero harm and elimination of fatalities.
• Supports the Senior Manager: Technical in maximising production by always providing technical support through the rigorous application of the technical recipe of the operation ensuring that health and safety is never compromised.
• Provide people leadership within the section by assisting Metallurgists and production staff by measuring, monitoring and managing technical workload, assigning tasks and reviewing/ recognising outputs of team members.
• Utilise experience and operating knowledge of an integrated nature (parallel and sequential processing) of the relevant unit operations in the section’s flowsheets to discern and identify trends and leading indicators of technical problems which may lead to a reduction in operating efficiency or put at risk the integrity of the overall operation.
• Support the sections Business Improvement structure through the initiation and management of dedicated Analyse and Improve initiatives, embedding a culture of learning and continuous improvement for benchmark performance.
• Provide technical recommendations and operational support based on feedback from the measurement and monitoring of technical specifications to ensure benchmark performance.
• Implement a purpose-driven, high-performing culture that is aligned with the company values, is inclusive and promotes diversity, supports engagement, and fosters continuous improvement of work processes. Develop required compliance governance in the context of the discipline on a sectional level, through the implementation and management of assurance systems, feedback management routines and discipline specific trigger action response plans as defined by Technical superiors.
• Ensure compliance to Anglo American internal and external compliance (legislative, regulatory, permitting) requirements.
• Ensure the well-rounded development of technical processing team and graduates in line with Processing Technical guidelines and best practice principles.
• Develop required compliance governance in the context of the discipline on a sectional level, through the implementation and management of assurance systems, feedback management routines and discipline specific trigger action response plans as defined by Technical superiors.
• Ensure compliance to Anglo American internal and external compliance (legislative, regulatory, permitting) requirements.
• Redlining of PID’s, HAZOP’s, PSM implementation.
• Assisting the operational team with the PCN/MOC/SCN processes

This role is at a Band 6 level reporting to the Senior Manager Technical Processing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (Hons) in Metallurgy, Chemical engineering, or related science
• Masters Desirable

Experience

• 5 years relevant experience.

Technical knowledge(experience) required for role:

• Experience in project management advantageous.
• Value chain management within discipline, and awareness of interdependencies across value chain steps.
• Business improvement tools and techniques
• Proven track record working with multi-disciplinary technical and operational teams.

Knowledge and Skills

• Proficient skill in solving complex technical investigations and to meet long term business needs.
• Proficient skill in process alignment and to identify opportunities to maximise performance levels across the mining value chain.
• Developing project management skills – drives the sharing of project and resource management best practice to continuously improve project capabilities and resource management.
• Proficient skill in Process and Chemistry know-how – acts as a thought leader for technical analysis applied to the relevant section’s flow sheets required for supporting the operation.
• Advanced communication and interpersonal skills.
• Advanced computer literacy.

Additional Information

Who We Are

We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working, demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet, that means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies.

What We Offer

When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package. But more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We’re a large, successful multinational company – and we’re still growing all the time.

Inclusion and Diversity

Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfill their potential. Anglo American Platinum has a zero tolerance to dignity harms, these include all acts of gender based violence, bullying, harassment and victimisation. Ensuring the safety of our employees extends beyond physical safety and includes the eradication of harmful behaviours from our workplace. This responsibility extends to everyone at Anglo American Platinum both during work hours and outside of work. We are unconditional in creating a respectful, inclusive, and safe working environment to ensure that no colleague will be violated or harassed under our watch.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please complete our online application form. You will have the opportunity to upload your CV and other relevant documentation as part of this process.

Closing Date: 17 June 2024

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