Job Description

Once in a Lifetime

We’re a great Australian success story, having rapidly grown to become a major player in the global lithium market. Our Pilgangoora Operation is one of the largest, hard-rock lithium operations in the world.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

Reporting to the Senior Metallurgist, the Plant Metallurgist is responsible for ensuring concentrate production and associated processing unit operations are controlled in a cost effective and efficient manner as well as ensuring metallurgical performance and improvement initiatives including;

This is a permanent position, with a 8/6 roster based at our Pilgangoora Operation.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Demonstrate stewardship in health, safety and environmental policies to ensure that site, corporate, and legislative requirements for the operation are met
• Generate and maintain daily and weekly metallurgical production reports to ensure that targets are met and to identify improvements opportunities
• Provide technical knowledge, training, and mentoring for graduate metallurgists, process technicians, metallurgical technicians and other members of the team
• Review and analyse past production performance, compare to budgeted and forecasted specifications and provide suggested improvement options
• Take the necessary actions to ensure that concentrate quality meets contract and target specifications
• Maintain, monitor and identify improvement opportunities of process control systems such as Citect, PowerBI, etc
• Carry out plant surveys and mass balances to maintain and improve plant performance
• Conducted laboratory trials and generated associated test work reports to evaluate production improvement opportunities.

ABOUT YOU:

• Degree qualified in Metallurgy or chemical engineering with exposure to similar role
• Prior knowledge and experience in heavy media separation and flotation desirable
• Experience in management & implementation of continuous improvement projects
• Experience and qualification as radiation safety officer desirable
• Proactive in identifying and implementing improvement opportunities
• Desire to take on various responsibilities and work in small teams

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Excellent remuneration package
• Quarterly incentive bonus / Annual short-term incentive with a share options
• Novated leasing through salary sacrifice
• Health & Wellbeing Allowance
• Access to the Company’s KidsCo holiday program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Community Leave
• Flexible working hours and option to work from home

WHAT WE STAND FOR:

• Safety First
• Great People
• We Deliver
• One Team
• Shaping Tomorrow

PROMOTING DIVERSITY

PLS recognises that talented people come from diverse backgrounds, who can contribute to our successes in different ways. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly recommend women and Australian indigenous people to apply.

OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS

As part of our recruitment process, we require proof of eligibility to work in Australia, reference checks, a pre-employment medical, drug and alcohol screen and a National Police Clearance.

We respectfully request agencies not to forward unsolicited resumes unless requested.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

PLS respectfully acknowledges the Nyamal and Kariyarra People of the Pilbara, and the Whadjuk Noongar People of the Perth region who are the traditional owners and first people of these lands. We would like to pay respect to the Elders past, present and emerging for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of the Nyamal, Kariyarra and Whadjuk Noongar Peoples.

If you are interested in learning more about PLS or registering for future opportunities, please visit our website www.pls.com