Profesional de Metalurgia

About the role

Responsible for the operations and development of the processing plant to ensure optimal metallurgical performance in line with established objectives and industry best practices.

Responsibilities

• Operate in compliance with the relevant laws of the Republic of Panama.
• Maintain and ensure strict adherence to Hygiene, Safety, and Environment (HSE) standards within assigned sections.
• Implement metallurgical process strategies for crushing and grinding sections.
• Consistently deliver and exceed key performance indicators (KPIs) as per established guidelines.
• Participate in daily section activities, providing technical support to operations staff to optimize plant performance.
• Monitor, analyze, control, and report process performance, including internal plant sampling and interpretation of results.
• Coordinate plant field studies, metallurgical test work, and circuit performance evaluations to recommend optimization methods.
• Conduct troubleshooting and technical analysis to identify root causes and implement corrective actions for plant performance improvement.
• Issue and follow up on Daily Operating Instructions for shift teams, covering key process parameters, tests, tasks, and critical considerations.
• Continuously seek and implement innovative solutions in workflows.
• Control, report, and execute strategies for operational cost reduction.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements

• University degree or tertiary qualification in Extractive Metallurgy, Mineral Processing, or a related field.
• Proven experience in technical engineering or metallurgy roles within plants, with specific expertise in base metal grinding and flotation processes.
• Prior experience in metallurgical accounting is highly required.
• Experience with process control systems, process information databases, and metallurgical optimization is highly valued.
• Strong commitment to Safety, Health, Environment, and Community (SHEC) performance indicators.
• Excellent analytical and cognitive skills to identify process deficiencies, bottlenecks, and implement systematic solutions effectively.
• Strong understanding of complex metallurgical data, continuous improvement strategies, and process control in large-scale, continuous mineral processing plants.
• Proven ability to work effectively in multicultural environments.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with demonstrated ability to compile complex data and structure clear, precise operational performance reports for both senior executives and field operations teams.
• Fluency in English is mandatory; proficiency or knowledge of Spanish is highly valued, along with willingness to undertake additional language training if necessary.
• Strong proficiency in computational and IT tools.