Process Metallurgist - Emo, Canada - New Gold Inc.

New Gold Inc.

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Emo, Canada

1 week ago

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Description

Make an impact at Canada's premier mining company.

New Gold attracts and hires highly skilled individuals.

By joining our team, you can look forward to:

A stimulating values-based work environment
A culture of collaboration and inclusion
Inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
Career development opportunities
A deeply rooted commitment to responsible mining, health and safety and community engagement
A competitive total compensation program
A comprehensive benefits package including a retirement savings plan

Rainy River Mine

Situated in beautiful northwestern Ontario, 65 km northwest of Fort Frances, the Rainy River Mine is an open pit, gold and silver producing, residential mine site.

The Rainy River Mine, located adjacent to the Ontario / Minnesota border is 65 Kilometers northwest of Fort Frances, Ontario and is situated half way between Winnipeg, Manitoba and Thunder Bay, Ontario The area is home to more than 130 species of birds and large populations of moose, black bear and deer.

If you enjoy outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, winter sports and lake country then this is an area you will love to live and work in.

Position:
Process Metallurgist

Schedule: 14x14

Position Reports To:
Senior Metallurgist

POSITION OBJECTIVES

The key objective of this position is to provide leadership for the refiners and metallurgy technician, coach and provide technical support to the mill operations team and to improve the operational performance of the process plant.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Health, Safety and Environment:

Ensure all Health, Safety and Environment Policies & Procedures are adhered to by all direct reports
Conduct Pre-Shift Toolbox Meetings and Monthly Safety Meetings
Ensure housekeeping standards are maintained.
Perform rotational Job Observations, Workplace Inspections and PPE Audits
Investigate all Health, Safety and Environment near misses or incidents and develop action plans to prevent re-occurrence
Identify opportunities for Continuous Improvement in developing best practices and SOP's to minimize risks

Business KPI's:

Manage supply inventories in the metallurgical laboratory and refineries
This includes ensuring that MSDS are up to date for the metallurgical lab
Train operators on various SOPs related to sample preparation and circuit analysis and circuit sampling.
Support operations in the maintenance and record keeping for the SAG and Ball Mill liners, Knelson concentrators and cyclone components
Operate the Acacia (intensive cyanidation unit) and train mill operations how to operate the unit
Create, update and manage laboratory standard operating procedures.
Data entry and analysis for metallurgical accounting
Daily metallurgical report
Month end metallurgical report
Weekly reagent count summary with the warehouse department

Oversee Sample collection, surveys including:

Perform daily assessment on the CND performance
Perform daily check on reagent inventory
Perform daily check on CIP carbon inventory
Perform weekly survey of leach, CIP and carbon handling gold and silver inventory
Perform weekly test of carbon activity
Perform bottle roll leach tests on exploration samples and plant samples as required
Lead grinding circuit sampling campaigns
Conduct leaching tests in the metallurgical lab and CND test work.
Maintain good knowledge of Microsoft Office systems - particularly Excel.
Executing on laboratory methods and techniques for mineral processing test work.
Designing experiments and plant trials.
Analyze mill performance KPIs and trends using DataParc
Effective communication, both verbal and in written. Will be required to write summaries and reports.
Demonstrate a personal commitment to Safety, Health and Environmental responsibilities
Any additional tasks as requested by your Supervisor

Job Qualifications

Accredited University degree in Chemical or Metallurgical Engineering
3-5 years of gold milling experience
Professional Engineering Designation considered an asset
Skilled in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook Visio, MS Project, quantitative risk analysis would be
beneficial.
Proven communication skills both verbal and written.

NEW GOLD VALUES
All Rainy River mine personnel shall uphold the following Company values:
Integrity Doing what is right

Safety in all we do

Be honest, trustworthy, and ethical

Demonstrate environmental and stakeholder stewardship

Creativity Lead with innovation

Seek continuous improvement

Implement positive change

Encourage creative thinking

Be bold - think out of the box

Commitment Deliver on promises

Do what you say you are going to do

Create sustainable value for our shareholders

Be accountable, take personal responsibility

Be persistent in the pursuit of our goals

People & Committed to development

Communities We invest in our employees through personal development

We strengthen our team by embracing diversity and inclusiveness

We are dedicated to creating sustainable benefits for our host c