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Mintek, South Africa’s national mineral research organisation, is one of the world’s leading technology organisations specialising in mineral processing, extractive metallurgy and related areas. Working closely with industry and other R&D institutions, Mintek provides service test work, process development and optimisation, consulting and innovative products to clients world-wide. Mintek is an autonomous statutory organisation which reports to the Minister of Mineral Resources.
About 30 per cent of the annual budget of R390 million is funded by the State Science Vote, with the balance provided by contract R&D, sales of products and services, technology licensing agreements, and joint-venture private sector companies. Mintek has about 780 permanent staff members, over half of whom are scientists, engineers and other technical R&D specialists.
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KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:
- Responsible for logistics and operational issues, including the commissioning, maintenance, operation and management of pilot scale furnace facilities in the Pyrometallurgy Division.
- Prepare equipment and facilities for use and check the operability of the standard equipment and furnace facilities, including providing technical and procedural advice on how to operate the equipment, which equipment settings are the optimal, etc.
- Operate laboratory and pilot scale furnace equipment with minimum supervision.
- Prepare samples/feed materials from instructions and ensure all equipment is used correctly and responsibly to avoid or minimize damage, including assuming full ownership of specified laboratory / process or plant equipment, and assignment to specific workflows, such as sample/raw materials preparation, furnace operation, housekeeping, etc.
- General management and coordination of bulk sample storage areas and coordinating bulk deliveries, dispatch, and storage of bulk materials. This includes taking full ownership of routine activities such as preparation of bulk samples (e.g. screening, blending, mixing, and drying as well as re-bagging).
- Coordinating housekeeping and maintaining bulk storage areas and materials to ensure materials are stored properly to avoid contamination and/or degradation, including keeping updated inventories to allow effective retrieval.
- Conform to all relevant SHEQ procedures, guidelines and rules, and ensure that relevant risks and hazards are identified and managed through Mintek-approved risk assessments and procedures. This includes ensuring that all relevant SOPs are up to date and complied with
Minimum requirements
JOB KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
- At least 3 years’ experience in the operation of relevant environment, operating furnaces and/or high temperature equipment.
- Ability to handle and process solid and molten materials in a safe and responsible manner.
- Knowledge or experience with SHEQ systems is non-negotiable.
- Understanding of the pyrometallurgy research environment is an added advantage
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- Physically and medically fit
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Mining Grade 12/N4
- Possession additional relevant qualifications is an added advantage.
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
- Team player who enjoys working on a variety of tasks.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Self-driven and willingness to assist in other sections/ divisions where necessar
- Ability to work in a stressful and demanding environment
- Willingness to work shifts and overtime, when necessary, particularly during pilot scale campaigns
- Ability to manage shifts and work in hot and dusty plant environments
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