Metallurgical Technician

We are seeking a passionate Metallurgical Technician to join our Growth and Sales team in Mumbai / Bangalore. Working closely with our client, process & sales team, you will be responsible for flowsheet development, equipment sizing, process modelling, test work at client site across our flotation, grinding and hydrometallurgical technologies, helping translate test work into robust plant designs. This is an exceptional opportunity to work with advanced flotation technology and contribute to the development and implementation of Jameson Cells, with additional exposure to IsaMill and Albion technologies. Your role will primarily encompass training and supporting site teams, test work completed on mine sites and in laboratories, commissioning our technologies and supporting the clients in planning and interpreting test work. The role includes significant domestic travel away from home up to 50-70% of the time.

This role requires the ability to write and speak in English.

You will be responsible for:

• Design, oversee, and assist with test work programs on mine sites and laboratories
• Ongoing support to technology users and key stakeholders
• Provide advice through all facets of project development and execution, including test work, analysis, equipment sizing, flowsheet development/modelling, commissioning, and post-commissioning support
• Identification of continuous improvement opportunities
• Support the development, marketing, investigation and implementation of our technologies.
• Develop and validate flowsheets, mass balances and process simulations from test work data
• Lead equipment selection and sizing for Jameson Cell, IsaMill and Albion Process installations
• Translate metallurgical test results into engineering design and operating parameters

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Degree in chemical engineering or metallurgy or Mining engineering.
• +5 years’ experience operating flotation circuits on a mine site
• Experience performing flotation and grinding testing activities at an industrial level
• Experience operating industrial flotation plants: implementing new developments and interacting with clients
• Advanced English skills (Ability to discuss technical concepts in English required)
• Knowledge of flotation mass balances, process simulation, and mineralogical characterization
• Experience conducting testing programs with metallurgical laboratories
• Experience with Jameson cell technology would be preferred
• Additional experience in grinding, stirred milling, hydrometallurgy, smelting and/or refining is advantageous
• Experience scaling test work into industrial plant design and supporting clients through execution

Who we are

Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities. Through a network of assets, customers and suppliers that spans the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market and distribute the commodities that advance everyday life.

 

With over 140,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 30 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of offices.

 

Glencore’s customers are principally industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities.

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