- Location
- 07
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- IT
- Seniority
- Senior
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Vincere
Description
Job Description
May 22nd, 2025
N.I.T.: 901.380.181-2 / Phone Colombia: +57 1 6350371 / Email: [email protected] Office Location: Carrera 15 # 93 A - 84, Oficina 204, Edificio Business 93, Bogota - Colombia
Senior Production Metallurgist Manager
Job ID # 33158MIN
Job Description
May 22nd, 2025
N.I.T.: 901.380.181-2 / Phone Colombia: +57 1 6350371 / Email: [email protected] Office Location: Carrera 15 # 93 A - 84, Oficina 204, Edificio Business 93, Bogota - Colombia
Job Specifications Position: Senior Production Metallurgist Manager Location: Iran Reports to: CEO and dotted line to the Mine GM Webpage: https://www.jdvpartners.com The Senior Production Metallurgist Manager will be responsible for leading metallurgical performance across the copper processing plants, ensuring high recovery, optimal concentrate quality, and consistent operational efficiency. As the company accelerates production targets, this position plays a mission-critical role in daily metallurgical control, plant optimization, and production planning. The company values a hands-on, results-driven leader who can align closely with operations, maintenance, and technical teams to drive continuous improvement and capacity growth. Company History
A private mining company, recognized for its agility, non-bureaucratic culture, and expat-friendly environment, has selected JDV Partners as a strategic recruitment partner to ensure a successful selection for the aforementioned position, as well as to add value to the extensive recruitment strategy with market knowledge, trends, and previous track record in handling similar searches.
Main Responsibilities
• Oversee and manage all metallurgical operations related to copper production, including flotation, regrinding, thickening, and concentrate handling.
• Optimize metallurgical recoveries and concentrate grades through consistent sampling, data analysis, and real-time process adjustments.
• Work closely with Process Engineers and Plant Operators to implement metallurgical strategies and production planning.
• Ensure compliance with all metallurgical accounting and reporting standards.
• Monitor metallurgical KPIs and initiate root cause analysis when performance deviates from targets.
• Guide test work, trials, and plant improvement projects in collaboration with the lab and technical teams.
• Maintain close communication with maintenance and operations teams to ensure equipment and process reliability.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the metallurgical team; build local capacity and foster continuous learning.
• Coordinate with upstream and downstream stakeholders, including geology, mining, smelting, and logistics functions.
Job Description
May 22nd, 2025
N.I.T.: 901.380.181-2 / Phone Colombia: +57 1 6350371 / Email: [email protected] Office Location: Carrera 15 # 93 A - 84, Oficina 204, Edificio Business 93, Bogota - Colombia
Position Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy, Mineral Processing, or Chemical Engineering; postgraduate qualifications are a plus.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in copper or base metal processing plants, with at least 5 years in a senior or leadership role.
• Deep understanding of copper flotation circuits, concentrator plant operations, and process troubleshooting.
• Have sufficient background in flotation chemicals to achieve the highest recoveries throughout the flotation process for each specific ore.
• Demonstrated success in optimizing recovery, grade, and cost-efficiency in high-tonnage plants.
• Strong leadership, decision-making, and communication skills in multicultural, multidisciplinary environments.
• Experience working in growth-oriented environments and familiarity with scale-up processes.
• English fluency is required; other languages (Turkish, Farsi, Arabic) are a plus but not mandatory.
• Knowledge of metallurgical software tools and laboratory practices is desirable.
Compensation
Our client will provide an attractive remuneration package. This role presents as an excellent opportunity for a Professional to further their career with a world-class mining organization.
Contact us
To apply for this position, please send a copy of your resume preferably in Word format to [email protected] and one of our consultants will be getting in touch with you.