VACANCY: PROCESS ENGINEER
TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT: PERMANENT
GRADE: D-LOWER
DIVISION: REFINERY
CLOSING DATE: 07 JULY 2024
As a proudly South African company with a global footprint, Rand Refinery is one of the world’s leading Gold and Silver Refiner and operates one of the largest low-grade gold recovery Smelters on the African continent. With over a 100-year history, we have transformed and reshaped value not only in metals but people’s lives too. We’ve spent the last century using innovation to create real competitive advantage for our partners, our communities and our business.
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PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
Manage and co-ordinate technical activities within the Engineering Group, while evaluating process feasibility hazop, environmental impact, economic and value evaluation studies.
SUMMARY OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO
- Work with Head of Refinery and Process Engineers to develop functional strategy that covers all strategic themes.
- Identify and drive projects that will aid the Refinery’s variable and fixed cost reduction strategy.
- Develop models for data collection, profitability models, complete business cases and trade-off study documents for information sharing with the Exco, Senior Management, Junior and Leadership Forums.
- Collaborate with Evaluation and Process Engineers in order to evaluate sampling and processing capability for current and future feed materials.
- Manage the improvement of projects.
- Track and communicate cost reduction initiatives to the Refinery Manager.
- Assist in the development of the Refinery operational and capital budget.
- Support the Refinery Operations Manager in evaluating and interpreting the technical performance of the Refinery and Service Yard, to initiate and improve the Refinery Operation’s safety, quality and cost performance.
