Job Status: Filled

Metallurgical Superintendent (Engineering)

Full Time

  Eldorado Gold (http://www.eldoradogold.com/)

  Tanjianshan Mine, Qinghai (FIFO), China

Tanjianshan Mine, Qinghai, China
(Fly-in, fly-out)

Eldorado Gold is a Canadian low-cost gold producer with over 20 years of experience building and operating gold mines in Europe, Asia and South America. We have seven operating mines and a pipeline of projects in different stages of construction, development, and exploration.

Our Tanjianshan Mine (TJS) is located northwest of Beijing, in Qinghai Province, China.  Current open pit operations will be expanding to include underground mining in the near term.

Reporting to the Process Manager, you will oversee day to day operation of the process plant and ensure key production, safety and environmental targets are met. The role includes identifying and implementing ongoing improvements to the process, and supervising a team of national metallurgists.

Key tasks include:

  • Routine monitoring of plant performance to ensure throughput, recovery and cost targets are being met
  • Driving continuous improvement in plant operation such as coordinating plant trials, laboratory test programs and project implementation
  • Providing leadership to the plant metallurgists, metallurgy laboratory and metallurgical accounting teams
  • Routine production reporting
  • Ensuring all work is carried out according to safety, environmental and other relevant policies and procedures
  • Fill in as the Process Manager as required.

Qualifications:

  • Tertiary qualifications in metallurgy or chemical engineering
  • 10+ years’ experience in plant operations
  • 5 years’ experience at a similar management role
  • Past exposure to flotation, cyanidation, roasting and acid plants would be very advantageous

Working in China requires cultural sensitivity, patience and persistence. The successful candidate must be adaptable and able to communicate effectively in a foreign cultural environment. This is a great opportunity to develop as a metallurgist while gaining valuable Chinese experience.

Compensation

A competitive compensation package will be offered for this fly in, fly out position.