About Us
The world is going electric, and PLS is at the forefront of the charge.
What PLS Offers
Annual or quarterly short-term incentive bonus recognising individual and business performance
PLS employee share scheme
Access to newly refurbished facilities at Pilgangoora, including gym, tennis, pickleball and volleyball courts, sports oval and scenic walking tracks
18 weeks parental leave for primary carers and 4 weeks for secondary carers
Health and wellbeing allowance
Novated leasing through salary sacrifice
Paid community leave
Monthly employee recognition awards
Access to PLS' KidsCo School Holiday Program
Access to our Employee Assistance Program and Company Chaplains
The opportunity
Reporting to the Senior Metallurgist, the Plant Metallurgist is responsible for ensuring concentrate production and associated processing unit operations are controlled in a cost effective and efficient manner as well as ensuring metallurgical performance and improvement initiatives.
This is a permanent position, with an 8/6 roster based at our Pilgangoora Operation.
Key Responsibilities
Demonstrate stewardship in health, safety and environmental policies to ensure that site, corporate, and legislative requirements for the operation are met
Generate and maintain daily and weekly metallurgical production reports to ensure that targets are met and to identify improvements opportunities
Provide technical knowledge, training, and mentoring for graduate metallurgists, process technicians, metallurgical technicians and other members of the team
Review and analyse past production performance, compare to budgeted and forecasted specifications and provide suggested improvement options
Take the necessary actions to ensure that concentrate quality meets contract and target specifications
Maintain,



monitor and identify improvement opportunities of process control systems such as Citect, PowerBI, etc
Carry out plant surveys and mass balances to maintain and improve plant performance
Conduct laboratory trials and generate associated test work reports to evaluate production improvement opportunities.
About you
Degree qualified in Metallurgy or chemical engineering with exposure to similar role
Prior knowledge and experience in heavy media separation and flotation desirable
Experience in management & implementation of continuous improvement projects
Experience and qualification as radiation safety officer desirable
Proactive in identifying and implementing improvement opportunities
Desire to take on various responsibilities and work in small teams
Supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce
PLS is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a workplace that values, respects and supports diversity and inclusion.
We believe diverse perspectives strengthen our business and help us deliver better outcomes for our people, our communities and the future we're building.
We foster an workplace where everyone feels safe, included and able to contribute their best.
Our recruitment processes are designed to be fair, equitable and accessible for all.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, all ages, and people of all genders and sexual orientations (LGBTQIA+).
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to support all applicants.
If you require any adjustments, please let us know via the application process or inform our Careers team if you are contacted for an interview.
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📌 Plant Metallurgist (Western Australia)
🏢 PLS
📍 Western Australia