Job Description
Role Overview:
To monitor, analyze and respond appropriately to SCADA system alarms and other data; to help control mass and water balance through the plant and subsequent distribution lines such as the final disposal lines, and disseminate such data variances in time as well as perform related duties as required by your supervisor.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Monitor, analyze and respond appropriately to alarms and data from the SCADA system related to;
Crushing Units have;
- Primary, secondary and cone crushers are running accordingly
- Cone crusher bin levels are monitored and are within range
- The units are run at maximum for optimum input
Primary, secondary, regrind and cobalt mills have;
- Correct mill discharge densities
- Correct water flow to dilute the densities
- Correct feed throughput
- Correct feed tank levels
- Pumps around the mills are running
- Power draw by the mill is within acceptable range
- Mass and water balance are in sync per mill
Leach Tanks have;
- Correct feed densities to leach tanks
- Correct tank levels
- Correct acid flow into the system
- Correct pH for the leach tanks
- Correct temperature for Leach 1 and 2
- Correct oxygen flow to leach tanks 1 & 2
- Agitators and pumps around the leach are running smoothly
- Mass and water balance are in sync
Counter Current Decantation Plant
- Correct floc dosages
- Feed and underflow densities are within spec
- Low TSS in the overflow volume
- Correct thickener bed
- Mass and water balance in sync
- Rakes, dilution pumps, torque, underflow pumps all running accordingly
Flotation Plant
- Cells are running smoothly and the correct cell level
- Mass and water balance in sync
- Correct feed densities
- Correct tails densities
- Correct chemical dosing
- Correct pH for the feed
Solvent Extraction and Tank House plants;
- Correct PLS and raff pond levels
- Correct flow to SX
- Correct flow to TH
Preferred candidate qualifications & experience
- Grade 12 certificate
- Degree/diploma in Metallurgy/Chemical/ Electronics/Computer Engineering plus any other qualification will be an added advantage
- A minimum working experience of 1 year, as a section Metallurgist or control room operator
- Valid Silicosis Certificate
Location; Kabwe
Apply by emailing your application and Curriculum Vitae to: recruitment@sablezinc.co.zm not later than Friday 23rd August, 2024
