Experienced Process Operator
Australia, Western Australia, West Perth
Fulltime: 84 hrs a week
Experience: Not applicable
Mining
Introduction
Ready to take your processing experience to the next level? Join a highly technical operation working across crushing, milling, flotation, dewatering and other key plant areas. A great opportunity for experienced Process Operators looking to broaden their skills and progress their mining career.
What are you going to do
We are seeking experienced Process Operators to join a technically focused mineral processing operation in Western Australia.
This is a hands-on role where you will work across multiple areas of the processing plant, monitoring equipment, maintaining safe and stable plant conditions, identifying operational issues and ensuring material moves efficiently through each stage of the process.
The operation provides exposure across nine key plant areas, making this a great opportunity for operators who want to broaden their processing knowledge and develop strong technical capability.
Depending on your experience and allocated plant area, your responsibilities may include:
- Operating and monitoring fixed plant processing equipment
- Completing regular plant inspections and field rounds
- Monitoring operating parameters and identifying abnormal plant conditions
- Starting, stopping and monitoring process equipment in accordance with procedures
- Responding to alarms, trips, blockages and process disruptions
- Monitoring pumps, valves, tanks, pipelines, conveyors and associated infrastructure
- Adjusting plant conditions to maintain safe and stable production
- Working between field-based operations and plant control systems
- Supporting crushing, milling, flotation, tantalum recovery and dewatering circuits
- Preparing and monitoring reagent systems
- Supporting paste plant and associated pumping operations
- Identifying equipment faults and communicating issues to maintenance teams
- Completing isolations and following site lock-out/tag-out requirements
- Conducting housekeeping to maintain safe and efficient work areas
- Completing shift handovers and accurately recording plant performance and operational issues
- Working closely with processing, maintenance and control room teams
- Following site safety procedures, risk assessments and environmental requirements
- Contributing to continuous improvement and improvements in plant reliability, recovery and throughput
This isn't simply a general fixed plant position. It provides exposure to a broad and technically complex mineral processing circuit, with operators developing experience across multiple stages of production.
For experienced Process Operators, it is an opportunity to build broader capability across crushing, milling, tantalum, flotation, dewatering, paste, reagents, dry plant control and wet plant control, while working within a modern WA processing operation.
Essential skills and knowledgeÂ
To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:
- 4+ years experience as a Process Operator, Fixed Plant Operator or similar within mining or mineral processing.
- Hands-on exposure across multiple plant areas, ideally including crushing, milling, flotation, dewatering, paste, reagents, tantalum or gravity circuits.
- Experience operating and monitoring pumps, pipelines, valves, conveyors, tanks, thickeners and filtration equipment.
- Strong understanding of fixed plant operations, including start-ups, shutdowns, plant inspections and isolations.
- Ability to monitor process conditions, identify abnormalities and troubleshoot plant and equipment issues.
- Control room or DCS/SCADA experience will be highly regarded.
- Strong commitment to safety, housekeeping and environmental procedures.
- Ability to work effectively with processing, maintenance and control room teams.
- Current Australian C Class Driver's Licence.
- Ability to complete required pre-employment medical and site onboarding requirements.
What we offer
- Super paid on all hours
- Salary sacrificing
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Corporate discounts
About Brunel:
Brunel is a recruitment and flexible workforce solution provider which connects talented people with opportunities throughout Australasia and around the world. We specialise in highly skilled roles across a variety of technical, professional, trades and craft disciplines, pairing candidates with industry-leading projects and organisations on a contract, permanent or secondment basis.
Operating in Australasia since 1997, Brunel has major bases of operation in Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Port Moresby, which are further backed by the strength and reach of a truly global network spanning over 45 countries, 120 offices and 50 years of successful operation.
Brunel is proud to be equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and female candidates.
Do you have questions?
If you have any questions or would like to discuss the details of this role, please contact m.foster@brunel.net