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Papua New Guinea

● Establishing and maintaining metallurgical procedures, standards and policies● Coordinate the implementation of management initiatives in the Plant Processing area●Provide all necessary internal and external reports on safety, operational and environmental performance●Participate as a key member of the Processing Management Team to develop initiatives strategies standards ● Promote active participation of employees in identifying and reporting potential environmental hazards● Encourage employees to investigate and trial new ideas, methods and technology, to ensure continuous improvement throughout the area of influence● Ensure the department long-term targets are identified achieved through planning, scheduling and strategy implementation. Contribute to the development of strategic and annual plans● Plan and execute test work to monitor and improve plant performance● Support the cost effective achievement of monthly and annual production targets (ore tonnes, waste movement and mill throughput) in accordance with the project feasibility study, whilst adhering to company safety, environmental and operational standards● Attend regular meetings with production and maintenance personnel to review equipment performance, develop remedial actions as required and develop improvement plans for cost and performance. ● Gather and evaluate plant and test work data. Use the data to identify areas for improvement in throughput, cost savings or metal extraction● Developing, operate and maintaining the metallurgical accounting system for the production of daily, weekly, monthly and annual metallurgical reporting● Ensuring timely and effective two-way communication of workplace information required to effectively perform processing functions, making reference to Supervisors and other key employees when sensitive or critical situations arise

Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

●In conjunction with Plant Metallurgists maintain metallurgical procedures, standards and policies●In conjunction with Plant Metallurgists maintain tracking systems for agreed KPIs to allow accurate analysis of the metallurgical performance of the plant leading to timely decision making to maintain performance at or above budget●In conjunction with Plant Metallurgists maintain the metallurgical accounting system for the production of daily, weekly, monthly and annual metallurgical reporting●Assist Plant Metallurgists to gather and evaluate plant and test work data. Use the data to identify areas for improvement in throughput, cost savings or metal recovery●Take responsibility of metallurgical database and ensure data input is accurate, explain deviations from normal trend and report to Plant Metallurgists for corrective actions●Train metallurgical assistants and supervise daily sample preparations and ensure samples are submitted on time●Attend regular meetings with production and maintenance personnel to review equipment and operational performance and record minutes of meetings when tasked to do so●Support the cost effective achievement of monthly and annual production targets●Assist Plant Metallurgists to plan and execute test work to monitor and improve plant performance●Encourage employees to investigate and trial new ideas, methods and technology, to ensure continuous improvement throughout the area of influence●Assist Plant Metallurgists to coordinate the implementation of management initiatives in the Plant Processing area and ensure appropriate alignment with strategy and the requirements of other departments

Port Moresby

●Organize and attend meeting with clients ●Taking meeting minutes and reporting to team leader●Conferring with clients regarding enquiries ●Offering quotations for equipment/parts as per clients’ request ●Ensuring compliance to standards (ASME, ANSI & API, AS/BS) with equipment/ parts/materials quoted.●Ensuring parts/materials quoted are exact replacement or technically equivalent. ●Source, supply and delivery of orders●Tracking of orders and follow up to ensure delivery within shortest possible lead time●Advertisement of products and services to prospects (clients) ●Organize and execute site visits to clients in Port Moresby.●Courtesy follow up on outstanding quotations/proposals. Key Point Indicators ✔Engaged with over 20 local and overseas suppliers on equipment parts/materials and did comparison on Cost, Quality & Lead time; ✔Delivered over 50 plus orders within lead-time for supply of equipment/materials/parts. ✔Did over 40 customer visits to maintain business relations and engagement. ✔Produced over 100 technical quotations/proposal per customer enquiries regarding equipment/materials/parts

Hela Province, Papua New Guinea

Main Responsibilities included General administrative functions, not limited to the following;●Keeping track record of company’s fleet and equipment with;o Registrationo Safety stickero Wear & tear of partso Fuel consumption and consumables●Spare Part Management and Supply Chain●General Servicing of Heavy Vehicle●Taking pictures of fleets and equipment to reconstruct company profile.●Assisting to reconstruct and review outdated company profile●Business Developmento Sending advert to potential clients to express availability of fleet for hire●Building relations and establish networks with other major construction companies.●Keeping track of Logbook & Time sheets

Papua New Guinea

●Sample collection and preparation – adhering to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).●Recording hourly and daily sample data for; o Hydro Cyclone Overflow/Underflow o CST Tanks – for sulphur contents o Tailings and neutralization tanks –to confirm pH stability 6.5 to 7 o Autoclave Feed o Thickener overflow/underflowo Concentrate o Flotation circuits●Assisted operators in sagmill with PAX Mixing.●Dosing PAX to Hydrocylocine overflow to pre-float sulphide minerals.●Maintaining General Housekeeping.●Washing off spill slurry into proper channels.●General inspection of equipment and machineries for fault within area of responsibility.●Daily briefing to assigned metallurgists.●With assistance from plant metallurgist, did trial metallurgical accounting.●Did metallurgical reporting for assessment, as part of final year studies at University.●Carrying out test work at METLAB with assistance and guidance.●Proper disposal of waste and spill containment compliance to environmental procedures.●Attended all pre-start meetings, handover meetings and took note.●Assisting Plant Metallurgists on specific required tasks.●Taking heed and compliance to all safety measures.●Providing daily briefs and reports.

Short Course, Introduction To Process Control & Instrumentation

Bachelor Of Engineering, Mineral Process Engineering