Implementation Engineers is seeking an experienced plant-based metallurgist or mineral processing engineer to support a 20-week onsite engagement at a large North American mining operation in the Upper Midwest. This assignment focuses on improving circuit recovery, throughput stability, and overall concentrator performance.
This is a hands-on role working directly with operations and technical teams inside an active processing plant environment.
Start: Early May
Duration: ~20 weeks
Location: Upper Midwest (onsite Monday–Friday required)
What You’ll Do
You will support concentrator performance improvement initiatives across grinding and separation circuits, including:
- Evaluating grinding and flotation performance
- Identifying recovery improvement opportunities
- Supporting flowsheet optimization
- Interpreting metallurgical operating data and trends
- Troubleshooting circuit bottlenecks and instability
- Supporting plant trials and parameter adjustments
- Collaborating with operators, supervisors, and technical leadership
- Delivering practical, implementation-ready recommendations
Ideal Background
We are seeking candidates with plant-level concentrator experience, especially in:
- Iron ore beneficiation
- Copper concentrators
- Base metals processing
- Grinding and classification circuits
- Flotation circuits
- Thickening / filtration / dewatering
- Metallurgical accounting
- Recovery improvement programs
- Commissioning or debottlenecking projects
Experience working directly inside operating concentrators is strongly preferred.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years mineral processing / concentrator experience
- Experience supporting active plant operations (not lab-only)
- Strong understanding of comminution and separation circuits
- Demonstrated recovery improvement or throughput optimization work
- Ability to analyze operating data and translate into actionable changes
- Comfortable working onsite with plant teams
Preferred Qualifications
- Iron ore concentrator experience
- Copper concentrator experience
- Flotation optimization background
- Process modeling (JKSimMet, MetSim, or similar)
- Commissioning or ramp-up support experience
- Prior consulting or multi-site troubleshooting experience
Education
One of the following:
- Metallurgical Engineering
- Mineral Processing Engineering
- Chemical Engineering (with concentrator experience)
- Mining Engineering (with processing specialization)
Advanced degrees are welcome but not required.
Travel Requirement
Candidates must be available onsite in the Upper Midwest Monday–Friday for approximately 20 weeks, beginning in early May.
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