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Senior Process Engineer (EPC) – Johannesburg
POSITION INFO:
Employer Description
Our client is a leader in the design & construction management of mineral processing plants.
Job Description
You will be responsible for the design and sizing as well as commissioning of processes and vessels related to the worldwide smelting furnace industry. You will be an integral part of a project team that may include involvement in both the sales and execution phases of projects varying from studies to full EPC.
Qualifications
- BSc/BEng/BTech/ND in Chemical or Metallurgical Engineering
- Pr.Eng/Pr.Tech advantageous
Skills
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience within the field of AC- or DC smelting furnace process engineering and process plant design.
- Experience with mass and energy balances for pyrometallurgical processes from first principles and through a relevant simulation package like HSC Sim, Pyrosim etc.
- Pyro metallurgical modelling in FactSage or Python (With CHEMMAP).
- AC- or DC furnace commissioning experience.
- Good theoretical knowledge and practical experience on refractory materials and selection.
- Experience in the operation of furnaces at a responsibility level that would allow the incumbent to make process decisions would be advantageous.
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