Process Engineer (Senior / Lead / Principal / Chief)
Available for exploratory interviews.
Ref: EP14482152
5 Career Achievements:
1. Participation in a complex brownfields execution project involving high pressures, temperatures, PGMs and oxygen. Over R1bn
2. Removing SO2 from a site with the installation of an alternative technology (from Concept through to Execution). Approx. R200m
3. Piloting a new flotation cell in the Andes, Chile while learning a new language.
4. Assessing asset capacities and developing step change technology.
5. Working as part of a production team, understanding how to motivate teams and learning to focus on the right work.
Company classification: Produce Commodities (mined, natural resources or grown, e.g. chemicals, gold, agriculture, energy (i.e. Eskom Generation)) Industry in: Mining Corporate Office Highest formal qualification and other: Honours Discipline: Chemical Engineering Years of experience range: e. 11 to 15 years (b. 1 to 2 years management) Annual package range: South African Rand - ZAR Annual package range: 1.55 mil - 1.8 mil, per annum Nationality: South African Home and other languages: English, Spanish Gender: Male Ethnicity: Caucasian/White Candidate location: South Africa Location preference: I am open to positions only in my area (I don't want to move house).
Contribution Compass Profile: Coach
Activating: 24.44 Inspiring: 31.2 Sustaining: 25.94 Refining: 18.42
The Coach is one of the eight natural energy profiles identified by the online profiling tool Contribution Compass that Enshrine Placements have incorporated into their recruitment process to help improve employee engagement. Putting the right profiles together means deliberately structuring your team to function at its optimum.
In this video we address some questions to demonstrate how a Coach can leverage the most value for your team.
Online Interview Questionnaire
Primary purpose of current/most recent position:
My roll is two fold:
Development of processing constraints to allow for mine planning. Development of business cases for projects to move through the various design phases.
Detailed engineering for an execution project at the base metals refinery. The project is for the installation of a high pressure autoclave for the leaching sulphides.
Core elements or functions that must operate effectively in order to achieve primary purpose:
Team environment where we work towards a goal
Clear accountability of all players so we work well together
Allow myself to get immersed in the detail initially to fully understand the problem
We should have a technically complex problem to solve
Description of self, along with greater purpose and passions:
I always want to get the best out my colleagues, managers and subordinates.
I want to always keep a calm head, understand the detail and resolve a problem logically.
I am passionate about making a meaningful change to a company - be it revenue or license to operate
Ideal business title:
Principal engineer in hydrometallurgy
Key responsibilities and accountabilities of ideal position:
Leading a team in the development of a new operational plant.
Lead the process development, project justification and detailed engineering.
Skill area of competence:
Understanding the intricacies of a process (chemical or other) to fully grasp the scope of a problem/project.
Development of a flowsheet/business case/design from first principles to understand the true drivers of a system
Career summary:
2 years - Base metals in production
2 years - Iron ore and plats flotation, capacity studies and technology development
2 years - Copper, circuit modelling and equipment piloting
1 years - PGMs
4 years - Base metals in projects - lab testwork, piloting, detailed engineering and construction
What do you absolutely love doing:
Understanding how to get the best out of people.
Understanding the detail of a new process/technology/technique. An example is I do not weld but vessel fabrication in fascinating.
Ideal company (culture and values):
I would prefer to work for an owners team (if possible) as it allows the engineers to direct the project.
If not it would be exciting to work in an EPCM and become a professional engineer.
Culturally, I prefer companies that have teams working closely together. I want to get to know my team and enjoy their company.
If you are looking for a Process Engineer (Senior / Lead / Principal / Chief), then do get in touch.
Call the Head Office – Gauteng, SA. + 27 10 597 0862.
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