Metallurgical Technician / Laboratory Technician

• Opportunity to grow your career as a Lab Tech or Met Tech 
• Brand new mine and advanced processing facilities
• 8:6 roster, FIFO from Perth or DIDO from the Gascoyne region

Step up to a career in critical minerals with Strandline Resources. ASX listed and with an exciting pipeline of growth projects across Australia and Tanzania, we are producing critical minerals - zircon, titanium and rare earths - essential for every day life. We are enriching the communities in which we live and operate. And we are doing it safely and sustainably.

As part of our rapid growth trajectory, we are seeking an experienced Lab Technician andMetallurgical Technicianto join our Processing team.  Reporting to the Superintendent Process Engineering, these roles will be responsible for performing mineral processing sampling duties and test work.

We are looking for team members that are committed to promoting safety and looking for opportunities to enhance processes.   

These roles will be an 8:6 roster FIFO from Perth or DIDO from within the Gascoyne region. 

Lab Technician role

• Daily sample analysis to ensure performance of processing plants is optimised
• Responsible for taking, sorting, weighing, drying, and testing samples
• Responsible for transferring sub-samples to sample packets while maintaining numerical order and following established quality control procedures while avoiding contamination
• Completing all documentation, ensuring the products integrity and pedigree
• Ensure that internal QA/QC standards are met
• Experience in prestart checks, troubleshooting and auditing
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About you

• 3 + years experience as a Lab Technician at a minerals processing plant
• Mineral Sands laboratory experience advantageous, but not essential 
• Competent and capable with sample collection and analysis
• Strong understanding of beneficiating within mineral processing 
• Working experience with Fusion, XRF  including maintenance, and calibration 
• Proficiency with computers and Laboratory Information Management System software
• Prior experience in mineral sands desirable but not essential
• Certificate in Laboratory Techniques or higher
• Current drivers’ licence

Metallurgical Technician role 

• Daily sample collection, moisture analysis and data entry
• Collection and analysis of daily plant samples for optimisation test work of spiral separation, electrostatic and magnetic separation circuits.
• Follow all safety procedures and policies 
• Stocktake of existing equipment.
• Assist with the day-to-day operation of the assay laboratory as required
• Preparation of samples e.g., , drying, riffle splitting and Pulverising samples.

About you 

• 3+ years mine site experience in a Met Tech position
• Mineral Sands laboratory experience advantageous, but not essential  
• Wet Plant Experience 
• Be willing to help with lab tech duties if required 
• Current drivers’ licence
• Cert III in Laboratory Technology or Process Plant Operations or higher valued
• This role may also suit a graduate metallurgist or process engineer looking to get a start at an operational site.

Our commitment to you

• Dynamic, responsive and with a can-do attitude - we find ways to make things happen together
• Encouraging an energetic, pro-active and courageous approach, we celebrate success as we go
• As we grow, you’ll grow with us. Step up, build new skills, innovate, aim high and challenge yourself. We support your development
• We live our values everyday. Trust, Courage, Respect, Excellence and Integrity underpin who we are and how we work. From the Perth office to Coburn and Tanzania, we are one team. 

This is an exciting time to join an emerging mineral sands producer and be instrumental in the successful operations of a world-scale greenfield project with opportunity for career development and progression. 

Our recruitment and selection process includes reference checks and verification of working rights in Australia.  Preferred candidates are required to return a satisfactory National Police Clearance and complete a pre-start Medical.

This will be a site based role on the project site in the Shire of Shark Bay, WA on an industry standard family friendly roster. 

Embracing Diversity and Inclusion

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and promote equality and diversity. Indigenous Australians and candidates from minority groups are encouraged to apply.

Apply online now. Please note we will be in contact if your application is successfully moving to the next stage of the recruitment process.