AddressSenior Process Engineer
Country/Region: AU
State: WA
City: Perth
Job ID: 810
About Us
Fortescue is both a proud West Australian company and a global green solutions business. We are recognised for our culture, innovation and industry-leading development of infrastructure, mining assets and green energy initiatives.
Our Opportunity
Work Location: Fortescue Centre & Bennett St. Fortescue's Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people.
The role is responsible for providing technical support for metallurgical and Process Engineering issues, evaluating process improvements, process modelling and simulation activities, working closely with site operations teams, Autonomy team, Process Control Engineers and Integrated Operations Centre teams as well as other Strategic Planning, LOM and Operations Planning teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver solutions to existing operational challenges regarding safety, process, yield or upgrade
- Engaging all stakeholders to understand and identify business needs
- Developing standard reports for presenting modelling outcomes
- Working with the Strategic Planning team to deliver modelling requirements
- Develop and manage testwork programs to progress project evaluation
- Work closely with mine planning and geology teams to improve ore body knowledge and regression predictions
- Develop projects with operations; supporting through design, execution, commissioning and handover
- Generate and/or approve process related deliverables and documentation for project evaluation and delivery
- Ensure correct application of Health & Safety standards
- Oversee technical quality, integrity and adequacy of designs
- Regular site travel
Qualifications and Experience
- Demonstrated commitment to safety
- Tertiary Qualifications in Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering or similar discipline
- 8 - 12 years in mineral processing industry with direct operational/ technical development experience with producer
- Over 5 years Process Engineering experience on major mineral processing projects working on materials handling, crushing, screening and wet beneficiation process plant (especially physical separation unit processes)
- Demonstrated experience in most major components of mining project studies and development
- Strong conceptual thinking and analytical focus with practical alignment to reality
- Excellent problem-solving skills and continual improvement focus
- Proven capability to effectively communicate, engage and interact with individuals at all levels
Our Commitment
Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with across the world. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
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Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.
