Senior Metallurgist

At Agnico Eagle, our values never waver. We believe in trust, respect, equity, family and responsibility. Why? Because they express who we are, and they have helped us succeed in business for over 60 years. We value you – your unique set of skills and experience. We value your willingness to build those skills and make a meaningful contribution to our company. And, we value your commitment to treat every person on our team with respect, helping us to operate safely, protect the environment and make a positive contribution to our local communities.

Canadian-based and led, Agnico Eagle is Canada's largest mining company and the second largest gold producer in the world. It produces precious metals from operations in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico and has a pipeline of high-quality exploration and development projects. Agnico Eagle is a partner of choice within the mining industry, recognized globally for its leading sustainability practices. Agnico Eagle was founded in 1957 and has consistently created value for its shareholders, declaring a cash dividend every year since 1983.

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Reporting to the Superintendent and/or Assistant Superintendent, Process Plant, you will be part of the Process Plant Department. You will coordinate all activities of the Process Plant Metallurgists, Metallurgical Technicians and Refiners. You will ensure the reliable performance of all circuits of the process plant, as well as playing a key role in the review of the key performance indicators (KPI’s), in quality control and budget/cost management. You will ensure that the goals and objectives are achieved while promoting and respecting Agnico Eagle’s culture, Health & Safety Code of Conduct, and the environment.

Coordinate activities of the Metallurgical team (including the refinery) to achieve departmental objectives sustainably;

Ensure all activities are conducted in a safe and environmentally responsible way;

Ensure the metallurgy group apply the supervision formula adequately;

Coach Metallurgists and Metallurgical Technicians;

Oversee sampling results, ensuring the sampling plan, practices, mass balance, daily production reports, and inventory are accurate;

Review and approve procedures content, ensuring that they are followed by the group;

Ensures that metallurgists provide operator and technician training on the various circuits with an understanding of metallurgical results;

Provide support to the operation for metallurgical performance improvement by giving the reasons and origins of the metallurgical team's instructions by proposing the appropriate tools to increase the company's profitability;

Plan and budget the metallurgical activities ahead by 1 year, analyzing needs in terms of procurement (reagents, grinding media, process consumables, etc.), ordering materials and following up on actual costs and variances monthly;

Review and approved daily, weekly, and monthly production and performance reports, must also ensure that all reports are compliant with SOX;

Promote continuous optimization of the process, identify proactively areas of improvement, coordinate trials, document findings in reports, act as a change agent, and keep the control plans up to date;

Promote different approaches with research centers or other contact persons to elaborate or follow up on new projects and/or developments. Ensure follow-up with external laboratories for analysis and research work.

Bachelor’s degree in mining and Mineral Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering or Chemical Engineering or extended technical experience in the gold mining industry.

Minimum 10 years of experience in mineral processing;

Sound technical and analytical skills, good practical judgment;

Cultural awareness and understanding of work in the Canadian Arctic are an asset;

Excellent interpersonal skills, lleadership skills and ability to work in a team;

Self-sufficient; effective time and priority management

Excellent working knowledge of all Microsoft Office software, especially Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Note that the official working language at Meliadine is English.

Your Work Schedule:

Schedule: 14 days of work, followed by 14 days for transportation and rest;

Accommodations and meals are provided on site at no cost to the employee. Agnico Eagle provides charter flights to and from the mine site and will accommodate to cover other travelling expenses according to your location of residence in Canada.