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Senior Metallurgist

  • Red Lake, ON
  • On-site
  • Posted Apr 9, 2026
  • 1 position

$150,000–$170,000 / year

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Employment type
Full-time
Experience level
Senior · 5+ years
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week

Job summary

The Senior Metallurgist is responsible for the metallurgical performance of the mill, leading the department to drive plant optimization and continuous improvement. They will oversee metallurgical KPIs, manage technical data, and provide functional leadership to the operations team.

Job details

The Senior Metallurgist is responsible for the metallurgical performance of the mill, leading the department to drive plant optimization and continuous improvement. They will oversee metallurgical KPIs, manage technical data, and provide functional leadership to the operations team. The role requires an experienced professional capable of leading metallurgical test work, managing capital projects, and ensuring compliance with safety and environmental regulations. Candidates must be willing to undergo a criminal background check and pre-employment drug and alcohol testing.

What you’ll do

The Senior Metallurgist is responsible for the metallurgical performance of the mill, leading the department to drive plant optimization and continuous improvement. They will oversee metallurgical KPIs, manage technical data, and provide functional leadership to the operations team.

Requirements

The role requires an experienced professional capable of leading metallurgical test work, managing capital projects, and ensuring compliance with safety and environmental regulations. Candidates must be willing to undergo a criminal background check and pre-employment drug and alcohol testing.

Benefits

  • Annual operation bonus program
  • Relocation package
  • Extended health and dental program
  • RRSP matching program

Listed skills

  • Continuous Improvement · Preferred
  • Change Management · Preferred
  • Safety Compliance · Preferred
  • Data analysis · Preferred
  • Root Cause Analysis · Preferred
  • Project management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

  • Metallurgical leadership
  • Plant optimization
  • Data analysis
  • Metallurgical accounting
  • Process debottlenecking
  • Team management
  • Continuous improvement
  • Root cause analysis
  • Safety compliance
  • Project management
  • Technical mentoring
  • Ore blending
  • QA/QC
  • Strategic planning
  • Change management

Job areas

  • Engineering
  • Manufacturing
  • Management & Leadership
  • Energy
  • Science & Research

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