Full Job Description
Job Title: Metallurgist
Reporting to the Chief Metallurgist, the Metallurgist is responsible for providing technical metallurgical support, process monitoring, optimization, and troubleshooting across production circuits while supporting production, safety, and compliance expectations.
During the pre-commissioning and commissioning phases, the Metallurgist will play a key role in preparing the processing plant for safe and effective operation. Responsibilities will include providing metallurgical input into process control strategies, operating procedures, SWIs, sampling programs, and other operational readiness and commissioning activities.
Following transition to operations, the Metallurgist will provide technical leadership and metallurgical support across crushing, conveying, grinding, flotation, dewatering, and tailings, with a focus on process stability, optimization, and continuous improvement.
As an integral member of the Mill technical team, the Metallurgist will support the development of process capability and contribute to achieving safe, reliable, and sustainable plant performance.
Responsibilities (including but not limited to):
Safety and Culture
• Promote a proactive safety culture through technical field presence, hazard identification, job observations, and area audits.
• Enforce lockout/tagout, confined space, PPE, SOP/SWI, and JSEA requirements.
• Investigate and document incidents and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Maintain compliance with company policies, site standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.
Commissioning & Operations Readiness
• Collaborate with subject matter experts, management, Mill Trainers, and operations personnel to support operator training programs, process control guidelines, and Safe Work Instructions (SWIs) for operational readiness
• Support the commissioning team with metallurgical expertise, process sampling, data interpretation, and plant performance troubleshooting.
• Assist the Chief Metallurgist with operational readiness by assisting in the development of the metallurgical accounting database, performance monitoring guidelines, and the daily, weekly, and monthly (including reconciliation) reporting structure.
• Support Senior Metallurgists with development of the sampling program.
Metallurgical Responsibilities
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Training, and other departments to support reliable mill performance, process stability, and recovery optimization.
• Troubleshoot day-to-day metallurgical and process performance issues, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions.
• Develop daily production review process to analyze trends and assess metallurgical and operational improvements.
• Encourage participation in Short Interval Control and production meetings by providing metallurgical insight, interpreting performance gaps, and recommending corrective actions.
• Provide metallurgical support for shutdown planning, plant trials, sampling campaigns, and process improvement initiatives as required.
Continuous Improvement
• Identify process inefficiencies, equipment issues, and opportunities to improve throughput, recovery, downtime, and housekeeping.
• Contribute to metallurgical and process improvement projects focused on enhancing plant performance and recovery.
• Work with senior metallurgists and operations personnel to investigate process issues, analyze performance data, and support continuous improvement efforts.
• Assist in monitoring plant performance and identifying opportunities for process optimization and operational efficiency improvements.
Additional Responsibilities
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as reasonably assigned.
The Ideal Candidate
Experience / Skills
• Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Mineral Processing, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Engineer-in-Training status with a demonstrated path toward registration is preferred.
• Practical knowledge of crushing, conveying, grinding, flotation, dewatering, and tailings processes
• Demonstrated commitment to safety-first decision-making.
• Strong technical writing skills with the ability to develop clear operating procedures, SWIs, technical reports, and process documentation
• Ability to influence, coach, and support operations teams while upholding technical and operating standards.
• Understanding of metallurgical accounting, production KPIs, sampling practices, plant operations, process control, risk controls, and maintenance coordination.
• High integrity, sound judgment, and willingness to make data-informed recommendations in support of safety, people, process performance, and asset integrity.
Work Location & Conditions
This is a site-based camp job at Eskay Creek Mine site. This position involves working at a remote mine site on a 15 days on/13 days off rotation.
The Eskay Creek Revitalization Project is located within the Coast Mountains of Northwestern British Columbia and Tahltan Territory. Ground transportation will be provided from local communities to the Eskay Creek Site facilities. For those applicants located elsewhere in western Canada, flight transportation from major urban centers will be provided to the Terrace or Smithers airports, from which shuttles will provide transportation to the Eskay Creek Camp facilities. Travel time and expenses are subject to Skeena's Travel Policy.
There will be exposure to extreme temperatures in all seasons including working outdoors in snow, mud, ice, and water conditions, walking to and from different locations on uneven ground, prolonged periods of standing and physically handling/lifting/moving heavy objects.
Compensation
The expected salary range for this position is CAD $95,000 - 120,000, in line with the competitive job market for such roles carried out in British Columbia. Salary ranges are guidelines and any job offer received by a candidate will be determined on a number of factors such as relevant education, training, and/or experience.
All Applicants MUST be legally entitled to work in Canada. Priority hiring consideration will be given to Indigenous Nations members who reside within the territories our projects are located.
We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.
