Process and Metallurgy Superintendent

Who We Are

Founded in 1993, Kinross is a Canadian-based senior gold mining company with operations and projects in the United States, Brazil, Mauritania, Chile and Canada. Our focus on delivering value is based on our four core values of Putting People First, Outstanding Corporate Citizenship, High Performance Culture, and Rigorous Financial Discipline. 

Mining responsibly is a priority for Kinross, and we foster a culture that makes responsible mining and operational success inseparable. Our values-based approach ensures that sustainability and our environmental, social and governance commitments are a core part of our strategy and plans for future growth. In line with our values, we also aim to build meaningful partnerships with all of our stakeholders, including communities, shareholders, employees, governments and suppliers.
 
Kinross maintains listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol: K) and the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: KGC).
 
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Tasiast Mine

The Tasiast mine is an open-pit operation in northwestern Mauritania located within an extensive gold system that is largely underexplored. The mine is proceeding with an expansion that is expected to increase production and lower operating costs. Tasiast is a cornerstone asset in Kinross’ portfolio, with a long mine life a large mineral reserve base.

As one of the largest private employers in Mauritania, Tasiast invests heavily in training and career development opportunities and has many important programs in place to support its host communities. For example, since 2014, Tasiast’s mobile clinic, which provides free medical support to isolated communities, has provided over 32,000 consultations.   

Purpose of Role

The Process and Metallurgy Superintendent is responsible for leading, coordinating, and optimizing the Metallurgy department and Process functions to support daily production and inventory management. This role focusses on the proactive planning of resources, materials, and work scopes to monitor, optimize, predict and improve metallurgical, laboratory and chemical processes within the gold processing plant. The role KPIs are grouped around maximum gold recovery, plant throughput, cost efficiency, coaching and upskilling personnel through establishment of a sustainable department systems and procedures.  

The superintendent will supervise a team of metallurgy and laboratory personnel, and work closely with operations, maintenance, planning, projects, supply chain and warehouse functions. 

Key personal traits will include hands-on in-depth technical knowledge of gold processing plant processes, systems and equipment, departmental operations and procedures development, strong leadership, delegation and coaching skills.  

Job Responsibilities

Process

• Monitor daily plant performance parameters (throughput, recovery, reagent consumption, grade, and tailings losses), reporting against budgets and proactively forecasting periodic performances.
• Take responsibility for process performance of major process equipment, monitoring daily and periodic major process equipment parameters (e.g. power, grind, throughput, liner and grate designs, wear rates and production impacts).  
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve plant performance, recovery, and operational stability.
• Provide technical assistance to operations and maintenance teams regarding equipment performance and process parameters.
• Troubleshoot process upsets and oversee implementation of corrective actions with operations and maintenance functions.
• Develop and update operating procedures and process documentation.

Metallurgical

• Further develop and maintain metallurgical accounting systems and mass balance calculations.
• Active feedback and close collaboration with mining and mine planning functions around grade control and plant feed strategies.  
• Perform data analysis and statistical process control to detect trends and variances.
• Participate in plant planning and scheduling to deliver effective short, medium, and long-term maintenance and shutdown plans.
• Plan, conduct, and interpret and report laboratory test work (e.g., grinding, leaching, gravity concentration, CIL/CIP, elution, electrowinning, smelting).
• Participate in improvement projects, providing technical input into design and equipment selection.
• Collaborate with consultants, vendors, and contractors on process development and optimization studies.
• Coordinate with operations, maintenance, reliability, and engineering teams to prioritize work requests, optimize resource allocation, and integrate production planning.
• Actively promote a strong safety culture and ensure teams incorporate risk management practices.
• Facilitate and chair safety toolbox and other safety meetings on an ad hoc basis.

People Leadership

• Practice visible and active leadership across the Process plant teams.
• Lead a proactive safety culture and best practice implementation within the teams.
• Accountable for team performance management, development and training plans, job descriptions and development opportunity networking.
• Direct technical coaching and delegation, preparing personnel for promotions.
• Provide mentorship, coaching, and development opportunities for teams. 

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Mineral Processing Engineering.
• 8–12 years’ experience in maintenance, reliability, or operations, with minimum 5 years leading metallurgical and process teams in a process plant environment.
• Strong knowledge of mining & process plant equipment and systems (crushing, milling, CIL, elution process, thickening, tailings).
• Proficient in CMMS/EAM systems (JDE) and planning tools (MS Project).
• Proven experience in department management and leading metallurgical and process team and functions in gold processing plants.  
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Knowledge of shutdown/turnaround management methodologies.
• Process design and operations procedure development experience for process plants.

Skills

• Mandatory languages – English, French
• Desirable languages: Arabic