Senior Metallurgist

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Metallurgist to join our team at New Gold Inc. as a Metallurgy Team Lead at our Rainy River Mine. As a key member of our metallurgy team, you will be responsible for supervising the metallurgy team to improve the operational performance of the process plant and providing technical support to the operations group.

• Ensure all Health, Safety, and Environment policies and procedures are adhered to by all direct reports.
• Conduct pre-shift toolbox meetings and monthly safety meetings.
• Ensure housekeeping standards are maintained.
• Perform rotational job observations, workplace inspections, and PPE audits.
• Investigate all health, safety, and environment near misses or incidents and develop action plans to prevent re-occurrence.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in developing best practices and SOPs to minimize risks.

• Manage supply inventories in the metallurgical laboratory, including ensuring that MSDS are up to date.
• Train operators on various SOPs related to sample preparation and circuit analysis for mill operations.
• Support operations in the maintenance and record keeping for the SAG and Ball Mill liners, Knelson concentrators, cyclones, Kemix screens, and carbon screens.
• Measure steel levels in both Sag and ball mill.
• Create, update, and manage laboratory standard operating procedures.
• Data entry and analysis for daily metallurgical reporting, weekly reporting, and month-end reporting.
• Oversee sample collection, surveys, including performing daily assessments on CND performance, performing daily checks on reagent inventory, performing daily checks on CIP carbon inventory, performing weekly surveys of leach, CIP, and carbon handling gold and silver inventory, performing weekly tests of carbon activity, performing carbon activity tests on new chemicals that may have a negative impact on recovery, performing quarterly belt cuts, routinely weighing and sampling fine carbon bags, performing bottle roll leach tests on exploration samples and plant samples as required.
• Lead grinding circuit sampling campaigns.
• Conduct leach and CND test work.
• Implementation of metallurgical operating parameters.
• Assist with the supervision of the assay lab department.
• Operating and assisting operations with the gravity circuit and intensive cyanidation reactor.
• Daily mill inspections.
• Maintain good knowledge of Microsoft Office systems, particularly Excel.
• Executing on laboratory methods and techniques for mineral processing test work.
• Designing experiments and plant trials.
• Effective communication, both verbal and written, will be required to write summaries, reports, memos, and emails.
• Demonstrate a personal commitment to Safety, Health, and Environmental responsibilities.
• Optimize the operational mill process control systems.
• Any additional tasks as requested by your supervisor.

• 8-10 years of gold milling experience.
• Accredited university degree in Chemical, Process, or Metallurgical Engineering.
• Skilled in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Visio, MS Project, quantitative risk analysis would be beneficial.
• Proven communication skills, both verbal and written.

New Gold Inc. is a Canadian-focused intermediate gold mining company engaged in the operation, development, and exploration of mineral properties. Our mission is to be a leading intermediate gold producer, driving responsible and profitable mining in a way that creates sustainable value for our employees, shareholders, the communities in which we live and work, and our environment.

We attract and hire highly skilled individuals who share our values and are committed to excellence. As a member of our team, you can look forward to:

• A stimulating values-based work environment.
• A culture of collaboration and inclusion.
• Inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders.
• Career development opportunities.
• A deeply rooted commitment to responsible mining, health, and safety, and community engagement.
• A competitive total compensation program.
• A comprehensive benefits package, including a retirement savings plan.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates. If you are a motivated and experienced professional looking for a new challenge, please submit your application.