Director, Metallurgy Jobs

Pan American Silver was created with the intention to provide investors with the best vehicle to gain exposure to higher silver prices. Our vision is to be the world’s pre-eminent silver producer, with a reputation for excellence in discovery, engineering, and sustainable development. The Company owns and operates silver and gold mines located in Canada, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil.

Pan American Silver is committed to advancing diversity and developing inclusive leadership teams that represent the communities we serve. The Company provides equal opportunities to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law.

Pan American currently has an opening for a Director, Metallurgy to join its corporate office located in Vancouver, British Columbia.

DIRECTOR, METALLURGY

The successful candidate will work with a team of experts from other disciplines and with the site operation teams to optimize the metallurgical and mineral processing performance of the Company’s assets and will play a leading role in testing, process development, and plant design at the company’s operations, project development and will assist in assessing future growth opportunities.

Major Responsibilities and Essential Duties

· Provide leadership and technical oversight to the metallurgical teams to evaluate opportunities at existing operations and development projects to optimize recoveries, concentrate qualities, and/or reduction of water use, energy consumption, or operating costs.

· Manage test work and process evaluations to ensure the technical feasibility and economics of new projects.

· Evaluate key mineral processing risks at the operating sites and formulate plans to mitigate such risks.

· Work with site teams to evaluate the feasibility of existing facilities' expansion and/or modernization.

· Support operations and projects to be aligned with best practices and standards, cyanide code, and best technologies available.

· Assist with the preparation of technical and other corporate reports.

· Stay current with advancing technologies and processes and how they may be applied to improve the company’s processes.

· Mentor/coach/develop AP staff to assist with the preparation of the above duties.

Job Specific and/or Technical Skills Required

· B.Sc. in Extractive Metallurgical Engineering or equivalent (i.e., Mineral Processing).

· Minimum of 10 years of practical experience in precious metals production operations.

· Experience in testing and design of precious metal hydrometallurgical and poly-metallic selective flotation processes.

· Excellent oral and written communication skills in English required, as well as Spanish and/or Portuguese.

· Registration or willingness to register as a Professional Engineer or a Qualified Person.

· Determined and focused goal-driven orientation with exacting attention to detail.

· Frequent travel to international locations is required. Several of the company’s mines and projects are located at high altitudes in the Andes.