Senior Process Engineer

About the position

Covia is looking for a remotely based, dynamic Senior Process Engineer who will have a positive impact on the Engineering & Operations Teams. As a Senior Process Engineer, you will provide mineral processing design, analysis and engineering services to Operations and perform process optimization studies to decrease cost, improve yield, recovery, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Conduct plant process investigations related to productivity and process improvements and develop solutions to increase throughput, decrease cost, improve yield, improve quality.
• Work with mineral processing equipment and conduct testing on new and experimental process equipment and methods to evaluate their potential.
• Provide technical support through process studies, training, or other means to plants in support of their implementation of continuous improvement systems.
• Run a sample of the plant feed taken during the audit through the CFS for audit comparison and mine planning reconciliation evaluations.
• Oversee update of plant equipment lists, flowsheets, and material.
• Issue detailed reports in accordance with the process policies and procedures.
• Complete process work to support Class I thru III project scope, design and estimates for assigned Engineering Service Requests.
• Oversee development of Sequence of Operations for Capital projects.
• Manage project start-up and commissioning for major capital projects.
• Participate in Project Update meetings, Management Review meetings and Capital Project Review meetings.
• Participate in the development of Engineering Standards and ensure that Covia Engineering Standards are consistently and uniformly applied.
• Develop training and provide technical training to plant and other staff personnel on engineering subjects.
• Issue regular weekly activity reports and project memos, reports, and source files in a timely fashion.
• Travel 40-50% as required to initiate, keep projects moving, and complete them in a timely manner.
• Monitor technical developments in metallurgical/minerals processing fields for applications of new process technology.

Requirements

• B.S. or equivalent degree in an Engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 8 years engineering or equivalent professional experience.
• Preference given to candidates with experience in mineral processing, bulk material handling systems, or heavy industry.

Benefits

• Excellent Healthcare Benefits - medical, vision, dental.
• 401K with company matching.
• Vacation + Paid Holidays.
• Disability, Life / AD&D, and Long-Term Care Insurances.
• Employee Assistance Program.