General Manager – Ore Dressing - Central Africa

General Manager – Ore Dressing

Location: Central Africa

Position Overview

The General Manager – Ore Dressing will lead the ore beneficiation and upgradation operations, with a focus on copper, zinc, and lead flotation plants. The role requires a deep understanding of mineralogy, process design, and plant operations, ensuring optimal recovery and efficiency in line with the region’s high-grade ore deposits. The GM will report directly to the Sr. Director – Projects & Technology.

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Key Responsibilities

Mineralogy & Process Interpretation:

• Analyze and interpret mineralogical studies to guide beneficiation strategies and process flowsheets.
• Apply mineralogical insights to optimize ore upgradation and flotation plant performance.

Test Work Design & Execution:

• Design and develop procedures for bench-scale and pilot-scale test work5.
• Supervise and interpret test work findings, translating them into actionable process improvements.

Commercial Plant Conceptualization:

• Use bench and pilot-scale results to conceptualize and design commercial ore beneficiation plants.
• Oversee the transition from pilot to commercial scale, ensuring process scalability and robustness.

Plant Stabilization & Troubleshooting:

• Lead stabilization efforts and troubleshoot operational challenges in commercial plants.
• Implement corrective actions to resolve metallurgical and operational bottlenecks.

Team Leadership:

• Supervise technical teams, fostering a culture of safety, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Mentor junior engineers and ensure knowledge transfer across the department.

Reporting & Compliance:

• Prepare technical reports, feasibility studies, and process documentation5.
• Ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety (EHS) standards and regulatory requirements.

 

Qualifications & Experience:

• Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering with specialization in Ore Beneficiation or Mineral Processing.
• 20–25 years’ experience in ore upgradation and flotation plants, with a strong track record in copper, zinc, and lead beneficiation.
• Proven expertise in mineralogical analysis, process design, and plant operations.
• Experience in scaling up processes from laboratory to commercial scale.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.

 

Desirable Skills:

• In-depth knowledge of mineral processing equipment and process control systems.
• Familiarity with the geology and ore characteristics of the Central African Copperbelt is an advantage.
• Experience working in multicultural and challenging environments.

 

Reporting Structure:

• Reports to: Sr. Director – Projects & Technology

Interested candidate forward resume dharmendra@karmaasolutions.com

 

GM Operation (Mineral processing Plant) - Central Africa

Location: Central Africa

Experience: 15-20 years

Primary Objective: The General Manager – Plant Operations is responsible for general management of all phases of plant operations including primary processing, production, engineering, maintenance and product warehousing. Responsibilities also include recruiting, hiring and training personnel and facility/physical plant up-keep and capital improvements. In addition, the position is responsible for annual budget planning and execution. The position works closely with primary processing, production, engineering and maintenance teams to increase productivity and profitability within the food manufacturing operation of copper and cobalt.

KEY DUTIES:

Provide leadership for the successful day-to-day operation of the Lockwood Plant

Work closely with plant and quality assurance personnel to review product quality consistency while monitoring yield rates and wastage to determine trends and areas for improvement

Review established production schedules for all manufacturing departments to ensure established inventory levels are met while operating at the highest efficiency possible

Overall responsibility for ensuring that staffing and competency levels are achieved/exceeded in all aspects of the manufacturing process

Monitor operation expenses and research ways to reduce costs while maintaining product quality

Develop and execute the plant manufacturing budgets, including relevant departments accountable to the achievement of budgets

Analyse workforce requirements

Conduct performance appraisals and provide coaching and guidance to all operations managers

Encourage and promote operations in a continuous improvement environment

Remove production constraints; allocate human and equipment resources and direct production employees to attain all established goals

Remove waste and constraints from the production process to improve efficiencies and enhance productivity

Work in collaboration with Marketing and Quality Assurance Divisions to develop and bring to market new products

Work with the Purchasing Manager to develop and improve supplier relationships for all Plant inputs

Work in collaboration with the People & Performance Manager to manage relationships with site Unions and negotiate enterprise agreements as needed

Maintain primary processing and production equipment and ancillary services

Maintain plant site security systems OH&S / Quality Systems

Work closely with the People and Performance Manager/Occupational Health and Safety Manager to ensure all members of responsibility of this role are aware of safety requirements, both legislative and Company policies/procedures, to provide a safe workplace for our employees

Maintain and support a superior safety and housekeeping program, including all timely communication initiatives

Promote the proactive reporting of workplace hazards identified during the course of work to the appropriate person, following standard operating procedures

Comply with all relevant Codes of Practice relating to the Welfare of Domestic Poultry and ensure the welfare of birds held and processed in the Primary Processing Plant in accordance with the Approved Standards 

Send your updated resume dharmendra@karmaasolutions.com

Manager – Instrumentation - Central Africa

Location: Central Africa

Experience: 5-10 Year

Education: B.E. or B-Tech degree in Instrumentation Engineering

Trouble Shooting, Maintenance and Hand on experience of PCS-7 Siemens DCS.

Installation, Maintenance & troubleshooting of field instruments like flow meters(Mass, electromagnetic, vortex, orifice), density meters (Nucleonic Gauges), Ph meters, conductivity meters, smart transmitters, control valves, on/off valves ,safety valves, pressure regulating valves, VFD’s,UPS , weighing systems, packing machines etc.

Automation, Logic Development, Improvement & tunning of new & existing control loops

Coordination with other departments for day to day shutdown & maintenance activities.

Preparation of maintenance Budgets

Planning of upcoming projects. (Up gradation & Installation of New DCS, Coal fired hot air gas project, CCTV installation)

ISO, HACCP & Legal & Statutory Compliance (status report of nucleonic devices to AERB) documentations. Stamping of weighing systems & License renewals

Ensuring proper implementation of calibration, validation & maintenance schedules.

Perform Root cause Analysis (Why-Why analysis) of critical problems & deviations

Procurement of Spares and specifications Finalization, Inspection & Testing

Technical Bid evaluations, finalizations & negotiations.

Contractor work allocation & supervision

Participation in HAZOP’s and HAZID’s and implementation of outcomes.

Initialization of CAPEX and tracking of all activities from approval to completion

Hand on experience in SAP & CMMS (Computerized Maintenance management System)

Interested candidate send your updated resume dharmendra@karmaasolutions.com

Process Engineer (Hydrometallurgy/Solvent Extraction) - Central Africa

Location: Central Africa

No of Job opening: 3 nos.

Experience: 2 to 10 Years

Job Description:

Chemical Engineers with experience of 2 to 10 years having background of Design preferably for hydrometallurgical Units.

Interested candidate please send your updated resume/CV dharmendra@karmaasolutions.com

Exploration Geologist - Central Africa

Department: Geology (Exploration and Mining)

Experience: 1 – 5 years

Job description:

·         Geological mapping (test pits and trenches), Soil Geochemistry and Field Equipment Familiarity including Maps, compasses, GPS etc.

·         Expertise in base metal (Copper Cobalt preferred) exploration.

·         Identification of drill targets, Drill planning, Drilling supervision, QAQC, Logging, X-sections preparation, Database management.

·         Identification of relevant mineral and host rock types.

·         Interpretation of geological information (Geological and ore modelling) from drilling campaign.

·         Sound knowledge on computer skills and preferred Geological software knowledge.

·         Sound communication skills. Report preparation (weekly, monthly etc.)

Send your updated resume dharmendra@karmaasolutions.com

Technician - Lead Melting & Refining & Casting - Central Africa

Location: Central Africa

Qualification: ITI/Science Graduate / Dipl. Engineering

Experience: 3-5 Years in Lead Recycling Plant.

No of Position: 2

Job description:

 Charging, Melting and Refining, Drossing of lead anode recycled in 12t Kettles and Casting as Ingots/ Billets for Rolling

Send your updated resume dharmendra@karmaasolutions.com

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