Chief Metallurgical Engineer

Job title: Chief Metallurgical Engineer

Job description: Pay Band: J

At Nutrien, our purpose is Feeding the Future and we do so with safety, inclusion, integrity and results as our core values. Nothing is more important than sending our people home safe, every day.

Nutrien is a leading provider of agricultural products, services, and solutions. With nearly 25,000 employees world-wide, we are the largest producer of potash (by capacity) and one of the world’s largest producers of nitrogen and phosphate. We also operate a leading agriculture retail network that services over 500,000 growers globally.

We harvest the best. Diverse views and experience make us strong. We look for people who have a safety-first mindset, who are collaborative team players, who deliver on their commitments, act with integrity, and who support inclusion.

Working at Nutrien will provide you an opportunity to help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career.

Reports to the Mill Operations Superintendent

What you will do:

• Supervise personnel within their area of responsibility to ensure that safe and productive work is performed
• Assign/schedule work and perform regular follow-up on work activities so the team is working in an efficient and effective manner
• Provide safety leadership for the metallurgical department. Ensure that safe work habits are enforced and instruct safe methods of doing work. Perform required compliance checks, key procedure audits, area inspections, and job observations. Attend, line out, and safety meetings as required
• Provide strong process engineering leadership for the team of engineers through regular training and coaching. Support and utilize Nutrien’s management of change process to recommend the alteration or modification to existing systems, provide technical advice to the team for improving maintenance and operating efficiency
• Respond to scheduled and unscheduled callouts. Provide weekend supervisory coverage as required, to respond to unplanned equipment repairs and other emergency problems
• Direct and motivate the team to safely maximize refinery production and product recovery, while maintaining a high standard of product quality
• Research, evaluate and recommend new and innovative technologies for process improvement and expansion at Rocanville
• Monitor the product quality programs and administer revisions and evaluations as required to maintain the high standard of product quality control
• Supervise the calculation and reporting of daily, monthly and annual metallurgical balances, for economic control at Rocanville
• Forecast by historical record and future estimates, annual operating budget for their department
• Review technological advances within the industry and provide technical knowledge through leadership and training to subordinates to improve the technical proficiency of their department
• Assist with the prioritization of capital spend while meeting operating and business objectives.
• Promote a high level of trust, respect, and inclusion within the department
• Coordinate daily with cross-functional teams in both operations and maintenance departments to optimize asset performance and reliability

What you will bring:

• Professional Engineering designation required
• Chemical Engineering Degree or equivalent education/extensive experience in mineral processing required
• 5+ years of progressive engineering experience required. Experience in potash will be an asset
• 3+ years of direct supervisory experience preferred
• Strong commitment to safety with knowledge of OH&S regulations and the ability to ensure compliance with such regulations
• Excellent technical knowledge of process engineering best practices
• Strong commitment to operational excellence and the understanding of mill operations, processes and equipment
• Strong leadership skills to help bring accountability to your team by creating a supportive, engaging, collaborative and motivating work environment
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills

Are you a good match? Apply today!

The estimated salary that Indeed, Glassdoor and LinkedIn suggested does not represent Nutrien’s compensation structure.

Nutrien is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

This job posting will no longer accept new applications past 11:59 pm on Nov 20, 2023 (Saskatchewan time). While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

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