Director, Metallurgy - #443794

About Alamos Gold

Alamos Gold is a Canadian-based gold producer with a long-term track record of creating value for all stakeholders through solid financial performance, low-cost production growth, and a company-wide commitment to social responsibility and environmental stewardship. We currently operate three mines – two in Canada and one in Mexico – and we have a strong portfolio of development stage projects, including the Lynn Lake Project and Island Gold Phase 3+ Expansion in Canada, and Puerto Del Aire Project in Mexico. Alamos also has an early-stage exploration project in Canada, the Qiqavik Gold Project. Our core values of safety, teamwork, environmental sustainability, integrity, and commitment allow our more than 1,900 dedicated team members to thrive in their careers and to create a lasting legacy that benefits all Alamos stakeholders.

Join A Dynamic Team of Technical Services Professionals!

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Technical Services the Director, Metallurgy will complement the Company’s corporate technical services team by supporting a range of improvement initiatives and operational challenges across projects and operating mine sites in Canada and Mexico.

Role Overview

The Director, Metallurgy will provide technical support to existing mines’ and projects for the Process Area teams for their carbon-in-leach and/or heap leach operations. You will work in close collaboration with the Senior Vice President, Technical Services and with the Process Area operations teams at each of the mine sites to support the development and execution of processing plans in collaboration with the vision for the process areas. In addition, you will support the Toronto-based Technical Services team with conducting feasibility studies, technical report generation, and due diligence efforts.

This position will be based in Toronto, with regular travel to our mine sites.

Key Responsibilities

Having been exposed to industry best practices, the successful candidate will utilize their operational experience to:

• Visit the mine site to identify, evaluate, and manage risks in the process areas, including the review of management plans, process status and process trend directions
• Assist with the development of practical, viable contingency plans in response to key risks to ensure production delivery
• Deliver on continuous improvement initiatives in conjunction with the Process Area teams to achieve production targets
• Undertake trade-off studies and cost estimation for process-related initiatives for operations and projects
• Ensure safety and regulatory compliance
  
  

The ideal candidate will have a combination of engineering proficiency and operational experience in gold processing, particularly with crushing, grinding, leaching and associated technologies for gold recovery plants. The candidate must demonstrate an ability to successfully communicate with internal technical teams and external consultants through reports and presentations, delivering sound and respected professional advice. Strong operational skills and a willingness to travel to support the various mine site teams will be a key asset.

Experience

Preferred

15+ years of progressive experience in the industry as a metallurgist and processing engineer in mostly operational roles

Carbon-in-leach and carbon-in-pulp operational experience is preferred, and heap leach operational experience would be an asset.

Carbon-in-leach and carbon-in-pulp operational experience is preferred, and heap leach operational experience would be an asset.

Experience in designing and managing metallurgical test programs

Experience in processing methodology trade-offs

Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders including senior management, technical professionals and operational personnel

Experience in continuous improvement would be an asset

Proficiency in comminution software

Full proficiency in English required. Fluency in Spanish is considered an asset