Metallurgical Technician
About The Position
SLR Consulting (Americas) is seeking a Metallurgical Technician to join their metallurgical testing lab in Fort Collins, Colorado. This role is crucial for supporting metallurgical and analytical testing programs by preparing, processing, and analyzing ore samples in both laboratory and field settings. The position involves hands-on work with various laboratory equipment and requires adherence to detailed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure high-quality data generation. The Metallurgical Technician will directly assist metallurgists, laboratory managers, and field test supervisors in evaluating metallurgical processes, characterizing ore, and optimizing leach programs.
Requirements
- Proficient with crushing, pulverizing, and sample splitting equipment.
- Strong mechanical aptitude; comfortable using hand and power tools.
- Basic understanding of sample integrity and contamination control.
- Ability to track data and follow written procedures accurately.
- Willingness to work in physically demanding, dusty, and noisy environments.
- Ability to repeatedly lift 50 lbs and perform manual labor tasks such as shoveling, lifting, and loading sample buckets.
- Frequent exposure to dust, noise, and heavy machinery in crusher and pulverizer areas.
- Ability to wear respiratory protection, safety glasses, gloves, and steel-toed boots as required.
Nice To Haves
- Associate degree in Metallurgy, Chemistry, Geology, Mining, or related field.
- 1–3 years working in a metallurgical, mining, or analytical laboratory environment with ore preparation responsibilities.
Responsibilities
- Receive, log, and label incoming ore and metallurgical samples.
- Use jaw crushers, roll crushers, and cone crushers to reduce rock specimens to specified particle sizes.
- Operate ring and puck pulverizers, ball mills, or disk mills to homogenize samples into fine powder.
- Perform riffle and rotary sample splitting to obtain representative sub-samples.
- Combine, bag, and inventory composite samples accurately.
- Routinely lift, shovel, and handle bulk material (up to 50 lbs).
- Maintain clean and calibrated equipment, including dust collection systems.
- Assist in setting up, charging, and operating leach tests (bottle rolls, column tests, vat leaching, etc.).
- Collect liquid and solids samples during leach cycles for analysis.
- Prepare and weigh reagents for solution chemistry and cyanide destruction tests.
- Clean and maintain work areas and ensure safe handling of hazardous materials.
- Follow Quality Control/Quality Assurance (QC/QA) protocols.
- Assist in data entry for sample tracking, assay reporting, or metallurgical balances.
- Follow safety practices and wear proper PPE.
- Comply with OSHA standards, lockout/tagout procedures, and industrial hygiene protocols.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
