Plant Operations Specialist (Water Treatment)

BQE Careers Board•Patagonia, AZ

17h•Hybrid

About The Position

Our mining-sector client has expanded BQE services at our Patagonia, AZ location, creating two new roles for talented Operations Specialists to offer technical engineering advise and supervisory experience at our Water Treament Plant. Arizona/ Tucson/ Patagonia areas would be an ideal base, but the role will involve travel; relocation package available for discussion. Whilst the role is well suited to an engineer, particular those with a Chemical or Process Engineering background, we also encourage applications from anyone with significant plant-based supervisory experience and strong interpersonal skills - especially if you have worked in water treatment previously. These individuals will need to have the confidence to apply strong interpersonal skills and operations familiarity while working alongside operators at differing experience levels, head office colleagues, vendors, and stakeholders from the mine. The individuals will act as organized, decisive, well-informed, and approachable representatives for BQE water on site.

Requirements

5+ years of experience.
Some experience at a Mine site, Water treatment plant, industrial water treatment plant, and/or a project with an operations component.
Familiarity with reverse osmosis (RO), ion exchange (IX), and/or electrowinning/electro-reduction
Substantial process plant operating experience and/or a degree in chemical engineering, hydrometallurgy, mineral processing or mechanical engineering
Hands on plant operations experience is essential
Can‐do attitude – you find a way to make it work and get it done
Strong mechanical aptitude – you have built things, you can figure out how things work
Understanding of the fundamental principles of aqueous inorganic chemistry
Willing to get involved – you’ll regularly put on a pair of coveralls for plant floor operations
Comfortable supervising, guiding and informing operators and other plant representatives, demonstrating proven communication skills - you get your message across clearly and with confidence

Nice To Haves

Chemical or Process Engineering background
Significant plant-based supervisory experience
Strong interpersonal skills
Worked in water treatment previously

Responsibilities

Day-to-day operations assistance e.g. coordination of activities, provision of technical expertise – Learn the processes, analyze operational data and laboratory results.
Maintenance of strong working relationships with site management and personnel
Supporting the training of on-site operators
Identify requirements for all water treatment plant operations e.g. maintenance, safety, and actively identifying operational improvements – We should still include safety here
Report on water treatment plant performance to site management
Provide leadership advice on environmental compliance
Help the operations team meet plant performance goals, reporting on performance to clients and the Vancouver, Canada head office
Support our technology development group by reconciling process data, reagent consumption and plant utilization
Learn and maintain process automation for the treatment plant, gaining expertise in a variety of unit operations including hydraulic conveying, solid-liquid separation, gas-liquid mass transfer, chemical reactors, ion exchange and electro-reduction to transfer to the client/ end users
Build effective relationships within the Company, customers, and suppliers
Maintain the operating manual and plant standard operating procedures
Provide Engineering support for operations – design and implementation of plant upgrades, tracking the Management of Change process.
Assist during commissioning of new facilities, be a part of the team.