Field Metallurgist

Job ID: 41989 | Location: Airoli, Maharashtra, India | Work Model: Onsite

The Field Metallurgist is responsible for delivering on-site metallurgical testwork and technical services at customer concentrators and pellet plants. The role involves executing flotation, pelletizing and filtration trials, troubleshooting dosing and process-related issues, and providing technical interpretation and recommendations. The position also works closely with plant-level employees, Technical Service and R&D teams to facilitate the acceptance and implementation of Clariant solutions.

Responsibilities

- Deliver on-site metallurgical testwork and technical services at customer concentrators and pellet plants.

- Run bench and pilot flotation programmes in customer laboratories and plants, including:

- Reagent screening

- Dosage-response curves

- pH and pulp density variation

- Collector/depressant/frother combinations

- Mass and metal balances against plant baseline

- Execute pelletizing testwork, including:

- Balling disc/drum trials

- Green pellet drop number and compressive strength

- Moisture optimisation

- Binder and additive evaluation

- Fired pellet quality checks

- Conduct filtration trials.

- Sample and log trial conditions and issue standardised trial reports with interpretation.

- Commission and troubleshoot dosing hardware, including pump calibration, suction and discharge faults, chemical transfer lines, IBC and ISO tank connections, heated storage, trace heating and viscosity-related feed problems.

- Diagnose in-circuit product behaviour, including overfrothing and froth carry-over, entrainment, froth stability collapse and water chemistry interference.

- Select and relocate dosage points where required.

- Work directly with shift operators and escalate unresolved issues to Technical Service and R&D.

- Develop relationships with plant-level employees to facilitate acceptance of Clariant proposed solutions.