Implementation Engineer MetOptima (South Africa)

at  Draslovka

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa -

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Immediate17 Feb, 2025Not Specified18 Nov, 20243 year(s) or aboveCommunication Skills,Remote Locations,Python,Chemical Engineering,Process ControlNoNo
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Description:

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • Bachelor’s qualification in Chemical Engineering.
  • At least three years of relevant experience in mining and chemical processes.
  • Advance Process Control (APC), Mining Process, Chemical Process
  • Professional Proficiency in MS Office and Python is beneficial.
  • Ability to work autonomously and have excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Willing to travel to remote locations.
  • Self-driven.
  • Fluent English and, ideally, Spanish communication skills.

Responsibilities:

PURPOSE

The MetOptima Implementation Engineer will be responsible for deploying the MetOptima tool at the customer in of the Scope of Work: Diagnostic, Build and Implement, Adoption and Ongoing Improvement. Travel will be required for physical presence at customer for the critical period of the project. Responsible for training, coaching at the customer and customizing for the specific training material. KPIs reporting and analyses will be required on this professional’s responsibilities.
The incumbent will be responsible for understanding the customer process, evaluate instruments and control loops, understand any operational challenges and identify opportunities for improvement. Assist the data scientists for the model features. Customize the reports per customers’ needs in conjunction with the Engineering team.
The MetOptima Implementation Engineer will also help the customers to understand the logical behind the recommendations and will need to answer most of the customer technical questions of how the product operates. Will also be responsible for the frequent customization of the Operator Guides to match the customers’ plant environment.

ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

The Implementation Engineer reports directly to Delivery Manager but works within their designated region in the Mining and Process Solutions business and is accountable for both identifying opportunities and delivering technology projects in their region.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Roll Out MetOptima at the customer: Guarantee system is operational since its beginning in all necessary workstations.
  • Responsible for identifying issues or bugs in the MetOptima: Consolidate customers’ feedback and be attentive to the tools’ operability at the mine site.
  • Coaching and training the customer: Facilitate training and coaching sessions with the customers.
  • Assisting in the opportunity analysis of validating the Recovery and Throughput baseline: Foster discussions with the customers and Engineering and Data Science Teams to validate the Recovery and Throughput baseline.
  • Negotiating and signing off Recovery and Throughput baseline: Guarantee customer’s Recovery and Throughput baseline analysis and sign-off.
  • Update MetOptima’ s user guide frequently: Maintain the user guide updated when needed.
  • Organize Regular Meetings to track the KPIs with the customer: Update, report, and act on the main items from the pre-determined customers’ KPIs.
  • Understand the customer process, evaluate instruments, and control loops: Be attentive and report any requirements from the Data Scientist and Engineering Teams.
  • Identify operational challenges and opportunities for improvement: Be collaborative with the customer to maximize its plant optimization.
  • Support the Data Scientist team with translating the data from the main control loops: Guarantee that the Process Information needed by the Data Science team will be available in time and in full.
  • Assist customer on questions and logic behind MetOptima’s operation: MetOptima system logic understanding to elucidate customers’ questions


REQUIREMENT SUMMARY

Min:3.0Max:8.0 year(s)

Outsourcing/Offshoring

Customer Service

Graduate

Proficient

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Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa