Senior Planning Metallurgist

Senior – Metallurgist Planning

QLD Metallurgical Operations, Technical Services
Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Ref. No. 104735

Drive the future performance of a world-class copper operation. As Senior Metallurgist Planning, you'll use data, technical expertise and strategic thinking to optimise production outcomes, support key business decisions and deliver long-term value across our Copper- & Lead Smelters and Lead-Zinc & Copper Concentrators. Based in Mount Isa, this residential opportunity offers a family-friendly Monday to Friday, 5/2, 4/3 roster, with a long weekend every second week and genuine career growth within Glencore.

Mount Isa Mines

Mount Isa Mines is one of the world's largest mining complexes. We operate two mining and processing streams, copper and zinc-lead-silver, to deliver natural resources of enduring value in modern society. Now’s the time to make your move to Mount Isa Mines. With major transformation initiatives shaping the future of our operations, we’re looking for key talent, especially local professionals and trades, to make an impact. This is more than a job; it’s long-term security, meaningful work and the opportunity to help build a stronger future for our region.

At Mount Isa Mines, we believe in our people. We cultivate an environment of professionalism, ownership, and innovation while prioritising safety and well-being. Our employee rewards program, market-leading superannuation, and commitment to professional development set us apart. Learn more about Mount Isa Mines at www.mountisamines.com.au

Your Benefits

• Competitive remuneration with 13% superannuation (Staff role)
• Access to Glencore Rewards including health insurance discounts, retail offers, and salary sacrifice options
• Employee Referral, Recognition & Reward programs
• Leadership development programs, Ambassador Programs and unrivalled career pathways
• The lifestyle advantage of a residential role in Mount Isa

About the role

Reporting to the Superintendent Production Planning, you will provide specialist metallurgical planning and analytical expertise to support the safe, efficient and sustainable operation of Mount Isa Mines’ Concentrators & Smelters.

This role is ideally suited to a highly analytical metallurgist with strong computer skills, advanced data analysis and modelling capabilities, and experience in metallurgical accounting. You will work with complex production data to develop forecasts, optimise feed strategies, reconcile metal balances and identify opportunities to improve metallurgical performance.

Working within the Metallurgical Technical Services team, you will play a key role in production planning, metal accounting, feed optimisation and performance analysis. You will develop and maintain planning models, interrogate large data sets, investigate variances and translate complex technical information into meaningful insights that support operational and strategic decision-making.

Partnering closely with Operations, Planning, Maintenance, Refinery and Technical Services teams, you will help ensure production plans are robust, metallurgical data is accurate, and opportunities to improve metal recovery, productivity and cost performance are identified and realised.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain short, medium and long-term metallurgical production plans, forecasts and planning models to support the production objectives.
• Perform detailed metallurgical data analysis to identify trends, investigate performance deviations, understand process constraints and identify improvement opportunities.
• Maintain, improve and analyse metallurgical accounting systems, including metal balances, production reconciliation, inventory movements and reporting accuracy.
• Develop and maintain advanced spreadsheets, analytical tools and computer-based models to improve forecasting, scenario analysis, reporting and planning efficiency.
• Analyse concentrate characteristics, feed blends, inventories and process performance to support feed optimisation and maximise metal recovery.
• Conduct scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis to evaluate production options, assess operational constraints and quantify the impact of changes to feed, throughput, recovery and operating conditions.
• Reconcile forecast and actual performance, investigate variances and provide clear, data-driven explanations and recommendations to support business planning.
• Integrate data from multiple systems and sources to improve the accuracy, reliability and accessibility of metallurgical and production information.
• Prepare technical reports, dashboards, forecasts and presentations that communicate complex analytical findings clearly to both technical and operational stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Operations, Planning, Refinery and Technical Services to align production plans with operational capabilities, business priorities and metal accounting requirements.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities through better data utilisation, analytical methods, automation and process optimisation.

About you – skills and experience

You are a data-driven metallurgist who combines strong metallurgical fundamentals with advanced analytical and computer skills. You enjoy working with complex data, building models, investigating discrepancies and finding practical ways to improve production performance and decision-making.

You are comfortable working independently with large data sets, challenging assumptions and tracing variances back to their underlying causes. You can translate detailed technical analysis into clear, commercially relevant recommendations that support operational outcomes.

Qualifications, skills and experience

• Tertiary qualification in Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience in metallurgical accounting, including metal balances, production reconciliation, inventory accounting and investigation of metal accounting variances.
• Advanced computer skills, particularly in Excel and data analysis, with the ability to develop sophisticated spreadsheets, automated reporting tools and analytical models.
• Strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to interpret complex data and identify trends, inconsistencies and improvement opportunities.
• Experience in production planning, metallurgical forecasting, process modelling or performance analysis within a processing or heavy industrial environment.
• The ability to integrate and analyse data from multiple systems, validate data quality and develop reliable, repeatable reporting processes.
• Experience with data visualisation, reporting and analytical tools such as Power BI, SQL, Python or similar technologies will be highly regarded.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly when working with production data, metal balances, forecasts and reconciliations.
• The ability to communicate technical findings clearly and work collaboratively with operational and technical stakeholders.
• Experience preparing technical reports and communicating recommendations to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
• Commitment to safety, continuous improvement and operational excellence.

At Glencore, our people are the foundation of our success, and we are committed to creating a workplace where our values guide everything we do. Safety is our first priority — we never compromise on it. We act with Integrity, choosing to do what’s right even when it’s challenging. We take Responsibility for our actions and strive to make a positive impact. Through Openness, we communicate honestly and encourage meaningful dialogue. We embrace Simplicity, focusing on what truly matters and avoiding unnecessary complexity. And with Entrepreneurialism, we welcome new ideas and continuously seek better, safer and more efficient ways of working.

If you share these values and are ready to contribute to a team that is committed to excellence, we encourage you to apply and be part of our journey at Mount Isa Mines.

Don’t just take a job, secure a career and help build the future of our region. Apply today.

Applications Close: 5th of November