Mineral processing engineer jobs in Finland
Mineral processing engineers develop and manage equipment and techniques to successfully process and refine valuable minerals from ore or raw mineral.
Mineral processing engineer - Which skills are essential?
Utilise computer equipment or digital devices to facilitate quality control, data management, and communication. Follow instructions given by a computer programme, create computer files or documents.
Manage the handling, addition, and disposal of chemical reagents used to help separate products from raw mineral.
Implement safety programmes to comply with national laws and legislation. Ensure that equipment and processes are compliant with safety regulations.
Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.
Maintain records of mine production and development performance, including performance of machinery.
Manage mineral testing procedures in order to assess product quality at all stages.
Solid earth, rock types, structures and the processes by which they are altered.
Oversee the selection, training, performance and motivation of staff.
Prepare technical reports that describe results and processes of scientific or technical research, or assess its progress. These reports help researchers to keep up to date with recent findings.
Oversee mining production rates in order to estimate operational effectiveness.
Identify the strengths and weaknesses of various abstract, rational concepts, such as issues, opinions, and approaches related to a specific problematic situation in order to formulate solutions and alternative methods of tackling the situation.
Manage plant and equipment designed to extract products from raw minerals. Monitor the flow of materials through the processing plant.
The composition, structure, and properties of substances and the processes and transformations that they undergo; the uses of different chemicals and their interactions, production techniques, risk factors, and disposal methods.
Mineral processing engineer - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Participate in mine tailings and waste dump design and management, as per geotechnical, operational and statutory requirements.
Be aware of the impact of geological factors, such as faults and rock movements, on mining operations.
Apply transport industry management concepts in order to improve transportation processes, reduce waste, increase efficiency, and improve schedule preparation.
Prepare talks, lectures, consultations with stakeholders and public hearings on environmental issues related to mining.
Develop and implement safe and effective waste and dump management. Minimise the ecological footprint of the operation and follow legal requirements.
Design and develop new facilities and installations, conduct feasibility studies.
Understand the principles of bioleaching, the extraction of products from raw mineral through the use of living organisms.