Refining Manager( Precious Metals Recovery)

Key Responsibilities:

**Laboratory Operations Management**

• Help with the set-up of our precious metals’ recovery and refining laboratory and systems.
• Manage and supervise day-to-day recovery and refining operations, ensuring adherence to safety protocols, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor and optimize the performance of recovery and refining processes , identifying opportunities for efficiency improvements and cost savings.
• Collaborate with the laboratory team to develop and implement refining
• procedures that maximise precious metals recovery while minimising environmental impact.
• Continuously evaluate and update equipment, technologies, and methods to enhance the recovery and refining process.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including production, quality control, business development and marketing to resolve any analytical or quality related issues .
• Maintain and calibrate (if necessary) laboratory equipment to ensure accurate and reliable results.
• Ensure the development and implementation of quality control procedures,protocols and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Document and maintain comprehensive and accurate records of laboratory experiments, results, and observations.

• Organize and maintain operating data that can be used to predict and avoid future processing problems as the performance of the plant is refined over

time.

Quality Control and Analysis

• Actively involved in the process of determining proportions of precious metals craps.
• Provide technical expertise, execution and recovery/ refining solutions by analyzing materials and its data for accuracy and consistency.
• Execute and validate analytical methods for the identification, quantification and characterization of precious metals scraps including gold, silver, platinum, palladium and rhodium.
• Determine the purity and composition of precious metals samples and
• compare them against established standards and regulations.
• Oversee the quality control process, conduct regular inspections, and implement corrective actions as necessary to maintain product quality and purity.
• Analyse and verify the precious metal content in various materials.
• Evaluate and interpret analytical data, ensuring accuracy and precision in measurements and reporting.

**Inventory Management, Reporting and Accountability **

• Monitor and manage inventory levels of raw materials, chemicals, and consumables required for the recovery and refining processes.
• Prepare regular reports, analyse production data, metal yields, costs, and trends, and present findings to the senior management.
• Develop and implement inventory control measures to ensure accurate tracking and minimize losses.
• Provide weekly reporting to senior management team on all recovery, refining and metallurgical process and/or test in progress.

**Compliance with Safety and Compliance with Local Regulatory**

• Develop safety awareness and safety culture.
• Implement and enforce safety protocols, conduct regular safety training, and investigate and report incidents promptly.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations related to recovery and refining processes, hazardous materials handling, and workplace safety.
• Stay updated on industry trends, technological advancements, and regulatory changes relevant to the precious metals recovery and refining business.

**Training**

• Provide training, assessment and documentation for all refining, recovery and metallurgical work completed in support of the cross-function teams.
• Mentor and train new lab personnel to further understand metallurgical methodology and application of processes.

** Skills and Knowledge**
Educational & Professional Qualifications:

• Prefer Mandarin Speaker.
• Proven experience of more than 5 years working in the precious metals
• recovery industry, demonstrating expertise in recovery and refining processesand technologies.
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree qualification in either Chemical Engineering, Material Science, Metallurgy or its related field.

Relevant Experience :

• In-depth experience, knowledge, and background in processing precious
• metals recovery, refining and metallurgy.
• Ability to work with a multi-cultural team environment and excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data, analyse trends, and make data-driven decisions.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to
• effectively present information to diverse audiences.
• Strong knowledge of environmental regulations and best practices in hazardous materials handling.
• Personal Characteristics & Behaviours :
• maintaining a safe work environment.the organisation and culture.
• Must be willing to work overtime whenever necessary.
• Analytical and critical thinking with an open mind for creativity.
• Commitment to safety and compliance, with a track record of promoting and
• Strong communications skills to interface and relate to the different strata in
• Possess high degree of integrity and responsibility
• Must be able to lift 20 kg unaided.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: RM8,000.00 - RM10,000.00 per month

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Language:

• Mandarin (Preferred)

Work Location: In person