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Production Plant Manager (Ref - IVP-PL-2619)

Ivanhoe Mines

Limpopo Production Plant Manager Posted 29 Jul 2026 Closes in 3 days

Overview

The Production Plant Manager will oversee the production execution across various concentrator process areas, including crushing, milling, flotation, and associated operational interfaces. The role requires operating within a commissioning and ramp-up environment, linking production with metallurgy, maintenance, and engineering teams while ensuring effective operations and shift management.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree, BTech, BEng or BSc in Extractive Metallurgy, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering (Mineral Processing) or a recognised equivalent qualification.
  • Management Development Programme, postgraduate management qualification or equivalent formal leadership development.
  • Minimum 10 years of relevant mineral-processing or concentrator operations experience.
  • At least 5 years in a Senior Metallurgist, production superintendent, production manager, plant manager or equivalent senior operational leadership role.
  • Experience commissioning or operating a large-scale greenfield or brownfield concentrator.
  • Experience with advanced process-control systems, plant historians, and data analytics.
  • Demonstrated experience leading a 24-hour mineral-processing operation.

Responsibilities

  • Lead production execution across the assigned concentrator process areas.
  • Operate within a commissioning and ramp-up environment.
  • Provide the direct operational link between metallurgy, production, maintenance, engineering, and other teams.
  • Ensure effective shift handovers and manage escalation.

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