External Job Title Specialist Process Engineer

Position Description

• Work across entire Peabody Australia platform
• Be at the forefront of emerging technologies
• Brisbane based role with extensive site travel

About the company:

Peabody is the world's largest private-sector coal company. We are a leading voice in advocating for sustainable mining, energy access and clean coal technologies. Peabody has 23 operations across the United States and Australia, and has 6,700 employees globally, servicing metallurgical and thermal coal customers in more than 25 countries, on five continents.

We offer an inclusive work environment and engage, recognise and develop our employees.

About the role:

Due to an internal promotion, we are currently seeking a Specialist Process Engineer to be based in our Brisbane office, with extensive site travel (approx. 3 days per week).

Reporting to the Director Process Engineering, the scope of your role will be to support site operations optimise the processing performance of Peabody's CHPP's across our Australian platform. Peabody's process engineering team are actively involved in driving production improvements through innovation and are currently implementing a range of new technologies.

Duties will include:

• Production operational support. Reviews site processing performance data, identifies solutions to actual or forecast areas of production loss against target KPIs. Interacts with site operations to define, resource and expedite
• Plant throughput optimisation. Identifies improvement opportunities, defines and manages plantsting and pilot scale trials, quantifies benefits and motivates resourcing.
• Project implementation. Contributes to the development and evaluation of the concept phase, defines the process design criteria, and manages the commissioning and performance testing phases of major projects.
• Product recovery optimisation. Applies process simulation tools and specifies plant sampling regimes to identify potential circuit efficiency improvements and quantify proposed flow sheet modifications.
• Production cost optimisation. Maintains an up to date knowledge of plant operating costs, ensures cost implications of changes considered.
• Provides mentoring and process training support to CHPP operators
• Supports the implementation of Peabody CHPP standards
• Supports the development and implementation of emerging processing technologies
• Supports involvement with ACARP
• Visibly supports safety performance

About You:

To be successful in this role, it is imperative for you to have extensive operational experience, be technically minded and have a passion for emerging technologies.

• Engineering degree ideally in Mineral Processing, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical or related discipline
• Minimum 10 years' experience in mineral comminution, beneficiation and solid/liquid separation technologies
• In plant operational and technical experience
• Process metallurgy and production evaluation skills
• Able to demonstrate a reasonable competence and understanding of:

• Production and maintenance management
• Control systems engineering
• Financial evaluation
• Contract management
• CAPEX development
• Technical presentation and public speaking skills

At Peabody, we:

• Commit to safety and health as a way of life
• Foster a culture of inspiration, innovation and collaboration
• Are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse workplace
• Offer a reward and recognition program
• Provide professional and technical development opportunities
• Support employees to achieve professional accreditation

Our mission is to provide our employees with an empowered, collaborative, friendly and safe work environment based on mutual trust and respect. Peabody is an equal opportunity employer.

Peabody prides itself on being a values driven company. We strive, through our people, to achieve our mission and live our values of Safety, Customer Focus, Leadership, People, Excellence, Integrity and Sustainability. We take responsibility to for the environment, benefit our communities and restore the land for generations that follow.

Apply to Peabody today and grow your career with us.

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Please apply directly as submissions from recruitment agencies will not be considered without prior approval. All applications will be treated as highly confidential and will not be disclosed beyond HR and the hiring manager.

BrassRing Req ID 7093BR

Business Location 0033: Brisbane Office

State Queensland

Job Function Office / Professional

City Brisbane

EEO Disclaimer Peabody Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and is committed to Diversity in Employment