Lead a Growing Mineral Processing Operation in Tanzania

People Project Co. is recruiting on behalf of a growing mining company operating in Tanzania that is expanding its mineral processing operations and seeking an experienced Plant Manager – Mineral Processing Plant to lead plant performance, production optimization, safety, and operational excellence.

This senior leadership role is ideal for a professional with extensive experience in mineral processing, metallurgy, plant operations, and team leadership within mining environments. The successful candidate will oversee day-to-day plant operations while ensuring production, recovery, maintenance, quality, safety, and cost targets are consistently achieved.

Position Overview

Job Title: Plant Manager – Mineral Processing Plant

Location: Tanzania

Industry: Mining & Mineral Processing Operations

The Plant Manager will lead operational strategy, metallurgical performance, maintenance coordination, and continuous improvement initiatives while developing a high-performing operations team and maintaining compliance with health, safety, environmental, and statutory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Plant Operations & Production

• Lead daily mineral processing plant operations.
• Achieve production and recovery targets.
• Develop production plans and operating procedures.
• Maximize plant throughput and product quality.
• Minimize downtime and operational costs.
• Monitor crushing, grinding, screening, gravity concentration, and leaching processes.
• Analyze production and metallurgical performance data.
• Prepare operational reports and performance forecasts.

Process Improvement & Technical Excellence

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor metallurgical performance and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain production reconciliation and metallurgical records.
• Support plant expansion, commissioning, and optimization projects.
• Ensure operations align with industry best practices.

Maintenance & Asset Management

• Collaborate with maintenance and engineering teams.
• Develop preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Improve equipment availability and reliability.
• Monitor fuel, power, water, chemical, and reagent consumption.
• Coordinate with equipment suppliers and contractors.
• Ensure technical compliance and operational reliability.

Leadership & People Management

• Lead and develop supervisors, operators, technicians, and support staff.
• Build a culture focused on operational excellence and accountability.
• Conduct workforce planning and succession development.
• Promote collaboration between operations, maintenance, geology, laboratory, and engineering teams.

Health, Safety & Environmental Management

• Drive a strong safety culture across operations.
• Ensure compliance with mining, health, and environmental regulations.
• Lead risk assessments and incident investigations.
• Implement safety improvement initiatives.
• Ensure environmental controls and statutory obligations are maintained.

Qualifications

Education

Applicants should possess:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mineral Processing, Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Professional registration or membership with a recognized engineering or mining body will be an added advantage.

Experience

Candidates should have:

• 8 to 10 years of mineral processing experience.
• At least 3 years in a Plant Manager, Senior Plant Superintendent, or similar leadership position.
• Previous gold processing experience is highly preferred.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams within mining operations.
• Experience in production planning, metallurgical accounting, maintenance coordination, and budgeting.
• Exposure to plant commissioning, process optimization, or expansion projects is advantageous.
• Experience within Tanzania or the East African mining sector is highly desirable.

Core Competencies

• Mineral processing and metallurgical expertise
• Operational leadership
• Production optimization
• Team development and workforce management
• Strategic planning and execution
• Budgeting and cost control
• Safety and regulatory compliance
• Stakeholder engagement and communication
• Analytical and problem-solving skills

• Lead daily mineral processing plant operations.
• Achieve production and recovery targets.
• Develop production plans and operating procedures.
• Maximize plant throughput and product quality.
• Minimize downtime and operational costs.
• Monitor crushing, grinding, screening, gravity concentration, and leaching processes.
• Analyze production and metallurgical performance data.
• Prepare operational reports and performance forecasts.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor metallurgical performance and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain production reconciliation and metallurgical records.
• Support plant expansion, commissioning, and optimization projects.
• Ensure operations align with industry best practices.
• Collaborate with maintenance and engineering teams.
• Develop preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Improve equipment availability and reliability.
• Monitor fuel, power, water, chemical, and reagent consumption.
• Coordinate with equipment suppliers and contractors.
• Ensure technical compliance and operational reliability.
• Lead and develop supervisors, operators, technicians, and support staff.
• Build a culture focused on operational excellence and accountability.
• Conduct workforce planning and succession development.
• Promote collaboration between operations, maintenance, geology, laboratory, and engineering teams.
• Drive a strong safety culture across operations.
• Ensure compliance with mining, health, and environmental regulations.
• Lead risk assessments and incident investigations.
• Implement safety improvement initiatives.
• Ensure environmental controls and statutory obligations are maintained.

• Mineral processing and metallurgical expertise
• Operational leadership
• Production optimization
• Team development and workforce management
• Strategic planning and execution
• Budgeting and cost control
• Safety and regulatory compliance
• Stakeholder engagement and communication
• Analytical and problem-solving skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Mineral Processing, Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Professional registration or membership with a recognized engineering or mining body will be an added advantage.
• 8 to 10 years of mineral processing experience.
• At least 3 years in a Plant Manager, Senior Plant Superintendent, or similar leadership position.
• Previous gold processing experience is highly preferred.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams within mining operations.
• Experience in production planning, metallurgical accounting, maintenance coordination, and budgeting.
• Exposure to plant commissioning, process optimization, or expansion projects is advantageous.
• Experience within Tanzania or the East African mining sector is highly desirable.