Furnace and Melt Operations

• Prepare, load, and operate induction and gas-fired melting furnaces to process complex scrap, grain, and high-value feedstock.
• Monitor heat cycles, adjust furnace controls, and apply specialized fluxing agents to separate impurities and manage slag effectively.
• Apply appropriate fluxing processes to separate impurities, manage slag, and support precious-metal recovery.
• Use your technical judgement to identify issues during processing and take appropriate action or escalate where specialist support is required.

Casting, quality, and accuracy

• Skim molten metal surfaces safely and pour liquid metal into preheated molds to produce high-grade bars and ingots.
• Weigh incoming material and finished bars accurately and maintain clear records throughout the process.
• Collect assay samples correctly so material can move through testing and subsequent processing with reliable information.
• Maintain complete and accurate melt logs so material movement, weights, samples, and outcomes can be understood and traced.

Manage crucible cleaning, particulate collection, and other recovery processes

• Carefully manage crucible cleaning, particulate collection, and other recovery processes to minimize precious-metal loss.
• Maintain furnaces, crucibles, and associated equipment in line with agreed maintenance and operating procedures.
• Identify equipment issues early and communicate them so appropriate maintenance or corrective action can be taken.
• Maintain a clean and organized working environment that supports safe, efficient processing and material recovery.

Safety and compliance

• Follow required foundry safety procedures, including PPE and local exhaust ventilation requirements, at all times.
• Identify hazards and operational risks early and take appropriate action to protect colleagues, equipment, and materials.
• Reinforce safe ways of working with other team members and challenge appropriately when standards are not being followed.
• Support equipment checks, safety reviews, and improvements that strengthen the working environment.

Share technical knowledge and practical experience

• Share technical knowledge and practical experience with Smelters across the team.
• Coach less experienced colleagues in furnace operation, material handling, recovery processes, and safe ways of working.
• Provide hands-on support where additional technical guidance is needed during more complex processing activity.
• Work across gold and silver activity where required to maintain effective workflow and make the best use of specialist capability.

Identify opportunities to improve

• Identify opportunities to improve metal recovery, process consistency, safety, and operational efficiency.
• Use melt outcomes, observations, and operational information to understand where processes could work better.
• Work with the Metal Melting Director and wider team to test and embed practical improvements.
• Share learning from technical issues, unusual materials, and processing challenges so knowledge is retained across the team.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong practical experience in precious metals, foundry operations, casting, or other relevant high-temperature metal-processing environments.
• Experience operating melting equipment and applying safe foundry or metal-processing practices.
• Strong attention to detail when working with weights, measurements, material records, and high-value materials.
• A strong understanding of industrial safety requirements and the importance of following agreed controls and procedures.
• The ability to work safely and confidently within a high-temperature industrial environment while using required PPE and equipment.
• Sound technical judgement and the ability to identify when a processing, equipment, or safety issue requires further action.
• Experience sharing technical knowledge, coaching colleagues, or supporting the development of less experienced team members.
• A practical problem-solving approach and willingness to take ownership of issues through to resolution.
• Strong organization and record keeping, with an understanding of why accurate material traceability matters.
• Experience working specifically with gold, silver, or other precious metals.
• Experience with pyrometallurgical refining, precious-metal recovery, or assay sample preparation.
• Experience improving metal-processing yield, recovery, or operational efficiency.
• Relevant training or qualifications in metallurgy, materials science, foundry operations, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience working with induction and gas-fired melting furnaces.

No specific qualification is required. We care more about your practical metallurgy or foundry experience, technical judgement, and ability to operate safely and accurately.

Relevant metallurgy, materials science, or industrial foundry qualifications are helpful but not essential.

In this role, living our values means:

• Put safety first and speak up when something does not look or feel right, even when stopping work is the harder option.
• Treat high-value materials with care and take pride in accurate processing, recovery, and record keeping.
• Take ownership of technical issues, equipment concerns, and agreed actions, following them through rather than leaving problems for someone else.
• Work openly across the Gold and Silver teams, sharing knowledge and supporting colleagues rather than working in isolation.
• Use your experience to develop others, giving practical guidance and creating an environment where people feel comfortable asking questions.
• Stay curious about materials, melt outcomes, and processes, and use what you learn to find better ways of working.
• Challenge existing ways of working constructively where improvements could strengthen safety, recovery, quality, or efficiency.
• Treat colleagues with respect and recognize that maintaining a safe, reliable foundry operation is a shared responsibility.