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Senior Process Engineer | Cerro Lindo

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Job typeFull-time
Workplace typeOnsite
Experience levelNo experience limit
Education levelNo degree limit

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Position Summary: Nexa is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to optimize plant efficiency, develop process-based management, and lead improvement initiatives in the mining area. Key Highlights: 1. Develop and improve process-based management for greater plant efficiency. 2. Lead system implementation and technological improvement projects. 3. Metallurgical process modeling and simulation for optimization. At Nexa, we value and promote diversity in all its forms! In line with our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we are especially encouraged to receive applications from **women** for this position. However, we invite all qualified individuals to apply, regardless of gender, identity, or any other characteristic, and join our team as **Senior Process Engineer**, working in the **Plant** area at our Cerro Lindo mining unit. We are a company that connects and integrates its business with societal needs. This is how we develop mining—always aligned with change, supported by committed, inspired, and continuously developing people. **Join Nexa and be part of mining that moves with the world!** **\#WomenTalentInMining** **Responsibilities and Duties** * Develop, improve, and structure process-based management to increase plant efficiency. * Define, analyze, and monitor critical performance indicators based on process patterns impacting equipment efficiency. * Conduct coordination and alignment meetings with supporting areas to integrate new variables for process control. * Use statistical analysis tools to evaluate process performance, conduct diagnostics, and build predictive models. * Ensure proper operation of control screens and creation of new screens in PI\-Vision. * Ensure reliability in measurement of critical plant instruments (Courier, PSI300, etc.) and perform control activities. * Prepare technical reports for Plant Management and immediate supervisors, based on process understanding. * Manage, plan, coordinate, and supervise projects for implementing new systems or technological improvements for process control. * Perform metallurgical process modeling, simulation, and resizing using JKSimmet, Molycop Tools, etc., to identify optimization opportunities. * Develop plant improvement initiatives targeting cost reduction and performance enhancement, including respective economic evaluation. **Requirements and Qualifications** * Degree in Metallurgical Engineering. * Minimum 5 years’ experience in concentrator plants covering crushing, grinding, flotation, thickeners, and filtration processes, plus 2 years in process control. * Knowledge of calibration of measurement equipment such as Courier, PSI 300, and others. * Knowledge of data analysis (Python) and use of statistical tools (Minitab, etc.). * Solid knowledge of PI Vision. * Knowledge of metallurgical process modeling, simulation, and resizing. * Proficiency in metallurgical software (JKSimmet, Molycop, or similar). **Additional Information** * Work Location: Cerro Lindo * Work Schedule: 5x2 At NEXA, we work in a diverse environment where people feel free to be themselves. Do you want to join our team? \#JoinNexa We are a global mining and metallurgy company belonging to the Votorantim Group (Brazil). Over time, we have grown, reinvented ourselves, and consolidated our position as one of the world’s leading zinc producers. We operate 8 sites across Brazil and Peru—3 refineries and 5 mines—including Peru’s largest underground zinc mine (Cerro Lindo) and the largest zinc refinery in the Americas (Cajamarquilla). As a result, we account for 4% of global zinc production and are the only producer of metallic zinc in Latin America, excluding Mexico. We also produce copper, lead, silver, and gold as co-products. We focus on making minerals available to improve people’s lives—responsibly caring for the environment and society while developing careers grounded in respect for diversity. This is how we develop mining—always connected to change, supported by committed, inspired, and continuously developing people. Because there is one thing that never changes at Nexa: our commitment to change. Nexa. Mining that changes with the world.

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