Metallurgical Superintendent
About the Role
As Superintendent – Metallurgy, you’ll lead the metallurgical, laboratory and gold room functions at Cowal Gold Operation, a flagship site with an extended 20 year mine life.
Reporting to the Processing Manager, you’ll be accountable for metallurgical performance, recovery optimisation and production forecasting, with a strong focus on safety, governance and continuous improvement. This is a high impact leadership role where small gains deliver significant value.
Working on a residential 5:2 / 4:3 roster (10 hour day shifts), you will:
- Own metallurgical strategy, recovery and plant optimisation
- Lead metallurgical accounting, forecasting and data governance
- Oversee gold room operations, security and compliance
- Drive improvement initiatives across the processing plant
- Ensure compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code
- Lead, mentor and develop a skilled metallurgical team
This role offers strong visibility, long‑term stability and the opportunity to materially influence site performance.
About You
You’re a technically strong metallurgical leader with deep gold processing experience and the confidence to lead change in a complex operation. You combine technical capability with practical, consistent leadership and a strong safety focus.
This role suits either an experienced Superintendent or a Senior Metallurgist ready to take the next step.
You will bring:
- A tertiary qualification in Metallurgy, Mineral Processing, Process, Chemical or related Engineering discipline
- Extensive experience across gold processing, including comminution, flotation, CIL and gold room operations
- Strong capability in metallurgical accounting, forecasting and cost control
- Proven leadership experience with the ability to develop teams and challenge established practices
- A proactive, resilient and improvement driven mindset
This is an opportunity for someone who wants to deliver real value, lead a critical function and build a long‑term career at a major operation.
About Us
From humble beginnings in 2011, Evolution Mining is now a leading gold producer, operating six mines across Australia and Canada. Enacting our vision of inspired people creating a premier global gold company, we are indeed a bold team with a bright future. Our operational diversity offers our employees access to many experiences and career opportunities within the one company. So, whether you choose to work at one of our underground or open pit operations, explore for our future as part of our Discovery team, or join our Group Office, we know you’ll have a bright future with us.
At Cowal
At Cowal, our substantial investment has led to a longer mine life as we have boldly reimagined our future to 2043. Located near West Wyalong in central New South Wales, Cowal is a residential site where we encourage our people to live nearby and enjoy the close-knit communities and lifestyles of the surrounding areas.
Your Benefits
At Evolution, we support, develop and reward everyone who chooses to be a part of our bright future. Your benefits include relocation assistance, salary packaging (i.e. novated car leasing, remote area housing), life insurance and income protection, quarterly performance bonuses, employee share scheme, referral bonuses, recognition program, study assistance, discounted health insurance, discounted gym membership. Bus transportation is provided to and from West Wyalong at the beginning and end of your shift.
This roster is 5:2/4:3, 10 hour day shifts.
We understand that flexible work means something different to everyone and encourage you to have a conversation about the flexible work options available.
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