Job ID: 41989 | Location: Airoli, Maharashtra, India | Work Model: Onsite The Field Metallurgist is responsible for delivering in office metallurgical testwork and technical services at customer concentrators and pellet plants. The role involves executing flotation, pelletizing and filtration trials, troubleshooting dosing and process-related issues, and providing technical interpretation and recommendations. The position also works closely with plant-level employees, Technical Service and R&D; teams to facilitate the acceptance and implementation of Clariant solutions.

Responsibilities
Deliver in office metallurgical testwork and technical services at customer concentrators and pellet plants.
Run bench and pilot flotation programmes in customer laboratories and plants, including:
Reagent screening
Dosage-response curves
pH and pulp density variation
Collector/depressant/frother combinations
Mass and metal balances against plant baseline
Execute pelletizing testwork, including:
Balling disc/drum trials




Green pellet drop number and compressive strength
Moisture optimisation
Binder and additive evaluation
Fired pellet quality checks
Conduct filtration trials.
Sample and log trial conditions and issue standardised trial reports with interpretation.
Commission and troubleshoot dosing hardware, including pump calibration, suction and discharge faults, chemical transfer lines, IBC and ISO tank connections, heated storage, trace heating and viscosity-related feed problems.
Diagnose in-circuit product behaviour, including overfrothing and froth carry-over, entrainment, froth stability collapse and water chemistry interference.
Select and relocate dosage points where required.
Work directly with shift operators and escalate unresolved issues to Technical Service and R&D.;
Develop relationships with plant-level employees to facilitate acceptance of Clariant proposed solutions.

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