Manager - Mineral Processing, Sijimali Bauxite Mines, VAML Lanjigarh

Qualification, Experience & Desired Skills:

• B.E./B.Tech. in Mineral Processing
• Strong understanding of bauxite crushing systems, belt conveyor systems, material handling systems, mineral processing operations, and bauxite quality management.
• Knowledge of bauxite ore characteristics, including moisture, cohesiveness, agglomeration and their impact on material handling, processing efficiency, and product quality.
• 8 - 10 years of experience in mineral crushing & screening, processing, and material handling operations in metal mines preferable bauxite.
• Experience in ore blending, stockyard management, dispatch operations, conveyor systems, and bauxite quality management.
• Exposure to commissioning, ramp-up, and operation of crushing, mineral processing and long-distance material transport facilities preferred.
• knowledge in large-scale mechanized mining and high-capacity crushing & conveying systems.
• Technical knowhow of latest technologies including mobile crushing and screening.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Crushing, Material Handling & Dispatch Operations

• Manage end-to-end crushing, screening, conveying, stockyard, blending, and dispatch operations to achieve production, throughput, quality, and targets.
• Ensure optimum utilization and reliability of crushers, screens, feeders, conveyors, stackers, hoppers, and associated material handling systems.
• Identify bottlenecks, reduce downtime, and drive continuous improvements in productivity, reliability, recovery, energy efficiency, and cost optimization.
• Ensure uninterrupted ore flow from mine face to stockyard and dispatch facilities.
• Coordinate with Mining, Geology, Logistics, and Commercial teams to achieve production, quality, and dispatch objectives.

2. Mineral Processing & Bauxite Quality Management

• Manage bauxite quality parameters including Alumina (Al₂O₃), THA, Reactive Silica, Total Silica, Fe₂O₃, TiO₂, LOI, Moisture, and Particle Size Distribution.
• Coordinate with Geology and Mine Planning teams for grade control, ore blending, stockpile management, and quality assurance.
• Minimize dilution, contamination, and ore losses while ensuring refinery quality specifications are consistently achieved.

3. Maintenance, Safety & Compliance

• Coordinate preventive, predictive, and shutdown maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability and plant availability.
• Lead equipment health monitoring, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and critical spares management.
• Ensure compliance with Mines Act, MMR 1961, MCDR, DGMS guidelines, Environmental Clearance conditions, and company HSE standards.
• Promote a strong safety culture through inspections, audits, risk assessments, and contractor management.

4. Team Management & Performance Monitoring

• Lead supervisors, and contractor workforce to achieve production, safety, quality, and cost KPIs.
• Develop team capability through training, mentoring, and performance management.
• Prepare and review production, OEE, downtime, quality, conveyor performance, and cost reports while monitoring key operational KPIs.