Metallurgist

- Regular/Permanent

- Canada / Saskatchewan

- In Office

- Apply Before 10/6/2025

Welcome to Orano

Helping to meet current and future challenges to preserve our world and build the world of tomorrow while taking care of everyone's health is stimulating for you. For us too. By joining the Orano Group, a leading international player in the nuclear industry, you are in the right place.

Every day we work to produce efficient low-carbon energy, to fight global warming, to find solutions that save natural resources, and to contribute to progress in health.

Our strengths? Across the entire fuel cycle, we have extensive expertise in cutting-edge technologies, safe, high value-added products and services, and a strong capacity for innovation. All of these factors reflect the strong skills of our 17,000 employees, whom we are constantly striving to develop. With their different backgrounds and experience, they are proof of our openness to all talents. They share the same ambition: to give nuclear energy its full value.

Job description

As an integral member of the Metallurgical Team, you will bring your expertise to a role that combines technical challenges with meaningful impact. You’ll collaborate with teams across the mill, offering valuable support and innovative solutions. If you value teamwork, continuous improvement, and making a difference, this is the opportunity for you.

We welcome candidates with a range of academic and experience levels, so if you’re excited for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply!

Responsibilities include:

- Build and apply expertise in process design and metallurgical unit operations, while also delivering formal and informal training to colleagues

- Gain and apply practical knowledge of the process data systems (data historian, SQL/Access and visualization tools) to support reporting, troubleshooting and investigations

- Timely delivery of mill metallurgical accounting and performance reporting, including updating production/reagent forecasting

- Review and update of Mill Sampling and Operating Guidelines, with follow up on conformance

- Work within and support the Change Control process

- Support commissioning of new equipment/systems

- Apply investigative and continuous improvement principles at personal, group and operational levels

- Deliver timely and sustainable technical support/context to all mill departments, including Operations, Maintenance, Safety, and Environment

- Liaise with corporate and/or external resources as required

- Conduct metallurgical test work and fill in for Metallurgical Technician in their absence

- Actively demonstrate a commitment to Safety and Environmental stewardship

- Embrace and support Operational Excellence efforts and OE Culture

- Comply with all Orano health, safety, environmental and ethics policies, practices and procedures

- Promote and adhere to Orano Canada’s values: Customer Satisfaction, Continuous Improvement, Respect and People Development, Cohesion and Team Spirit, and Exemplarity, Integrity, Responsibility.

- Other duties as assigned by Senior Metallurgist

Work Location & Schedule:

- McClean Lake site

- 14 days in and 14 days out rotating schedule

- Normally an 11 hour work day, although some activity outside or normal working hours may be required

Fly Day- This position will fly in and fly out on Tuesday

Pick-Up Points: Saskatoon, Prince Albert, La Ronge, Buffalo Narrows and the designated communities in the Athabasca region of Uranium City, Stony Rapids, Fond du Lac, and Wollaston.

Our Full-Time Benefits

- A customized onboarding experience upon your arrival

- A welcoming environment and great coworkers

- A competitive salary and benefits package

- Training and Development opportunities throughout your career

- Fitness equipment available for use on work / camp premises

- All of the advantages of a large group while maintaining the dynamics of a smaller company: career advancement opportunities, social committee, interesting projects and opportunities to get involved in our strong commitments to communities.

Ideal qualifications

Skills and Qualifications for the position include:

- Bachelor in Chemical or Metallurgical Engineering and eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer with APEGS

- A minimum of 4 years industry experience is preferred

- Experience and knowledge of industrial processes and process equipment

- Experience in OSIsoft PI, including PI Asset Framework and PI Vision is an asset

- Uranium ore processing experience is an asset

- Comfortable working in an industrial plant and laboratory environment

- Understanding of the conventional unit processes in mineral processing and hydrometallurgy

- Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal

- Proficient in working with Microsoft Office suite of products and ability to learn other applications as required

- Ability to foster and maintain good working relationships with other departments within the company

- Ability to work in a team environment, as well as working independently

- Ability to innovate in the areas of uranium processing with a focus on plant efficiency, capital and operating cost optimization and compliance to environmental regulations

- Working knowledge of risk assessment (HAZID/HAZOP) will be an asset

This position is subject to pre-employment checks including education and criminal record verification.