Job Opportunity: Technician 2 – Metallurgical
Location: Geita, Geita, Tanzania
Post Start Date: October 20, 2025
Requisition ID: 28057
Category: Metallurgical Laboratory
Posting Salary: Market Related
Post End Date: October 20, 2025
About Geita Gold Mining Ltd (GGML)
Geita Gold Mining Ltd (GGML) is Tanzania’s leading gold producer with a single operation in the Geita Region. The company is a subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti (AGA), an international gold producer headquartered in Denver, USA, with operations in more than ten countries across four continents.
GGML operates in the Lake Victoria Goldfields of Northwestern Tanzania, approximately 120 km from Mwanza City and 20 km southeast of Lake Victoria. The company’s main office and operations are located in Geita, just 5 km west of Geita Town, with a supporting office in Dar es Salaam.
Applications are invited from ambitious, energetic, and performance-driven individuals to fill the following position:
Position Details
Position Title: Technician 2 – Metallurgical
Department: Process Plant
Reporting To: Engineer 3 – Metallurgical
Number of Positions: One (1)
GGML is an equal opportunity employer – female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
Purpose of the Role
To provide technical and metallurgical support that ensures the Process Plant achieves maximum metallurgical efficiency. The role involves monitoring and optimizing plant performance, supporting production teams with technical expertise, and contributing to process improvements through data analysis, metallurgical test work, and operational initiatives.
Qualifications
- Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgy and Mineral Processing Engineering.
Experience
- 2–4 years of laboratory or metallurgical test work experience, preferably in a gold processing environment.
- Hands-on experience in metallurgical sampling, laboratory analysis, and geometallurgical test work.
- Familiarity with laboratory instruments, calibration procedures, and sample analysis.
Additional Requirements
- Strong knowledge of metallurgical and geometallurgical laboratory test procedures.
- Ability to conduct diagnostic test work (comminution, leaching, and gravity concentration).
- Competence in sample preparation, bottle roll testing, sieving, and XRF analysis.
- Proficiency in laboratory equipment calibration and reagent handling.
- Strong data capturing, analytical, and reporting skills.
- Computer literacy in MS Excel, databases, and plant/lab monitoring systems.
Key Accountabilities
1. Safety & Compliance
- Champion and enforce safe work practices in all laboratory and plant activities.
- Ensure compliance with statutory and company safety regulations.
- Promote a safety-first culture by mentoring junior staff, conducting toolbox talks, and identifying potential hazards.
2. Sampling & Plant Support
- Plan, coordinate, and supervise weekly, monthly, and quarterly crushing and milling circuit surveys.
- Conduct belt-cut and milling/classification surveys and provide optimization recommendations.
- Oversee grade control sampling, submission, and validation in collaboration with the SGS laboratory.
- Support metallurgists during rise test exercises and troubleshoot sampling challenges.
3. Sample Preparation & Laboratory Operations
- Supervise sample homogenization, splitting, and preparation for physical and chemical analysis.
- Monitor sieving operations to ensure accuracy and compliance with quality standards.
- Review and interpret bottle roll and re-leach test results for metallurgical decision-making.
- Design and execute geometallurgical test programs (comminution, concentration, leaching) to support process improvement.
4. Laboratory Test Work & Analysis
- Independently design, conduct, and analyze metallurgical and geometallurgical test work.
- Prepare technical reports and present findings to plant management.
- Perform advanced analysis using XRF to ensure data accuracy and reliability.
- Oversee calibration and verification of laboratory instruments (pH meters, DO meters, mass balances, etc.).
- Maintain standard solutions and manage laboratory consumable inventories.
5. Laboratory Equipment & Maintenance
- Train and guide staff in the safe and efficient operation of key laboratory equipment (jaw crusher, tumbling mill, bottle roll machine, sieve shaker, rotary splitter, gravity concentrator).
- Manage laboratory equipment maintenance, coordinate repairs, and ensure minimal downtime.
- Develop and implement equipment management procedures for efficiency, safety, and longevity.
6. Quality Assurance & Continuous Improvement
- Lead compliance with laboratory corrective action procedures and resolve deviations promptly.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and recommend innovative test methods.
- Provide mentorship and technical guidance to laboratory personnel.
- Maintain accurate records of test work, reagent usage, and performance data for decision support.
Mode of Application
- Apply online by clicking the “Apply Now” button on the recruitment portal.
- Upload the following documents:
- Detailed CV
- Copies of relevant certificates
- Cover Letter addressed to:
Senior Manager – Human Resources
Geita Gold Mining Ltd
(Subject: Technician 2 – Metallurgical)
- Include email and telephone contacts, and names and addresses of three referees.
- Do not attach certificates unrelated to the stated qualifications.
- If you encounter difficulties applying via the link, visit www.geitamine.com/en/people for a step-by-step guide.
- Original certificates must be presented if shortlisted for interviews.
- Internal applicants must have their application endorsed by their Head of Department (HOD) or Manager Once Removed (MoR).
Application Deadline
27th October 2025 at 5:30 PM
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
Important Notice – Beware of Fraudsters!
GGML does not request or accept any form of payment in exchange for employment opportunities.
If you are asked for money or suspect fraudulent activity, please report immediately to:
- Security Department, Investigation Unit: +255 28 216 0140 Ext. 1559
- Whistleblowing Channels:
To submit your application, please follow the link provided below.
CLICK HERE TO APPLY
