Senior Specialist Rod Mill📣 Job Ad

About Ma'aden and the Role

Ma'aden, established in 1997, is recognized as one of the fastest-growing mining companies globally and the largest multi-commodity mining and metals company in the Middle East. The company leads the development of the mining industry to become the third pillar of Saudi Arabia’s economy by building a world-class, fully integrated mining value chain. We are seeking a Senior Specialist, Rod Mill to join our team in Turaif for a full-time position.

Role Purpose

The primary purpose of this role is to ensure the safe, reliable, and optimized operation of the Rod Mill circuits. The Senior Specialist will focus on achieving required grind size, throughput, and efficiency targets. This position involves leading monitoring, troubleshooting, process control, and continuous improvement activities within the grinding area to support overall beneficiation plant performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and control rod mill parameters, including mill load, power draw, feed rate, water addition, and discharge size, to maintain stable operational conditions and meet target grind size and slurry density.
• Ensure optimal utilization of grinding media (rods) and assist with media charging planning.
• Analyze trends from DCS, historian data, and on-site measurements to improve throughput and milling efficiency, recommending adjustments based on ore characteristics and plant conditions.
• Identify operational bottlenecks and propose improvement actions to enhance grindability and circuit performance.
• Perform routine field checks on mills, lubrication systems, pumps, cyclones, and classifiers, reporting abnormal conditions, vibrations, leaks, and wear patterns.
• Support maintenance teams with shutdown planning and equipment troubleshooting.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly operational reports, tracking KPIs such as power consumption, grind size, circulating load, and rod consumption, and evaluating equipment performance deviations to recommend corrective actions.
• Ensure all work activities comply with HSE regulations and Permit-to-Work (PTW) requirements, participating in risk assessments, HAZOP, and incident investigations.
• Update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Work Instructions (WIs), and Job Safety Analysis (JSA) documents related to rod mill operations.
• Provide technical support to operations teams regarding grinding principles, ore hardness variation, and circuit adjustments.
• Coordinate with Metallurgy, Process Engineering, and Control Systems teams for process improvements.
• Mentor operators and junior specialists on mill operations, monitoring techniques, and troubleshooting, promoting a culture of teamwork, communication, and operational discipline.
• Lead small-scale trials for optimization (*, rod charge, water distribution, classifier adjustments) and support Management of Change (MOC) approvals and implementation.
• Propose initiatives for energy savings, resource efficiency, and reduced media consumption.
• Collaborate with maintenance, process, and production teams to ensure coordinated and efficient operations, communicating operational constraints and improvement opportunities to management.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of relevant experience in rod mill operations or a similar grinding environment.

Work Setting and Collaboration

This full-time role is based in Turaif, Saudi Arabia, and requires close collaboration with various internal teams, including Metallurgy, Process Engineering, Control Systems, Maintenance, and Production. The Senior Specialist will operate within a dynamic industrial setting, contributing to the continuous improvement of grinding processes.

Application Information

We invite qualified candidates to apply for this opportunity to contribute to Ma'aden's growth and the future of the mining industry in Saudi Arabia.