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MINTEK
HEAD: LEACHING
Listing reference: minte_000449
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 5 September 2026
Position summary
Industry: Mining & Quarrying
Job category: Others: RandD, Science and Scientific Research
Location: Randburg
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
Mintek has an exciting opportunity for a Head in the Leaching department of the Hydrometallurgy Division. The Head: Leaching will lead the execution of multiple highly complex assignments/projects that require high levels of integration and specialised knowledge and skills, as well as strong guidance to subordinates to deliver impact. Knowledge and expertise at this level allows the incumbent to be seen as a leading contributor and technical integrator across disciplines more than a single research field, makes decisions which have a major impact on the research direction and outcomes at national level.
Job description
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS INDICATOR:
- Interpret the organizational strategy to ensure that research is aligned with the organizational strategic
- choices.
- Operational: Systems design with integration of multiple disciplines/processes
- Discoveries/Patents: Identify opportunities
- Prepare large funding proposals to attract funding from a variety of sources for highly complex projects.
- Ensure external revenue contribution to support activities of the research group.
- Analyse and manage coordinated research projects addressing complex and often unique problems that are encountered by the specific industry sector. This involves thoroughly assessing the problem and conceptualizing the research so that is adequately addresses the opportunity and that there is an adequate value proposition for delivering the research.
- Analyse, interpret and report on highly complex research outcomes and is regarded as a national expert in a broad field, or an international expert in a specialized field. This includes reports, publications, presentationsetc. at the level of national or international expert level.
- Management of large multiyear projects and programmes, including resource and execution planning.
- Responsible for technical signoff of the work of junior staff.
- Responsible for significant equipment / facilities.
- Work independently and provides instruction to junior staff. Receive no additional guidance and instruction
- on unusual and complex problems.
- Prepare reports, presentations and publications at the level of a national / international expert.
- Lead, guide, mentor and train staff and supervise post-graduate students.
Minimum requirements
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- A minimum of MSc or MEng
- Ideal: PhD in Extractive Metallurgy or in relevant scientific field relating to Hydrometallurgy Discipline
- (Engineering or Science).
- At least 8-10 years’ experience in the relevant field
- SACNASP or ECSA registered
SENIOR ENGINEER/SCIENTIST: HYDROMETALLURGY
Listing reference: minte_000451
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 28 August 2026
Position summary
Industry: Scientific, Research & Development
Job category: Research and Development
Location: Randburg
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
Mintek has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Engineer/Scientist to conduct basic technical tasks without direct supervision. The incumbent will provide data that is accurate and ensure compliance with document control and management processes for simple projects.
Job description
KEY PERFOMANCE INDICATORS:
- Formulates R&D questions within a single field of S&T, be aware of trends in the relevant field and formulate ideas relating to technical projects,frame and develop research questions, design experiments, identify problems, evaluate and implement solutions.
- Play a leading role in the execution of work as a chief investigator of projects, within the division/group.
- Operational: Establish specifications, improve workflows, and introduce operating procedures at project level.
Commercial
- Prepare proposals under direct/limited supervision to Client satisfaction.
- Design, operate and oversee discipline specific experimental work as required by Proposals and ensure that procedures are complied with, quality control and continual improvement are applied.
- Collect and interpret data at a quantitative and qualitative level using discipline specific standard methodologies and procedures, including the preparation of analytical and descriptive narratives, ensuring that the interpretation is based on sound scientific / engineering theory.
- Plan and manage projects to ensure efficient use of time, equipment and facilities coordinating with others.
- Ensure proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies, promote continual improvement in the workplace, adhere to and enforce all SHEQ requirements.
- Ensure the project team understands and adheres to all SHEQ requirements.
- Serve as a Chief Investigator responsible for the assessment and management of all risks at a project level.
Research and Development
- Prepare proposals under direct/limited supervision, including Open Call proposals.
- Perform routine scientific and engineering research using standard methods, procedures and equipment. Act as a principal investigator on such projects.
- Perform complex scientific and engineering research under supervision.
- Contributor to IP development.
Minimum requirements
QUALIFICATION AND JOB KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS REQUIRED:
- Min: MEng or MSc
- Ideal: PhD or studying towards.
- At least 3 – 5 years vocational experience following first graduation in Hydrometallurgy processing of minerals or knowledge-based organisations.
- Exposure to Rare Earth Elements processing, leaching, recovery and separation.
- Exposure to, and an understanding of process simulation modelling.
- Exposure to water quality management, aqueous effluent treatment and recovery.
- Ideal: SACNASP or ECSA registered
EXECUTIVE MANAGER: HUMAN RESOURCES (5 YEAR FIXED -TERM CONTRACT)
Listing reference: minte_000454
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 25 August 2026
Position summary
Industry: Scientific, Research & Development
Job category: Human Resources and Recruitment
Location: Randburg
Contract: Fixed Term Contract
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
Mintek has an exciting career opportunity for an Executive Manager: Human Resources. The successful incumbent will be responsible for leading and managing the Human Resources function, ensuring that the discipline is strategically aligned and managed in a manner that sustainably delivers on its mandate, supports organisational objectives, and drives people excellence across the organisation.
Job description
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:
Leadership
- Live the Mintek values, foster a culture of collaboration within Mintek.
- Create an environment for the division to succeed and manage outputs.
- Maintain consistently visible leadership.
- Lead HRD.
Governance and Risk Management
- Risk profiling and mitigation activities for the Division’s activities, including SHEQ.
- Accountable for adherence to all Mintek’s policies and ethics within agreed thresholds.
- Implement divisional and Mintek policies.
- Ensure divisional compliance with applicable legislation.
Relationship Management and Reporting
- Ensure the right data is available for accurate and useful reporting, making crucial data available “at the fingertips”.
- Timely providing consolidated monthly and quarterly reports.
- Monitor and report on Divisional performance, including financials.
- Reporting value, ensuring critical issues and key results areas are addressed.
- Stakeholder engagement, including the development of relationships with new stakeholders, stakeholder
- management and satisfaction for both internal and external stakeholders.
- Drive standardisation, automation, and process optimisation to improve service quality and turnaround times.
Strategy
- Drive the Human Resource Division strategy and operations, and develop plans for the implementation of the strategy.
- Provide strategic leadership in the continuous management of performance, Human Resource information and remuneration systems.
Financial Sustainability
- Deliver user-friendly, cost effective administrative and transactional business and employee support services.
- Annual expenditure budget of R20m.
- Must be able to apportion expenditure accurately and correctly according to funding source (Science Vote, Mintek or earmarked funds).
Performance Management
- Deliver on the division’s KPI’s.
- Undertake performance management for the Division.
- Ensure that systems and tools are in place to monitor and measure the delivery of the divisional activities.
Governance and Risk Management
- Risk profiling and mitigation activities for the Division’s activities, including SHEQ.
- Accountable for adherence to all Mintek’s policies and ethics within agreed thresholds.
- Implement divisional and Mintek policies.
- Ensure divisional compliance with applicable legislation.
Relationship Management and Reporting
- Ensure the right data is available for accurate and useful reporting, making crucial data available “at the fingertips”.
- Timely providing consolidated monthly and quarterly reports.
- Monitor and report on Divisional performance, including financials.
- Reporting value, ensuring critical issues and key results areas are addressed.
- Stakeholder engagement, including the development of relationships with new stakeholders, stakeholder
- management and satisfaction for both internal and external stakeholders.
- Drive standardisation, automation, and process optimisation to improve service quality and turnaround times.
Minimum requirements
JOB KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
- Master's degree level Human Resources Management or relevant (NQF – level 9).
- 10 years’ experience on the relevant field of which 5 years must be on management position.
- Good business insight.
- Knowledge of Mintek’s business products and activities.
- A thorough knowledge of PFMA and applicable legislation.
- Report writing skills.
- Policy and procedure writing.
COMPETENCIES:
- HR Expertise.
- Demonstrated ability to function at senior or executive management level.
- Sound practical knowledge of leading talent management and business re-engineering processes.
- Ability to initiate, implement and monitor Human Resource service delivery processes.
- Ability to establish, manage and lead effective teams as well as optimal use of resources to achieve business results.
- Strategy and business plan development and implementation.
- Ability to lead diverse teams to ensure delivery and efficiency.
- Ethical Practices.
- Business and financial management.
- Leadership of people and operations management.
SKILLS:
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Excellent numerical and quantitative skills.
- Good management and leadership skills.
- Self-driven.
- People skills.
- Strategic thinking.
- Ability to multi task.
- Ability to get things done.
- Ability to lead by example.
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT INTERN
Listing reference: minte_000452
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 20 August 2026
Position summary
Industry: Scientific, Research & Development
Job category: Other: Banking, Finance, Insurance, Stockbroking
Location: Randburg
Contract: Internship
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
Mintek is offering an exciting internship within the Finance Division. The successful candidate will assist with the preparation and administration of RFQs and tenders, support the supplier registration and database management processes. The candidate will assist with procurement record keeping and document management and administration of briefing sessions and tender evaluations.
Job description
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:
Policy & Compliance:
- Procure goods and services in line with the government framework.
- Keep abreast of changes in the legislative environment and propose amendments to the procurement policy and procedure to align.
- Monitor compliance of internal and external stakeholders with procurement policy, procedures and legislative framework.
Stakeholder Engagement:
- Engage internal and external auditors when required.
Sourcing:
- Assisting with the preparation and administration of RFQs and tenders.
- Supporting the supplier registration and database management processes.
- Assisting with procurement record keeping and document management.
- Assisting with the administration of briefing sessions and tender evaluations.
- Supporting the preparation of procurement reports and submissions to Bid Committees.
- Providing general administrative support to the SCM team.
Reporting:
- Compile monthly and quarterly reports.
- Open Purchase Requisitions
- Open Purchase Orders
- Ad-hoc reports as requested by the Ad-hoc reports as requested by Head SCM and Divisional Manager.
PROSPECTIVE INTERNS MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING:
- Curriculum Vitae;
- Certified academic record;
- Certified Degree certificate;
- Certified Copy of ID
SALARY PACKAGE: R 173 597.00 CTC per annum non-negotiable
CLOSING DATE: 20 August 2026
This opportunity is open to South African citizens only. Successful candidates must arrange their own accommodation clos to Mintek, and they must make their own travel arrangements to get to Mintek. Candidates must be willing to go under psychometric testing.
Should you not hear from us within one (1) month of the closing date, consider your application to be unsuccessful.
Mintek is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, whose aim is to promote presentively in all levels of occupational categories.
Minimum requirements
- Bcom/B-Tech in Supply Chain Management or Logistics/Purchasing or equivalent (NQF level 7)
- Ideal: Honours (NQF Level 8)
- Excellent academic record 60% average
SOURCING SPECIALIST (6 MONTHS CONTRACT)
Listing reference: minte_000450
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 20 August 2026
Position summary
Industry: Mining & Quarrying
Job category: Other: Banking, Finance, Insurance, Stockbroking
Location: Randburg
Contract: Temporary
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
Mintek has an exciting opportunity for a Sourcing Specialist within the Finance Division. The successful candidate will be responsible for the procurement of goods and services through the RFP and RFI processes per the PFMA; PPPFA; B-BBEE Act; National Treasury regulations, circulars and practice notice; Mintek’s procurement policy and procedures. The candidate will monitor and enforce compliance with the procurement policy and procedures, procurement plans and initiatives in support of requirements.
Job description
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:
Sourcing:
- Custodian of the tendering process.
- Assist in compiling the overall Procurement Plan for Mintek.
- Sourcing of goods and service in line with the Procurement Plan.
- Administering the RFI, RFP processes till completion.
- Provide input on tender specifications in line with best practice and legislation and ascertain the readiness of tender specifications for the market.
- Review all tender specifications for compliance with the procurement policy and procedures.
- Conduct market research to determine the availability of suppliers and commodities in line with specific tender requirements.
- Ensure all required approvals are sought throughout the lifecycle of the tender process.
- Advertisement of tenders in approved media sources. · Coordination and facilitation of tender briefing sessions.
- Oversee the evaluation, adjudication and award of tenders in line with legislative prescripts.
- Coordinate, facilitate and participate in the tender committees’ and keep records of meetings thereof.
- Secretariat of the Bid Adjudication Committee.
- Keep and maintain an audit file for each tender.
- Oversee the procurement budget and promote long-term saving on procurement costs.
- Identify and implement opportunities for strategic sourcing. ·
- Identify and implement opportunities for sourcing goods and services in line with preferential procurement targets and relevant legislation.
Policy & Compliance:
- Procure goods and services in line with the government framework.
- Keep abreast of changes in the legislative environment and propose amendments to the procurement policy and procedure to align.
- Review and update procurement policy and procedures for alignment with SCM best practice.
- Identify process improvement opportunities and implement alternative methods to increase efficiencies, product and process quality, reduce costs and improve overall service.
- Develop procurement strategies that are innovative and cost-effective.
- Monitor compliance of internal and external stakeholders with procurement policy, procedures and legislative framework.
- Identity risks threatening the effectiveness of the tendering process and recommend strategies to mitigate risks and give assurance that identified risks are effectively managed.
BBBEE:
- Champion and facilitate initiatives to foster the development of new suppliers in line with the company’s BBBEE requirements and preferential procurement legislation.
- Manage the process of establishing suppliers for a panel of experts and general consumables following the SCM policy.
Stakeholder Engagement:
- The central point of contact for all tender queries internally and externally. Guide end-users, SCM staff, and management and service providers on the tendering process.
- Build effective working relationships with internal customers, to enable Mintek to produce complete, accurate and relevant specifications to prepare requests for proposals across dedicated commodities.
- Integrate SCM best practice in divisional planning and operations. Engage internal and external auditors when required.
Continued Improvement: ·
- Participate in continuous professional development interventions to keep up with new technologies, sourcing best practices and procedures.
- Proactively support and initiate transformational initiatives to build procurement organisational capabilities and improve procurement efficiency.
- Assist in scoping projet plams related to identified SCM interventions.
Reporting:
- Compile the following monthly and quarterly reports:
- Procurement Plan - Actual vs Planned
- Tender status
- Ad-hoc reports as requested by the Ad-hoc reports as requested by Head SCM and Divisional Manager.
Minimum requirements
JOB KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
Min: 3 – 5 years in an SCM environment post internship in the following:
Sourcing Specialist
Procurement Specialist
Tender Specialist/ Administrator
Category Specialist
Senior Technical Buyer
RFI/RFP Specialist
SCM Specialist
Internal Auditor
Sourcing/ Procurement Consultant
- Ideal: 8 years in SCM or similar environment.
- Knowledge and understanding of public sector SCM practices, National Treasury SCM Regulations Practice Notes and Circulars, PFMA, PPPFA and BBBEEA.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Min: BCom/B-Tech in Supply Chain/Finance or equivalent qualification.
- Ideal: Honours degree.
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:
- Project management.
- Should have good verbal communication.
- Must have good work ethics to maintain credibility of work.
- Be able to work in a team
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Attention to detail, ability to follow up and take initiative
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to cope in a stressful and demanding environment
- Be able to work under pressure.
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