SENIOR METALLURGIST ROLE
SENIOR METALLURGIST ROLE is available at OLIBUL INVESTMENTS LIMITED in Solwezi. Review the job description, requirements, closing date and application details below.
OLIBUL INVESTMENTS LIMITED CONSULTANCY OPPORTUNITY Assignment: Senior Metallurgist — Metallurgy & Metals Consultant Specialist (Product Development Phase) Location: Solwezi, North-Western Province, Zambia — part-time present during the product development stage; travel to customer mine sites around Zambia and the DR Congo (in phase 2) Engagement Type: Independent Consultancy — contract basis, linked to the product development and potentially commissioning phase, extendable by mutual agreement Reports To: Development team/EPC/Chief Technical Officer About Us OLIBUL Investments Limited is a proudly Zambian, citizen-owned company with over a decade of operations in sand mining, limestone quarrying, industrial minerals, and cross-border bulk haulage freight across the North-Western Province and the regional SADC corridor. We are now developing our flagship Byela Steel Grinding Media Manufacturing Facility in Solwezi — Forged and High-chrome cast steel grinding media for the mines & mills of Zambia and the region — and we are engaging a senior metallurgical/hydro-metallurgical consultant to participate on its product development. Assignment Purpose We are seeking a seasoned metallurgist and metals expert with proven grinding media development experience/track record, on a consultancy contract, to provide external support to the Byela team: finalising alloy chemistries and heat-treatment recipes, validating the billet and charge-material strategy, building the specification and test regime, validating the plant laboratory and quality systems, and steering the delivery plan for trial campaigns alongside our international EPC technology/ Build operate and transfer partner — so that the plant enters production with its metallurgy already de-risked. Scope of Consultancy Services Product & Process validation — Asses the developed asset, analyze , and Lock the alloy chemistries and heat-treatment recipes for the forged grades and the high-chromium cast grades, including forging reduction and quench-and-temper practice. Billet & Charge-Material Strategy — Validate procurement specifications for round bar and cast-line charge materials; verify mill certificates against specification; qualify suppliers. Specification & Test Protocol Development — Build the Master Product Specification and the full test regime: surface and volumetric hardness, impact, drop-ball and marked-ball trials, microstructure and dimensional control. Laboratory & QA System validation — Asses the specified plant laboratory (spectrometry, metallography, hardness) and design an ISO 9001-aligned quality management system with batch traceability, ready for deployment. EPC / Technology-Partner Liaison — Act as the owner’s technical counterpart through installation, commissioning, and acceptance testing. Customer engagement & Co-Creation Support — Lead plant trials and wear-rate benchmarking with mine customers in Zambia and the DR Congo, feeding results back into product development. Knowledge Transfer & Handover — Codify SOPs, mentor the in-house technical team, and execute a structured handover to the permanent Head of Metallurgical and Metals. Minimum Requirements BEng / BSc in Metallurgical Engineering, Metallurgy and Mineral Processing, or Materials Science and Engineering from a recognised institution. Registered Engineer with the Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ/EngRB) holding a valid Practising Licence — or demonstrably registrable before commencement; where engaging through a consultancy firm, the firm’s engineering-unit registration applies (EIZ Act No. 17 of 2010 — mandatory for Zambian and foreign professionals alike). Minimum 15 years’ post-qualification experience, including senior roles in large-scale grinding media and/or steel billet manufacturing plants (forging, foundry, heat treatment). Demonstrated mastery of induction melting and alloy charge control, high-chromium white cast irons, forged-ball production, and quench-and-temper practice. A track record serving large-scale mining operations in Zambia, the DR Congo, or comparable jurisdictions, including grinding media performance evaluation. Fluent command of the applicable standards for grinding media and steel bar (ASTM / ISO / GB), mill-certificate interpretation, and spectrographic analysis Added Advantages MSc or postgraduate qualification in metallurgy or materials engineering. ACEZ membership (where engaged in a consulting-engineer capacity) and SAIMM membership. ISO 9001 implementation or lead-auditor training. Prior technical input to bankable feasibility studies or DFI-financed projects. Valid silicosis / medical fitness certificate (for mine-site access). Working exposure to Chinese-origin plant and GB-standard documentation; multilingual proficiency for regional communication. How to Express Interest Suitably qualified consultants should submit a CV, copies of qualifications, proof of EIZ registration and practicing license (if available), a valid medical certificate (if available), and indicative availability for the product development window, via virtual or direct call: 📞 +260 772 606 489 | +260 967 260 385 📞 +260 970 845 853 | +260 970 153 323 Closing Date: 27th July, 2026 OLIBUL Investments Limited is an equal-opportunity engager. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Application email: HR@olibulinvest.com
