Zinc Processing Operator

Senior Zinc Processing Operator — Great Basin Metallurgical

Salt Lake City, UT | March 2023 – Present

• Operate and monitor automated electrowinning cells and zinc smelting furnaces, managing chemical feed rates and temperature profiles for 4 refining lines to maintain 100% production uptime.
• Inspect, calibrate, and troubleshoot slurry pumps, filter presses, and leaching tanks daily, which resolved 15 process deviations early and prevented potential environmental compliance issues.
• Lead a team of 5 junior operators during scheduled maintenance outages, completing critical refractory lining repairs 18 hours ahead of schedule and saving $45,000 in operational overhead costs.
• Implement a localized chemical dosing protocol that reduced zinc sulfate impurities by 14% and lowered chemical waste generation by 9 tons per quarter under strict environmental guidelines.

Zinc Processing Operator — Intermountain Smelting Corp

Tooele, UT | August 2020 – February 2023

• Monitored SCADA interfaces to regulate pressure, flow, and density parameters across 3 leaching circuits, ensuring consistent zinc concentration levels and preventing pressure relief valve trips.
• Performed daily quality control audits on 25 zinc ingot batches, verifying purity levels using spectrometer analysis and reducing the batch rejection rate from 2.4% to less than 0.5% over 1 year.
• Conducted preventative maintenance inspections on 12 rotary kilns and roasting furnaces, identifying 8 mechanical anomalies early and reducing unplanned equipment downtime by 11% annually.
• Participated in emergency response planning and safety drills for a facility of 85 staff, achieving 100% compliance scores on all external OSHA safety audits and hazardous material reviews.

Electrowinning, Smelting, SCADA systems, Leaching process, Refractory repair, Spectrometer analysis, Chemical dosing, Hazardous materials handling, Rotary kilns, Filter presses, Safety compliance, Preventative maintenance, Slurry pumps

Electrolysis Efficiency Project

Role: Lead Process Operator

Tools: SCADA, Electrowinning Cells, Spectrometry, DeltaV DCS

Optimized current density settings across 24 electrowinning cells, resulting in a 14% increase in daily zinc deposition efficiency and saving $32,000 in monthly power costs.

Smelter Emission Reduction Initiative

Role: Operations Coordinator

Tools: Roasting Furnaces, Baghouse Systems, EPA Compliance Tracking

Upgraded exhaust ventilation and filter systems on 2 roasters, lowering particulate emissions by 19% and ensuring full compliance with updated local environmental rules.

• Certified Metallurgical Process Operator (CMPO) (2021)
• OSHA 30-Hour General Industry Certification (2020)
• HAZWOPER 40-Hour Certification (2022)

• Safety Certifications: First Aid, CPR, and AED certified (renewed 2025)
• Affiliations: Member of the Association of Metallurgical Engineers (2021-present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice (willing to work rotating night shifts)