Lynas is building a Rare Earths Processing Facility only 5 minutes from Kalgoorlie. Lynas Rare Earths is an established ethical and environmentally responsible producer of rare earth materials and is the world’s only significant producer of separated rare earth materials outside of China. Our Western Australian rare earths mine at Mt Weld, which will supply concentrate to the Kalgoorlie plant, boasts a life of mine of more than 25 years.Our people work in an environment where safety is always the first priority. You will work as part of a smaller team so you can expect to build strong relations with your colleagues.The Opportunity:We’re looking for a motivated Graduate Process Engineer or Metallurgist wanting to join us on our journey. This really is a fantastic opportunity to get exposure to a variety of metallurgical and chemical treatment processes such as pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, waste gas cleaning and water treatment. You will have the opportunity to play a role in supporting operational readiness and plant commissioning. After commissioning this role will then work on optimising the plant to improve its performance. This role is being offered on a Monday – Friday Kalgoorlie residential, so you will be home every night and have your weekends off. There will be experienced process engineers and senior personnel to help you develop your career and engineering knowledge.You will be Responsible for:Providing assistance to operational readiness and commissioning functionsProviding assistance to process engineers and operations personnelDevelop fit for purpose procedures and strategiesEnsure risks are identified and managed and a safe working environment is maintainedProviding technical support to the operationUndertake projects to optimise plant performance, taking into account your career developmentAbout you:Unwavering approach to safetyTertiary qualification in chemical/process engineering or metallurgy as a recent graduatePrevious exposure at an operating plant as a vac student or metallurgical technicianStrong desire to play an active role in ensuring the plant start up is a successConfident, practical and happy to work both in an office and outside in the plant engaging with plant personnel at all levels of the organisation We welcome and encourage applications from women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the LGBTIQA+ community, mature workers, as well as candidates with culturally diverse backgrounds. Lynas acknowledges First Nations people as and respects their unique relationship with the land and sea, their culture, spiritual tradition and stories. AUD Kalgoorlie 6430