Technical Services Specialist engaging mining customers and supporting PhotonAssay™ deployment. Collaborating cross-functionally and providing technical training to ensure effective adoption of innovative mining technology.
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain a strong technical understanding of PhotonAssay™ to confidently communicate its capabilities to clients, translate the technology into compelling business value propositions, and recognize when to involve deeper Chrysos technical expertise as needed.
Serve as the primary point of contact for all sales- and service-related matters within your client portfolio, maintaining a regular and strategic engagement schedule aligned with key account and sales plans.
Deliver client education and training programs to ensure effective adoption and understanding of PhotonAssay™ technology across stakeholder groups.
Build and manage productive relationships with key site stakeholders across Geology, Geometallurgy, and Metallurgy teams to understand their long-term objectives and identify optimisation strategies across the mining value chain. This includes: New or enhanced assay services.
Tailored metrics for coarse or heterogeneous gold ore bodies.
Optimised grade control and sampling programs.
Improved resource/reserve models.
Processing plant measurement strategies that support process optimisation.
Recommendations for optimised sample preparation strategies that balance sample size, particle size, and machine cycle time to meet economic and technical objectives.
Collaborate cross-functionally with Chrysos Maintenance, Customer Quality, Physics Operations, laboratories, and external partners to ensure exceptional client service and technical delivery.
Lead or support quality assurance efforts, including: Long-term QAQC data analysis and reporting for gold, silver, and copper, working with the Customer Quality team.
Comparative performance analysis of PhotonAssay™ vs traditional laboratory techniques.
Calibration support and oversight for expanded services.
Deliver technical training on the application and value of PhotonAssay™ to internal and external stakeholders.
Provide technical and application expertise to support the Sales team throughout the sales cycle.
Assist Sales Managers during key customer site visits.
Support Sales Managers at industry conferences and trade shows as required.
Identify opportunities for the further growth and development of PhotonAssay™ services or related opportunities, through ongoing engagement with existing clients, prospective customers, and broader industry stakeholders.
Drive thought leadership initiatives by developing joint publications or conference presentations in collaboration with key PhotonAssay™ users, particularly major gold producers, while coordinating closely with internal teams and presenting at key industry events when appropriate.
Requirements
University Degree qualifications in Geology, Geosciences or Metallurgy, or other related disciplines.
3-5 years minimum experience in geology, mining, metallurgy or scientific applications, with exposure to novel technologies or processes and their adoption and use.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including presenting to diverse audiences (from operators to executives), and translating complex information into actionable insights.
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain trusted relationships with a global network of customers (miners, labs, and internal stakeholders), resolve complex issues, and drive adoption of technical solutions.
Ability to influence and align cross-functional teams and customers around shared objectives.
Experience leading multi-disciplinary projects, managing timelines and cross-functional collaboration.
Able and willing to travel and work within Australasia and other countries as required, including mine sites.
Comfortable working across global time zones and in culturally diverse teams, with a strong sense of initiative and autonomy.
Competent in use of Microsoft Office suite of products.
English fluency.
Permanent Canadian residency or Canadian citizenship.
French, Spanish or Portuguese understanding would be an advantage.
Practical understanding of sample preparation and analytical techniques used in the minerals industry, such as Fire Assay, Screen Fire Assay, AAS, ICP, XRF, and Wet Chemistry.
Familiarity with QAQC protocols and LIMS systems.
Competence in statistical interpretation of assay results, statistical comparisons (e.g. PhotonAssay™ vs Fire Assay), and experience preparing customer-facing reports or feasibility studies.
Understanding of sampling theory.
Knowledge and experience using HubSpot.
Benefits
Flexibility and wellbeing initiatives to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance.
Opportunities to work with groundbreaking equipment that's transforming the mining industry and reducing its environmental impact.
Collaboration with industry experts and the chance to grow and develop professionally.
Exciting career prospects and room for advancement.
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