Plant Acid Operator

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Job Summary: Execute inspection, evaluation, and control of operational parameters to ensure plant continuity, maintaining safety, environmental, and quality standards. Key Highlights: 1. Key role in ensuring plant operational continuity and availability 2. Focus on safety, environment, and quality 3. Opportunity with Glencore, one of the world's largest natural resources companies Job highlights * Chile Job ID2026Closing date14/09/2026Last Updated14/08/2026 **Altonorte**, a Metallurgical Complex located in the La Negra Industrial District, 25 kilometers from the city of Antofagasta, produces and markets copper anodes, sulfuric acid, and copper in solution (PLS). It is part of **Glencore**, one of the world’s largest natural resources companies, with an industrial and marketing business scale and diversity enabling it to fulfill its purpose: “responsibly supplying the products fundamental to the basic components that improve everyday life.” At Altonorte, we aim to foster long-term growth and opportunities for all our stakeholders, including customers, shareholders, employees, and communities. That is why we work—and that is what we do! **Job Purpose:** Execute inspection, evaluation, and control of operational parameters to contribute to plant operational continuity and availability, within predefined safety, environmental, and quality standards. **Main Responsibilities:** * Inspect measurement equipment for operational parameters; * Evaluate and control pressure, temperature, level, and concentration parameters. * Collect sulfuric acid samples for subsequent analysis. * Operate the plant boiler and perform and record water analysis for boiler condensate, feedwater, and bottom blowdowns. * Support maintenance activities in DGP. * Maintain plant order and cleanliness. * Perform equipment lockout. * Support supervisor in case of potential deviations in IDEn. **Job Requirements:** **Education:** * Advanced Technician. Technician trained in Metallurgy or Plant Process. **Experience:** * Minimum 1–2 years in similar roles. Experience in plant process control and prior work in a metallurgical or similar laboratory. **Knowledge:** * High-pressure steam equipment certification for boilers (MINSAL). **Other Requirements:** * Shift: 4X4 day and night. * Contract type: Medical Leave Replacement * Location: La Negra, Antofagasta (On-site) At **Altonorte**, we believe in inclusive and diverse workplaces where individual differences are respected, valued, and accommodated. We value diversity as the attribute enabling us to address our challenges and opportunities through varied perspectives and thinking. All our job offers comply with Law 21\.015, which promotes the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the labor market.