As a Process Metallurgist, you will need to master following:

• ensure public safety and security
• ferrous metal processing
• join metals
• metal and metal ore products
• non-ferrous metal processing
• precious metal processing
• types of metal manufacturing processes
• work in metal manufacture teams

More generally, a process metallurgist is also versed in:

• address problems critically
• alloys of precious metals
• assess suitability of metal types for specific application
• ensure compliance with environmental legislation
• ensure health and safety in manufacturing
• make time-critical decisions
• manipulate metal
• metal forming technologies
• monitor manufacturing quality standards
• prepare scientific reports
• troubleshoot
• types of metal

It also helps to know the following:

• chemical processes
• chemical technologies in metal manufacture
• conduct metallurgical structural analysis
• design metal components
• develop new installations
• innovation processes
• maintain ore processing equipment
• manufacturing of jewellery
• separate metals from ores
• design drawings
• extract products from moulds
• install monitors for process control
• liaise with quality assurance
• physics
• precious metals
• process incident reports for prevention
• provide manufacturing documentation