POSITION SUMMARY
The Mill Manager reports to the General Manager. Leads and coordinates activities of Mill Operations Superintendent, Lab Superintendent and Chief Metallurgist, to continuously improve operational performance while achieving or surpassing productivity, metallurgy and unit cost targets in the Mill.
SAFETY, HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
Include, but are not limited to:
• Display due diligence in safety & health, and environmental matters and lead by example to ensure the successful implementation of the Safety & Health Management System, and the Environmental Management System
• Promote open communication and cooperation
• Ensure that all employees, contractors, and visitors are informed of safety, health, and environmental issues on site and distribute relevant safety, health, and environmental information
• Ensure Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) are completed for appropriate tasks and participate in the process
• Undertake safety and health audits and inspections and interact with personnel concerning improving work practices and following up on action items
• Support all personnel in achieving and maintaining desired safety, health, and environmental outcomes
• Recognize superior safety, health, and environmental performance to help increase commitment and participation
• Manage, notify, report, and investigate incidents and hazards in a timely manner as required
• Manage compliance with safety and health requirements and ensure issues are being addressed prior to commencement of work (such as permits completed, isolations checked, and tagging completed)
• Manage compliance with federal and state environmental regulations to ensure a field presence on a routine basis
• Verify that personnel hold the appropriate qualifications and licenses
• Monitor the safe use and control of all tools and equipment
• Promote and assist in the implementation of site safety initiatives and safety-monitoring tools
• Attend and monitor pre-start and toolbox meetings, ensuring they are conducted and minutes are prepared, issued, and action items developed as appropriate
• Assist in preparing and contributing to monthly safety, health and environmental reporting
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Leadership Competencies
• Employee focus—manage difficult employee situations, respond promptly to employee needs, and keep commitments
• Problem solving—identify and resolve problems in a timely manner as well gather and analyze information skillfully
• Interpersonal skills—maintain confidentiality, remain open to others’ ideas, and exhibit willingness to try new things
• Communication—speak clearly and persuasively in a positive manner, edit work for spelling and grammar, present numerical data effectively, and read and interpret written information
• Planning/organizing—prioritize and plan work activities, use time efficiently, and develop realistic action plans
• Quality control—demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness and monitor own work to ensure quality
• Adaptability—adapt to a complex and dynamic work environment, including delays and unexpected events, creating ongoing need to reassess and manage changing priorities that may conflict at times
• Dependability—consistently follow instructions, respond to management direction, and solicit feedback to improve performance
• Self-awareness—recognize and understand moods, emotions, and drives of self; as well as their effect on others
• Self-regulation—control or redirect disruptive impulses and moods and the propensity to suspend judgment
• Motivation—bring a passion to work for reasons which go beyond money or status and have a propensity to pursue goals with energy and persistence
• Empathy—understand the emotional makeup of people and have skill in treating people according to their emotional reactions
• Social skills—proficient in managing relationships and building networks while finding common ground and building rapport
Departmental Responsibilities
• As part of the senior management team, the Mill Manager coordinates mill and lab operations activities with the mine and surface departments, and works with metallurgical and marketing staff to maximize economic recovery from ores.
• Know, encourage and endorse all Safety, Industrial Hygiene and Environmental standards and maintain compliance with MSHA regulations.
• Direct the mill operations, assay lab and metallurgical staff day to day operations.
• Provide technical, laboratory and metallurgical support to the departments that need them.
• Accountable for the mill operations, assay laboratory and the metallurgical department budgets (CAPEX & OPEX).
• Controls costs to meet budget and propose and justify capital expenditures using the AFE process
• Provide metallurgical forecasts, projected mill performance estimates and coordinate all mill and lab reporting functions
• Coordinate succession planning and professional development.
• Maintains and monitors development of operational and metallurgical information systems.
• Manage and host engineers, consultants, salesmen and visitors relating to mill or metallurgical operations at the concentrator.
• Sponsors internal and external research and development of systems and processes to increase economic recovery from ore, to increase productivity and to decrease costs.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and/or Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in mineral processing, metallurgy or an associated discipline.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience working in the mining industry with a significant level of technical and operational leadership experience in base and precious metal processing operations.
Flotation operations experience is a requirement.
