Mine Superintendant

Order Type : Direct Hire

What We Offer: Competitive pay, commensurate with experience Health/Dental/Vision plans 401k company match Life Insurance Short Term Disability & Long-Term Disability Educational Assistance Employee Assistance Plan Position: Mine Production Manager Location: USA | Lucerne Valley, CA Pay Range: $130k - 160k plus bonus Summary The Mine Production Manager, under general supervision, is responsible for: (1) planning and directing all mining operations at the Lucerne Valley Plant; (2) participating in financial planning (budgets) and cost control in the area of responsibility; (3) Providing Technical support for mining activities including planning, ore control, and survey support among others; (4) initiating, planning and executing process improvements, hazard and nuisance controls, waste and cost controls and operating upgrading; (5) administering the safety and employee relations program in the Mine; (6) completing work for compliance with all applicable government regulations and (7) Manages the activities of Mine production crews to meet established business and production objectives. Responsibilities Primary Duties & Responsibilities Production Understands and interprets geological controls and forecast quality issues. Ensures the stone feed to the Plant meets established quality standards, fully utilizing recognized control systems and procedures. Prepares schedules and operating instructions in areas and ensures a satisfactory supply of materials and supplies necessary to meet scheduled commitments and product inventory levels in the operation. Works with the maintenance team to keep equipment and facilities in satisfactory condition, provides scheduling necessary to least interrupt production flow. Financial Planning and Cost Control Participates with management on evaluations of new equipment and facilities. Helps in the development of capital and operating budget in the area and is directly responsible for the operational components for the departmental budget. Controls all direct labor and materials cost in the area (less maintenance, environmental and land), recognizing the importance of fiscal budgetary balance. Provide GPS and survey support Maintain Topographical model Pickup survey updates on a regular basis Ensure software maintenance is paid on a timely basis. Supervise reclamation compliance to include the following activities: Salvage of plants from disturbed land and reclamation of plants per the permit. Reclamation management for per the permit Ensure dump lift elevation is constant and does not exceed permit Ensure dump footprint does not exceed permit Other reclamation activities as required. Support mine drilling activities Learn mine model and assist with determination of drilling needs. Create drill patterns in conjunction with existing topography which support the LOM plans and design Ensure drill samples are properly collected, analyzed and recorded in the Drill hole database. Create grade control maps for loader operator based on drill hole samples on a timely basis. Load production drill hole samples into database when analysis is complete for annual block model updates as appropriate. Interface with consultant to identify in-fill drilling locations and work with drillers to execute infill drilling campaign to improve block model Mine design support Guide and support mine planning consultants. Maintain map files for Lucerne Valley quarries and other mining claims and deposits. Utilize mine plan to implement mine development coordinates for site control. Coordinate quarterly aerial survey. Other Duties & Responsibilities Performs other duties as assigned Note: Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Qualifications Education: BS in Mining Engineering, or Geologic Sciences with 2+ years’ experience. Experience with Vulcan3D or other mine planning software preferred.