Job Title: Senior Operations Manager
This is an exceptional opportunity to join our senior leadership team as a Senior Operations Manager. In this role, you will be responsible for providing foundational leadership and oversight of the Processing facilities.
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* Process plant and tailings dam day-to-day operations through the Production Superintendent and operations team.
* Metallurgical performance of the plant with direct reporting from the Metallurgy Superintendent and metallurgy team.
* Tailings facility technical oversight, management, and development with direct report from the senior tailings engineer.
As Senior Operations Manager, you will draw upon your extensive and broad skills gained in various strategic leadership and operational roles within the mining industry.
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* Delivery of physicals, OPEX/CAPEX budgets, and inputs for the LOM development.
* Metal accounting and reconciliation of the Processing facility feeding into broader site reconciliation processes.
* Fostering a culture of technical and operational continuous improvement including the integration of new technologies to maximise value generated at the asset.
* Compliance with all regulatory requirements associated with the operation and development of the TSF.
* Core member of the site senior leadership team delivering effective aligned leadership to the asset.
* Critical risk management including the safety of all persons operating in and around the Processing facilities.
* Safe delivery of relines and mill liner management in the scope of maintenance shutdowns.
* Working with stakeholders to ensure key business outcomes are met or exceeded including product specifications and inputs.
The ideal candidate will possess tertiary qualifications in Chemical Engineering, Metallurgy, or related disciplines, base metal flotation plant operations with size and scale similar to the Carrapateena facility, experience with setup and start-up of new processing plants in greenfield environments and brownfield expansions, Operational Readiness Planning experience, and the ability to work independently applying initiatives and developing solutions and recommendations.
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Exceptional technical expertise complimented by a diverse operational mining background will certainly be advantageous.
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* Highly developed problem-solving and planning skills.
* Effective leadership skills to support a culture of improvement, measurement, and self-development.
* Experience in the management and operation of tails dams.
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