Sr. Manager Operations

Sr. Operations Manager

The Sr. Operations Manager is responsible for leading and managing the Mine, and Mill Operational Departments in a controlled and stable manner whilst striving for continuous improvement and ensuring that the health and safety of employees and contractors are maintained. The position will oversee the Managers of each operational department and will report directly to the General Manager.

Essential functions include:

• Collaboration with operational and maintenance personnel in the execution of maintenance activities in a manner that optimizes and maximizes the operational outputs.
• Providing strategic guidance to personnel in the operational and maintenance departments.
• Creating a culture that strives for continuous improvement and implementing low-cost alternatives and solutions for operational activities.
• Actively striving for improvements in tools, equipment, methods, and processes.
• Balancing maintenance and production requirements and working to achieve them by understanding risks and opportunities weighed against potential value.
• Recommending and assisting in the development of action plans to continuously improve the operational processes.
• Continually reinforcing best safety practices and ensuring that all aspects of the work meet all safety and environmental regulations.
• Overseeing safety & incident investigations; instigating reports and recommendations for the implementation of corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence.
• Planning and preparing accurate annual cost and production budgets and updating current fiscal year production and financial projections.
• Substituting for the General Manager.
• Responsible for executing, supporting, and enforcing the Company's Environmental, Health and Safety program as required by OIS policy, directives, and principles.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities required include:

• Knowledge of Mine and Mill operational systems.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Ability to teach, develop, empower, and mentor.
• Effective written, visual, electronic, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage time effectively and set priorities.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to think under stressful and adverse conditions.
• Teamwork, problem solving, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work in conditions of extreme heat, extreme cold, vibration, chemicals including but not limited to airborne and/or skin exposure, high noise levels, confined spaces, and heights.
• Ability to wear a respirator in conditions of fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases or poor ventilation.
• Ability to ascend or descend ladders, scaffolding, stairs, ramps, and the like with agility.
• Availability to work outside of normal business hours as demanded by the conditions at the operations.
• Knowledge of SAP ERP.
• Knowledge of basic computer functions in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, and Outlook.

Education and experience required include:

• 10 years' experience as a leader in a Mining or Milling Environment.
• Bachelor of Science in Mining, Metallurgical, Industrial or Chemical Engineering.
• English language fluency.

Notice to temporary staffing agencies, placement services, and professional recruiters:

ASARCO LLC maintains an internal recruiting department and manages its own recruitment processes directly. Unless ASARCO LLC has entered into a formal agreement with your organization, unsolicited submissions of résumés, candidate profiles, or recruiting services will not be accepted or considered, and no fees will be paid in connection with such submissions. If your firm believes it has an approved agreement or seeks to establish one, please contact ASARCO LLC Human Resources department for verification prior to engaging in any recruiting activity.

ASARCO LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates must possess a current and valid driver's license. Offers of employment are contingent upon a successful criminal background check and pre-employment physical including a drug screen (hair analysis).

ASARCO LLC offers an excellent low cost benefits package for medical/prescription/ dental/vision, disability coverage, life insurance and other optional coverage, and 401(k) plan with company match.