Drill Services Supervisor

Orla Mining has the right formula for value creation: a geographically diversified asset base, a prospective development and exploration portfolio, an experienced management team with a successful track record, and a high-quality board and shareholder base. Our strategy is to build a gold company through the exploration and acquisition of assets we can develop and operate in a way that provides benefit to the shareholders, employees, and the societies where we work.

The South Railroad Project is a feasibility-stage, open pit, heap leach project located on the prolific Carlin trend in Nevada. The purpose of this role is to ensure that all drill programs are executed in a safe, environmentally responsible, and cost-effective manner. The Drill Services Supervisor position is essential to support the Exploration and Development teams by providing technical expertise of core shed, earthwork, and drilling activities.

Job Duties

·        Check drilling operations and status daily

·        Provide drilling update daily

·        Review and approve invoices daily

·        Plan drill hole execution

·        Provide technical expertise when trouble shooting drilling issues to ensure drill hole is completed to planned depth

·        Manage drill activities related to earthwork, sample pick up and logistics 

·        Anticipate and mitigate safety and environmental issues

·        Schedule core/RC sample pick up

·        Maintain compliance with various government agencies and stakeholders with respect to licenses and permits. 

·        Build pad and roads to permit specifications

·        Survey disturbance and prepare reports

·        Advise the geologists on exploration activities, both in the field and office/core shed

·        Organize and lead the bid process for drilling and support contracts

·        Negotiate and set up contracts

·        Manage contractors, ensuring compliance with written and verbal agreements 

·        Line out daily tasks for drill services employees

·        Monitor performance and provide feedback to drill services employees

·        Ensure work is performed in a safe and efficient manner

Qualifications

·        A minimum of 5 years of Drill Services or drilling experience required.

·        A minimum of 3 years of supervisory experience required.

·        Ability to use a GPS, understand azimuth and inclination, and set up drill rigs and plan drill pads.

·        Proficiency with Microsoft products required. Knowledge of GIS software preferred.

·        Ability to plan and organize work, prioritize, make complex decisions and lead others.

·        A minimum of 21 year of age with a valid driver’s license and clean driving record.

·        Legally authorized to work in the United States.

Physical Requirements

·        Ability to lift up to 75 pounds, sit, stand, bend, twist, climb stairs, walk over uneven ground for long distances, and withstand extreme hot and cold temperatures.

·        Manual dexterity to use desktop computers and peripherals.

·        Ability to drive extended distances over paved and dirt roads.

·        Ability to see and hear warning signs and signals and work around heavy equipment.