Principal Operational Readiness - Surface, Processing & Outbound Logistics Operations

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ABOUT Herm

osaHermosa, located approximately 75 miles south-east of Tucson, Arizona, is the only advanced mining project in the United States as of 2023 that could produce two federally designated critical minerals—manganese and zinc—as well as silver and lead. The project has the potential to help power the nation’s clean energy future, strengthen the domestic supply chain of critical minerals, grow the local economy, and improve lives in Santa Cruz County and the surrounding community for generations to co

me.
ACERCA de Her

mosaHermosa, ubicado a aproximadamente 75 millas al sur este de Tucson, Arizona, es el único proyecto de minería avanzada en los Estados Unidos hasta la fecha que puede producir dos minerales designados como críticos por el gobierno federal: manganeso y zinc, así como también plata y plomo. El proyecto tiene el potencial de ayudar a impulsar el futuro energético limpio del país, reforzar la cadena de suministro nacional de minerales esenciales, hacer crecer la economía local y mejorar la calidad de vida en el condado de Santa Cruz y en las comunidades aledañas para las generaciones venide

ras.
WHAT SOUTH32 O

FFERS• Annual short-term incentive bonus that recognizes both your individual performance and the overall success of the busi

ness.• When you choose to contribute more into your retirement savings, South32 will match it up to a certain percen

tage.• South32 provides you with 4 weeks paid time

off.• 12 weeks full-paid parental leave for primary carers and 2 weeks full-paid parental leave for secondary c

arers
ABOUT THE

ROLE As Principal Operational Readiness - Surface, Processing & Outbound Logistics Operations you will be responsible for ensuring optimal readiness for all people, processes and plant to enable Hermosa to deliver on its mine plan. You will work closely with the Technical Services team to understand the mine design and develop plans to integrate into future operations. You will also integrate deeply with the Engineering, Comissioning and Construction teams as the mine is being designed and constructed to ensure alignment on accountabilites, technology, systems and anything else required. You will ensure all Surface positions are well understood and interconnected to optimally support the business objectives, keeping everyone safe, empowering decisions to the lowest possible organizational level to ensure all aspects of the mine are well under

stood.
Other key responsibilities include, but aren’t limi

ted to:• Surface Design to Operations: Accountable to develop and deliver a plan which embeds the mine design into operations and establishes all People, Process and Plant around this to deliver the ramp-up and all related performance expectations of the Surface and Proc

essing.• Outbound Logistics: Ensure robust plan is in place with appropriate Processes, People and Plant ready to complete the significant volume of movements of ore outbound to various locations, nationally and internati

onally.• Commissioning: Partnering with the Commissioning team, ensure all assets meet requirements to operate and deliver the mine plan and ensure deep collaboration with underground, Centro and other

teams.• Operational Processes & Systems: Support the documenting of all practices needed for every Surface, Centro and other role and ensure this is clear to everyone using significant change management and in-person tr

aining.• People, Plant and Processes: Ensure all aspects required to have our people ready to execute work safe and efficiently, ensure all plant is setup to deliver reliability and ensure processes to support every aspect of the mine are in place and the interfaces are all extremely well planned out to enable efficient world class mining ou

tcomes.• Innovation: Partner with Operational Readiness Innovation to test and enable the leading-edge options which can deliver on opportunities to set Hermosa apart on productivity from any mine in the

world.• Exceptional Culture Builder: Support and partner with the GMO to establish a culture that is like no other with positive, enabled, and effective workforce. This cultural setup should be a differentiator for Hermosa to be the best place to work in Southern A

rizona.
AB

OUT YOU • Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a relate

d field.• Extensive experience (10 years) in mining op

erations• Experience with SAP, Oracle, or other ERP platforms r

equired.• Strong knowledge of underground, hard-rock, stop

e mining• Strong ability to integrate leading edge technology with in-field processes and to establish simple and effective o

utcomes.• Proficiency in data analysis tools and tec

hniques.• Exceptional organizational and communicatio

n skills• Ability to interact with employees at all levels within the organ

ization.• Proven leadershi

p skills
South32 is committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which we operate. We provide a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds

to apply.
South32 está comprometido a cimentar y mantener una plantilla de trabajadores diversa e inclusiva que refleje las comunidades en las cuales trabajamos. Proporcionamos una proceso de contratación que es justo, equitativo y accesible para todos y alentamos la aplicación de candidatos de todas las pro