The Role
Accountable for overall concentrator performance—safety, throughput, metallurgical recovery, product grade, cost, and reliability. Lead mill, maintenance, and technical teams; develop KPIs, budgets, operating plans; drive continuous improvement, commissioning, upgrades, and cross-functional optimization to meet production objectives and regulatory compliance.
Summary Generated by Built In
Origin Mining Company (“OMC”) is a distinguished copper mining company that owns the open-pit Mineral Park copper and molybdenum mine in Kingman, Arizona. Our mission is to extract copper and molybdenum resources in a sustainable manner while making a positive impact on the local economy by creating high-quality employment. OMC is dedicated to operating with integrity and transparency. We are currently operating a hydromet and concentrator operation at the Mineral Park Mine and meet the growing global demand for copper.
Position Overview:
The Director of Process Operations is the single point of accountability for overall concentrator performance, including safety, throughput, metallurgical recovery, product grade, operating cost, and reliability. The role owns the critical operating trade-offs between mill feed selection, achievable throughput based on ore characteristics and equipment availability, recovery, and target product grade to maximize overall business value and meet production objectives.
Job Responsibilities:
Position Overview:
The Director of Process Operations is the single point of accountability for overall concentrator performance, including safety, throughput, metallurgical recovery, product grade, operating cost, and reliability. The role owns the critical operating trade-offs between mill feed selection, achievable throughput based on ore characteristics and equipment availability, recovery, and target product grade to maximize overall business value and meet production objectives.
Job Responsibilities:
- Own the integrated optimization of mill feed, throughput, recovery, product quality, and operating cost, balancing operational trade-offs to maximize safety, business value, and concentrator performance.
- Serve as the senior processing leader and principal advisor to the COO on concentrator performance, strategy, and capital improvement initiatives.
- Lead the Concentrator through the Mill Manager, Maintenance Manager, and Processing Technical Services Manager, integrating operations, maintenance, and technical services, with final accountability for operating decisions and results.
- Deliver production, recovery, throughput, quality, safety, cost, and reliability targets.
- Coordinate Operations, Maintenance, Technical Services, Mine Operations, Engineering, and Planning to optimize plant performance and equipment reliability.
- Develop operating plans, KPIs, budgets, and performance targets.
- Ensure maintenance strategies and execution support safe, reliable, and efficient plant operation while minimizing downtime.
- Drive continuous improvement, operational excellence, and asset reliability initiatives.
- Lead commissioning, plant upgrades, and strategic improvement projects.
- Develop leadership capability and maintain a high-performing operations and technical team.
- Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with environmental and regulatory requirements.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Metallurgy, Mineral Processing, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 12–15 years of progressively responsible experience in flotation concentrator operations, with demonstrated accountability for production and metallurgical performance and a comprehensive understanding of mine-to-mill-to-product optimization.
- 8+ years of leadership experience managing operations and technical teams within a flotation concentrator.
- Demonstrated success leading large processing organizations, commissioning projects, and driving operational excellence and continuous improvement.
- Strong leadership, strategic decision-making, and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to influence organizational performance.
- Deep understanding of concentrator operations, metallurgy, maintenance integration, and business performance drivers.
- Excellent communication, planning, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ERP systems.
Physical Demands:
To be eligible for this position, an individual must possess the following requirements to perform the essential job functions:
To be eligible for this position, an individual must possess the following requirements to perform the essential job functions:
- Must be able to physically perform the basic life operational functions of climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking on uneven surfaces, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motion.
- Ability to work both indoors and outdoors in all kinds of weather.
- Able to operate a telephone and mine phone/radio with sufficient voice and hearing to carry on a conversation for the purpose of communicating information.
- Able to hear sufficiently to distinguish various pitches of warning alarms.
- Able to lift up to 25 pounds periodically.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Metallurgy, Mineral Processing, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline
- 12-15 years progressive experience in flotation concentrator operations with accountability for production and metallurgical performance
- 8+ years leadership experience managing operations and technical teams within a flotation concentrator
- Proven success leading large processing organizations, commissioning projects, and driving operational excellence
- Deep understanding of concentrator operations, metallurgy, maintenance integration, and mine-to-mill optimization
- Strong leadership, strategic decision-making, cross-functional collaboration, communication, planning, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ERP systems
- Ability to perform physical job demands and work both indoors and outdoors in varied weather; able to lift up to 25 pounds
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The Company
What We Do
Origin Mining Company is a US-focused copper mining company that owns and operates the open-pit Mineral Park copper and molybdenum mine in Kingman, Arizona. The company is dedicated to extracting resources in a sustainable manner while positively impacting the local economy through high-quality employment. It focuses on producing copper cathode and molybdenum concentrates through a technically driven, fully integrated approach.
