Gold Room Supervisor at Newmont Mining Corporation

About This Role:

• To supervise and control all aspects of the gold room operations from carbon-in-leach (CIL) elution, carbon handling circuits and physical production of the final product (i.e. gold bullion) in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner to maximize production levels.

In This Role You Will:

Gold Room Operations Oversight

• Schedule and deploy personnel, equipment and supplies necessary for the successful operation of the process plant.
• Work with the metallurgical team and laboratory to enable optimum metallurgical performance of the process plant and refinery area.
• Ensure adherence to operating parameters, make decisions on operating conditions/parameters and take necessary corrective action to minimize operating variations.
• Coordinate and assist operators with troubleshooting equipment defects/malfunctions.
• Work with the maintenance team to achieve efficient plant equipment performance and availability.
• Notify management of any detectable production variance with immediate effect.
• Coordinate production shutdowns and start-ups of the process plant and/or refinery to minimize delays.
• Oversee the maintenance of security systems and procedures to minimize the opportunities for theft of gold or gold bearing material from the gold room.
• Coordinate production / shipment schedules, in conjunction with Finance and Security, to meet budget and forecast requirements for refinery output.

Gold Room Shift Supervision

• Supervise shift teams responsible for the operation of the gold room and associated facilities.
• Instruct shift team personnel on safe work practices and conduct work place inspections on a regular basis by:
  • inspecting and examining each operating area a minimum of three times during the course of every scheduled shift.
  • issuing continuous and ongoing instructions to each person under their direct control throughout the work shift period.
  • inspecting each operating area for housekeeping requirements and directing operating personnel to maintain housekeeping standards.
  • reviewing operating reports/log sheets throughout regular scheduled shifts and taking corrective action to maintain operating parameters.

Health, Safety and Environment

• Ensure the adherence of all shift personnel to Newmont\’s health, safety and environmental regulations.
• Oversee the administration of specific health monitoring of gold room personnel, as required.
• Ensure that all gold room and gold recovery equipment is operated in a safe and efficient manner.
• Supervise team members in the proper recording and reporting of health and safety irregularities and/or incidents that occur.
• Accept personal responsibility for the health and safety of every employee under or assigned to his/her supervision.
• Conduct periodic safety meetings and inspections.
• Attend monthly safety inspection and meetings.
• Ensure that security procedures are followed to minimize the opportunities for theft of material or company property.

Additional Responsibilities:

Reporting 

• Maintain metallurgical accounting records for gold room production and outputs.
• Maintain balanced metallurgical reports and mineman databases.
• Liaise with third parties to ensure timely transport of gold room product.
• Prepare shift production and operating reports, complete work requests, prepare purchase / warehouse requisitions and prepare employee time and attendance reports.
• Complete reports accurately detailing production variances, restrictions, hazards and corrective actions.

Staff Supervision

Supervise assigned team members by:

• communicating job requirements expected of job operators.
• providing on-the-job training, mentoring and coaching.
• conducting regular face-to-face interview assessments to understand operators  development needs.
• recommending further/relevant training courses and development actions.

Your Training, Skills & Experience Checklist:

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• Bachelors’ degree in Extractive Metallurgy or Chemistry or equivalent.
• MINCOM Certification – Senior Process Officer.

Additional Qualification:

• Advanced knowledge of operational and technical knowledge.
• Advanced knowledge of mineral processing principles and industry standards.
• Advanced knowledge of processing plant equipment.

Experience:

• A minimum of 8 – 10 years’ experience in metalliferous mining, with a minimum of 5 years’ in gold room operations / processing.
• A minimum of 3 – 5 years’ gold room supervisory experience supervising large and diverse teams.

Technical Skills:

• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Advanced computer literacy skills – MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook), and SAP.
• Advanced information monitoring and management skills.
• Advanced planning, organizing and prioritizing skills.
• Strong business continuity management skills.
• Strong leadership and decision-making skills.
• Strong time management skills.
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills.
• Strong conflict management and influencing skills.
• Sound project and change management skills.

Behavioural Attributes:

• Accuracy.
• Analytical.
• Reliable.
• Integrity.
• Team player.
• Results driven.
• Proactive.
• Resilient.

Working Conditions

• The position is located at the Ahafo South mine.