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Lead Plant Operator en Turner Mining Group

Turner Mining Group · Soda Springs, Estados Unidos De América · Onsite

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Lead Plant Operator                                                

Reports to: Foreman – Turner Mining Group

Job Description:

The Lead Plant Operator is the most skilled plant operator position with a focus on developing supervisory leadership within Turner Mining Group. This position will also assist with training other crew members as an SME (Subject Matter Expert), assisting with supervisory duties as a fill-in for the Foreman (as needed), and will oversee operational quality and efficiency as a strong field leader. The successful candidate must live the Turner Values and be an outward example to others. This position must demonstrate a strong commitment to “Safe Production” through decision making, priorities, and client relations.

Objectives and Contributions:

The Lead Plant Operator is focused on key aspects that drive communication and safe production while maintaining a high level of efficiency, proactive training metrics, and preventative maintenance awareness requirements. The Lead Plant Operator demonstrates safety ownership at a personal level and holds other crew members to the same high standard.  The Lead Plant Operator also assists in other production support functions as assigned.

  • Operates mobile equipment as assigned every day based on production needs
  • Work with employees to ensure a high level of accuracy and engagement on hazard identification and control
  • Engage crews and leadership to define processes that motivate working towards common goals
  • Assist with MSHA regulatory training and verify compliance to standards
  • Live the values as part of a visible daily decision-making process
  • Audit the crew and the site while focusing on conditions and behaviors that reflect our desire to be the best in the business
  • Lead training efforts to grow other operators
  • Assist with training proficiency audits
  • Assist with client specific safety needs as required
  • Support risk assessment processes at various levels of the organization
  • Holds themselves and others accountable for acting like an owner (taking care of equipment, not wasting resources, using time wisely, and being accountable for conditions and behaviors)
  • Maintains a high standard of housekeeping (machine and work areas)

Culture and Communication:

  • Can effectively communicate in English (multi-lingual preferred)
  • Assist with daily lineout meetings and monthly safety topic communications
  • Assist with site communication programs and processes to ensure timely, specific, and value-added information
  • Assist with site and project leaders to identify areas of improvement
  • Work with crews to support proactive near miss reporting
  • Leads by example (walks the talk)

Systems:

  • Ability to perform quality pre-operation machine inspections
  • Able to perform quality workplace examination (Per MSHA requirements)
  • Ability to use electronic filing and reporting systems
  • Accurately documents 5000-23 and training checklist requirements
  • Other regulatory & internal / external forms as required

Travel and New Site Development:

  • Maintains a valid and insurable driving license
  • Available to travel on short notice for new site development activities (Preferred)
  • Available to travel on short notice to support timelines and production requirements at existing sites (Preferred)
  • Leads new site start-up activities and development of safety tools

Supervisory / Leadership Duties:

  • Work directly with site leadership to ensure consistent use of systems, programs, and processes
  • Assist with crew progression and employee development
  • Learn and assist with key performance indicators, company targets, and daily progress reporting
  • Assist in employee timekeeping and production reports
  • Maintains compliance to Turner Mining Group Policies and Procedures including Fit for Duty requirements
  • Upholds Code of Conduct requirements
  • Spend time with Maintenance, and site supervision to build relationships and develop trust
  • Assist with development / implement processes to reduce and eliminate repeat incidents
  • Assist in problem-solving including incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action development
  • Assist in managing maintenance notifications (identification and follow up)
  • Ability to use site management software

Time and Interactions:

  • The Lead Plant Operator must be flexible on shift schedules (days and nights) to assist with training and production needs
  • The Lead Plant Operator will be self-starting, motivated, with a strong desire to be part of a team and to influence improvement. Communication is also critical to keep leadership and site-based personnel in the loop of successes, challenges, and any additional support that may be required
  • Interacts with client supervision to discuss production challenges, targets, and collaboration between teams
  • Excellent time management skills

Qualifications:

  • Microsoft Office proficiency
  • Willingness and ability to adhere to OSHA / MSHA regulatory requirements
  • 5-10 years’ experience in mining / heavy industry preferred
  • Working knowledge of safety systems and processes
  • Appropriate attention to detail required
  • Strong communication skills
  • Strong morals and values
  • Exemplary attendance record
  • Exemplary safety and disciplinary record
  • Willingness to be flexible on daily job duty requirements
  • Maintains a positive outspoken learning attitude
  • The Lead Plant Operator must pass and maintain Turner Mining Group mobile equipment skills qualifications on each piece of the following equipment:
    • Skid Steer
    • Telehandler
    • Crusher Operation
    • Crusher Inspections
    • Rock stacker Observation
    • Water Hose / Spray down Operations
    • Housekeeping / Material Clean Up

Other Duties:

  • In addition to the job skills above, there may be requirements for manual tasks to be completed to meet other business needs. Operators in any job duty classification may be required to participate in these additional tasks.


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