Position: Superintendent, Process Operations - Lone Tree Autoclave facility i-80 Gold Corp is seeking an experienced Process Operations Superintendent to oversee operations of its autoclave pressure oxidation (POX) facility. This role is critical to the company's strategy of processing refractory ore feedstocks and will lead a team responsible for safe, efficient, and metallurgically optimized autoclave performance. The successful candidate will play a key role in construction, commissioning, start-up/ramp-up activities and optimization of the POX facility to support the company's broader Nevada growth plans.
Location: Lone Tree Complex, Humboldt County, Nevada
Responsibilities:- Champion a safety-first culture consistent with i-80 Gold's operational values, particularly around site and POX operations
- Ensure compliance with MSHA regulations, Nevada state environmental permits, and internal safety standards
- Ensure all regulatory certifications and schedules are maintained, including, but not limited to, pressure vessel inspection, fire systems, etc.
- Lead root-cause investigations for safety incidents, process upsets or other significant events and implement corrective actions
- Provide direction and oversight of the process operating team
- Work collaboratively with the maintenance, on-site administration, on-site health/safety/environmental teams and other i-80 teams to deliver i-80's business objectives
- Foster a collaborative work environment where the operations and maintenance teams work as one team to deliver business objectives and work with other departments to proactively support them in those goals
- Foster a collaborative work environment where the operations and metallurgy teams focus on safe and efficient operation in all areas of the process, including comminution, POX, neutralization, cyanidation, carbon handling, refining, cyanide destruction, tailing filtration, heap leach, and ancillaries
- Work closely with the Technical Services Team and Project Engineer to ensure commissioning, start-up and ramp-up for the facility is safe, efficient and performs to expectations
- Provide support for all operational readiness activities, including hiring and training for operators, maintainers and site support personnel
- Support workforce planning as the site scales operations
- Proven track record of building and managing teams
- Build trusted relationships across all teams and the community while championing a culture that reflects and supports i-80's Mission, Vision and Values
- Support production, metallurgical and operating cost performance reports as required to corporate leadership
- Support technical studies and capital project work related to facility debottlenecking, capacity expansion, or flowsheet changes
- Support corporate budgeting requirements
- Collaborate with corporate technical services teams on process improvement initiatives across i-80's Nevada asset portfolio
- Supervise daily operations of the facility, including comminution, POX, neutralization, cyanidation, cyanide destruction, tailing filtration, heap leach, ancillaries, and oxygen plant interface
- Ensure routine and annual shutdown activities are executed safely and productively
- Optimize autoclave performance (temperature, pressure, oxygen consumption, retention time, acid generation/consumption) to meet gold recovery and throughput targets
- Proactively manage and optimize process operating costs
- Support ramp-up efforts and troubleshoot process bottlenecks as the facility scales toward nameplate capacity
- Supervise and develop process operators, control room technicians, shift supervisors and metallurgists
- Work closely with metallurgists to manage feed blends from various internal and external sources and adjust processing parameters for optimized facility performance
- Work closely with i-80 mine sites, potential third-party ore feed sources and metallurgists to properly assess chemistry and account for precious metals production from a variety of feedstock
Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field preferred but will also consider candidates with qualifying industry experience
- 10+ years of progressive operations experience in mining operations, with direct hands-on experience operating or managing POX facilities, or other similar facilities
- Proven track record building, managing and working with teams on a mine site
- Experience with refractory gold ore treatment required
- Experience with POX facilities treating a variety of feedstocks is beneficial
- Prior leadership experience in a plant/operations setting within a growth-stage or ramp-up environment, including commissioning
- Strong grasp of all unit operations associated with a POX facility, including comminution, POX, POX chemistry and hydrometallurgical process fundamentals, neutralization, cyanidation, cyanide destruction, tailing filtration, heap leach, ancillaries, and oxygen plant interface
- Strong grasp of reliability centered maintenance practices
- Familiarity with DCS/SCADA systems and process control
- Proficient in developing an operator progression plan and SOPs
- Legally authorized to work in the USA and relocate to work on-site in Nevada
- On-call availability and response to on-site needs is required
- This is a salaried exempt position requiring flexible work schedule
- Ability to clearly communicate in English, written and orally, is required
- Strong communication skills for cross-functional collaboration with operations, maintenance, metallurgy, other on-site teams and corporate teams
- Experience supporting or overseeing operational training and workforce development programs preferred
- Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
- Adhere to and champion company policies and procedures
- Self-starter with a strong commitment to safety, environmental stewardship, and operational excellence
- Alignment with i-80 Gold's growth-oriented, safety-first operating culture
- Valid driver's license required
- Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and documents required
How to Apply:Please refer to the Careers page on our website (www.i80gold.com/careers/) for instructions on how to apply. We thank you for your interest. **Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
