Open Pit Manager

Pantoro Limited; Norseman; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Performance based incentives

Share rights program

Health and wellbeing programs

Professional memberships supported

Job summary

Pantoro Limited seeks an experienced Open Pit Manager to lead surface mining at the Norseman Gold Project. You will oversee the open pit mining team and maintain alignment with our mining contractor, safety standards and business goals.

This role requires field visibility, strong operational judgement and the ability to align multiple stakeholders around clear priorities, focusing on Production, Planning and WA regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Hold WA Quarry Manager's Certificate of Competency.
• Extensive open pit mining experience in hard rock / gold.
• Proven record leading surface mining teams.
• Strong contractor management and stakeholder engagement.
• Knowledge of WA mining legislation and contemporary safety practices.
• Excellent planning, organisation and prioritisation skills.
• Mining-related degree highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead Pantoro's surface mining team with clear operational direction.
• Oversee safe, efficient and productive open pit mining operations.
• Build and maintain relationships with open pit mining contractor.
• Manage contractor performance against production, safety, cost and operational targets.
• Coordinate with Technical Services, Geology, Survey, Processing, Maintenance, Projects and other functions.
• Maintain short and medium-term planning discipline and address risks.
• Monitor mining performance, costs, and drive corrective actions.

Skills

Open pit mining experience

Contractor management

Stakeholder engagement

Planning and prioritisation

Communication skills

Education

WA Quarry Manager's Certificate of Competency

Mining Engineering degree (highly regarded)

Job description

Reporting into the Mining Manager, the Open Pit Manager will take ownership of Pantoro's surface mining activities across the Norseman Gold Project. You will lead the Pantoro surface mining team while developing a strong and highly effective working relationship with our mining contractor. You will ensure contractor performance, mine planning, production priorities, safety requirements and business objectives remain aligned. This is a role that requires visibility in the field, strong operational judgement and the ability to bring multiple stakeholders together around clear priorities.

Key responsibilities

Lead Pantoro's surface mining team and provide clear operational direction across open pit activities.

Maintain oversight of safe, efficient and productive open pit mining operations.

Build and maintain a highly effective working relationship with the open pit mining contractor.

Actively manage contractor performance against agreed production, safety, cost and operational expectations.

Coordinate closely with Technical Services, Geology, Survey, Processing, Maintenance, Projects and other operational functions.

Maintain strong short and medium-term planning discipline and ensure emerging operational risks are identified and addressed.

Monitor mining performance, productivity, costs and physicals and drive corrective actions where required.

Ensure compliance with statutory obligations, site standards and Pantoro's safety management systems.

About you

WA Quarry Manager's Certificate of Competency.

Significant operational experience within open pit mining, ideally within gold or a similar hard rock environment.

Demonstrated experience leading surface mining teams and operations.

Strong contractor management and stakeholder engagement capability.

Strong knowledge of WA mining legislation, statutory obligations and contemporary safety management practices.

Excellent organisational, planning and prioritisation skills.

Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively from the pit through to senior management.

Tertiary qualifications in Mining Engineering or a related discipline will be highly regarded.

About us

Pantoro is an Australian gold producer with a clear long term growth strategy and an exciting pipeline of opportunities across the Norseman Gold Project.

• Competitive salary package.
• Performance based incentives.
• Share rights program.
• Health and wellbeing programs.
• Professional memberships and industry registrations supported.