Control Room Superintendent

Solidus Resources; Lovelock (NV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Solidus Resources is seeking a Control Room Superintendent to lead the control room team at our Lovelock, NV mine site. You will drive safe, aligned, high‑performance execution of the shift plan, manage resources, and maintain proactive safety culture.

You will coordinate with planning and field teams, conduct shift huddles, review decisions, and ensure accurate logging and KPI delivery in an open-pit mining environment with autonomous haulage exposure.

Qualifications

• Leadership or supervisory experience in a control room, dispatch or operational-coordination role.
• Strong decision-making, organizational and priority-setting skills.
• Experience with autonomous haulage and open-pit mining fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Command Controller, Command Builder and Maintenance Controller team to deliver safe, aligned, high-performance execution of the shift plan.
• Facilitate pre-start, mid-shift and closeout shift huddles.
• Oversee intervention strategy, assignment health and escalation paths across the shift.
• Review controller decisions for consistency and conformance.
• Ensure proper logging, logic quality and delay-code accuracy.
• Drive alignment between the Control Room, Planning and Field teams.
• Coach the team on a proactive mindset and data-driven execution.
• Manage crew numbers and allocate resources to meet KPIs and execute the daily mine plan.

Skills

Leadership

Operational coordination

Decision making

Safety culture

Communication

Shift management

Education

High school diploma

Mining/robotics/autonomous systems degree

Tools

CAT MineStar Command for Hauling

MineStar platform

Fleet-management systems

Job description

Solidus Resources is a U.S.-based gold development company backed by Waterton Mining. The company is focused on advancing the Spring Valley Gold Project in Pershing County, Nevada, and specializes in taking high potential gold assets through late-stage development and into production. Solidus applies a technically rigorous, capital-disciplined approach to mine development, with a strong emphasis on environmental stewardship, operational safety, and community engagement.

The Spring Valley Gold Project is located in the prolific Humboldt Range, an area with approximately 60 million ounces of gold endowment within a 50-mile radius. Envisioned as a long-life, low-cost open-pit, heap-leach operation, Spring Valley has a robust resource base and considerable exploration upside along a 7-mile strike length across the Black Ridge fault zone.

With a leadership team experienced in engineering, permitting, and large-scale project execution, Solidus Resources is advancing Spring Valley through feasibility, permitting, and construction, with a clear path toward operational readiness. The company’s goal is to responsibly unlock the value of U.S.-based gold assets while building a reputation for excellence in project delivery and sustainable development.

This position is located on-site at our mine in Lovelock, NV.

Job Description

The Control Room Superintendent is responsible for the effective operation of the control room team, providing support and regular engagement to lead the safe, aligned and high-performance execution of the shift plan.

The role ensures key performance indicators are met by managing crew numbers, allocating resources and maintaining communication with site stakeholders. The Superintendents fosters a strong safety culture, ensures compliance with operational procedures, and facilitates team training and development.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Command Controller, Command Builder and Maintenance Controller team to deliver safe, aligned, high-performance execution of the shift plan.
• Facilitate pre-start, mid-shift and closeout shift huddles.
• Oversee intervention strategy, assignment health and escalation paths across the shift.
• Review controller decisions for consistency and conformance.
• Ensure proper logging, logic quality and delay-code accuracy.
• Drive alignment between the Control Room, Planning and Field teams.
• Coach the team on a proactive mindset and data-driven execution.
• Manage crew numbers and allocate resources to meet KPIs and execute the daily mine plan.
• Maintain communication with site stakeholders and keep the team aligned to production priorities.
• Foster a strong safety culture, ensure compliance with operational procedures, and facilitate team training and development.

Job Requirements

• Set and reinforce a strong workplace health and safety culture within control room operations.
• Comply with and adhere to all company policies, site procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Identify and mitigate operational risks associated with autonomous haulage and interface activities.
• Ensure incidents, near misses and safety concerns are reported and escalated promptly.
• Never authorize a manual override of a safety, position or interlock fault.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; a diploma or degree in mine engineering, robotics or autonomous systems is an asset.
• 3 or more years in an open-pit mining, control-room, dispatch or centralized operational environment.
• Demonstrated leadership or supervisory experience in a control room, dispatch or operational-coordination role.
• Strong understanding of open-pit mining fundamentals and autonomous haulage operations.
• Experience with fleet-management or operational-control systems such as CAT MineStar, Modular or similar.
• Certified competent, or able to be certified, on CAT MineStar Command for Hauling to the Command Controller standard.
• Strong decision-making, organizational and priority-setting skills; able to manage competing priorities under pressure.

Preferred

• Prior autonomous haulage deployment or ramp-up experience (CAT Command or equivalent).
• Greenfield or new control-room start-up experience.
• Frontline Management or similar leadership training.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Working Conditions

This role operates on a shift-based schedule, requiring coordination during both day and night shifts.