Gold Processing Fixed Plant Maintenance Lead

Solidus Resources, LLC; Lovelock (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Solidus Resources, LLC seeks a Fixed Plant Superintendent to lead maintenance for a new crushing, conveying, and gold processing operation at the Spring Valley project in Pershing County, Nevada. The role will build maintenance systems, recruit and develop the maintenance team, and ensure safe, reliable operation of the fixed plant, ADR process plant, and heap leach facilities.

The successful candidate will oversee commissioning, startup, and long-term reliability, implementing RCM practices and

Qualifications

• 10+ years in mining or heavy industrial maintenance.
• 5+ years in maintenance leadership.
• Experience with crushers, conveyors, fixed plant equipment.
• Experience with ADR process plants or heap leach operations desirable.
• Strong knowledge of preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance activities across the crushing, conveying, ADR process plant, and heap leach facilities to maximize equipment reliability and availability.
• Develop and implement preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance programs.
• Support commissioning, startup, and maintenance readiness for the new facility.
• Oversee maintenance of fixed plant equipment, including crushers, conveyors, pumps, piping, hydraulic and lubrication systems, electrical and instrumentation systems, leach solution distribution, carbon handling, elution circuits, electrowinning, reagent systems, and related infrastructure.
• Implement condition monitoring programs, including vibration analysis, thermography, and oil analysis.
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing maintenance team while managing contractors and external service providers.
• Establish maintenance procedures, SOPs, asset registers, and CMMS standards.
• Plan maintenance resources, spare parts, tooling, and contractor support.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs, including equipment availability, MTBF, MTTR, backlog, and costs.
• Partner with operations, engineering, metallurgy, and project teams to improve plant reliability and performance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring compliance with all safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Mining industry experience

Preventive maintenance

CMMS

Condition monitoring

Team leadership

Safety compliance

Problem solving

Education

Mechanical trade certification

Technical diploma

Tools

CMMS software

Job description

Solidus Resources, LLC seeks a Fixed Plant Superintendent to lead maintenance for a new crushing, conveying, and gold processing operation at the Spring Valley project in Pershing County, Nevada. The role will build maintenance systems, recruit and develop the maintenance team, and ensure safe, reliable operation of the fixed plant, ADR process plant, and heap leach facilities.

The successful candidate will oversee commissioning, startup, and long-term reliability, implementing RCM practices and