Mining Process Coordinator: Plant Performance & Optimization

Jerritt Canyon; Elko (NV); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jerritt Canyon is seeking a Process Coordinator to oversee day-to-day processing activities within a Nevada mining operation. The role ensures safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations while coordinating across processing, mining, maintenance, and laboratory teams.

Responsibilities include monitoring performance, leading improvement initiatives, troubleshooting issues, and maintaining clear shift handovers.

Qualifications

• Diploma, associate degree, or bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Mineral Processing, Mining Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Equivalent combinations of technical education and relevant mining/processing experience may be considered.
• Additional training or certifications in occupational health and safety, process control, mineral processing, or operational leadership are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily processing activities to support safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations.
• Monitor plant performance, production targets, throughput, recovery, quality, and key process indicators.
• Coordinate activities between processing, mining operations, maintenance, laboratory, metallurgy, engineering, and other site functions.
• Review operational data and identify process deviations, bottlenecks, equipment constraints, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support the implementation of process optimization initiatives designed to improve throughput, recovery, product quality, reliability, and operating costs.
• Assist with troubleshooting process and equipment issues and coordinate appropriate corrective actions with relevant teams.
• Maintain clear communication between shifts, including handovers, operational priorities, plant conditions, outstanding issues, and planned work.
• Ensure operating procedures, work instructions, and process controls are followed and maintained.
• Support production planning and coordinate operational priorities to align with mine and processing schedules.
• Monitor compliance with health, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements and promote a strong safety culture.
• Participate in incident investigations, root-cause analysis, risk assessments, and corrective-action processes.
• Coordinate planned and unplanned processing activities with maintenance teams to minimize production downtime.
• Prepare and maintain operational reports, production summaries, shift reports, KPIs, and performance dashboards.
• Support audits, inspections, regulatory requirements, and internal reporting as required.
• Assist with training, coaching, and development of processing personnel on operating procedures and process standards.
• Participate in commissioning, start-up, shutdown, plant optimization, and improvement projects where required.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, reduce waste, minimize downtime, and control operating costs.
• Promote collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement across the processing operation.
• Perform other duties consistent with the responsibilities of the position.

Skills

Coordination

Safety culture

Process improvement

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Metallurgical Engineering

Mineral Processing

Mining Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Process Engineering

Job description

Jerritt Canyon is seeking a Process Coordinator to oversee day-to-day processing activities within a Nevada mining operation. The role ensures safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations while coordinating across processing, mining, maintenance, and laboratory teams.

Responsibilities include monitoring performance, leading improvement initiatives, troubleshooting issues, and maintaining clear shift handovers.