Process Operations Superintendent

Solidus Resources; Imlay (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Solidus Resources is seeking a Process Operations Superintendent for an on-site role at the Lovelock mine in Nevada. You will establish and lead crusher, conveying, heap leach, and related activities while building and mentoring the operations and technical teams, supporting safe, reliable, and cost-effective performance.

The position covers commissioning, startup and long-term operations. Ideal candidates bring eight+ years of leadership in mine process operations, with hands-on experience in

Qualifications

• Minimum eight years of relevant experience with leadership in operations.
• Experience with crushers, conveyors, heap leach construction and dust-control.
• Experience operating an ADR facility.
• Strong knowledge of gold pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy.
• Experience supervising technical staff and metallurgical accounting.
• Proven ability to lead innovative projects from concept through design.
• Experience presenting and publishing high-quality technical work.
• Understanding of project management principles is preferred.
• Strong team-building, leadership and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible safety leadership and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Direct operations crews with clear safety, production and conduct expectations.
• Coordinate with leach pad, ADR, maintenance, metallurgy, and support teams.
• Maintain safe, reliable, environmentally compliant plant operations.
• Coach and develop employees through onboarding and mentoring.
• Participate in recruitment, performance management and development.
• Monitor performance, identify bottlenecks and improve efficiency and availability.
• Coordinate maintenance, ensure safe shutdowns and preparation.
• Conduct inspections, enforce hazard recognition and housekeeping standards.
• Develop and improve operating procedures and strategic plans.
• Maintain training, performance records and SAP-based reporting.
• Promote teamwork, accountability and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Mining

Crushers

Dust control

ADR facility

Pyrometallurgy

Hydrometallurgy

Experiment design

People management

Project management

SAP

Technical publishing

Tools

SAP

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.

Position Overview:

The Process Operations Superintendent will establish and lead crusher, conveying, heap leach and heap-building activities for a new gold processing operation. As part of the process leadership team, this role will recruit and develop the operations and technical teams while supporting safe, reliable and cost-effective performance. The Superintendent will also play a key role in commissioning, startup and long-term operations.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide visible safety leadership and ensure compliance with company standards and federal and state regulations.
• Direct process operations crews, set clear expectations and ensure accountability for safety, production and conduct.
• Coordinate with leach pad, ADR, maintenance, metallurgy, technical services, finance, safety and environmental teams.
• Maintain safe, reliable and environmentally compliant plant operations.
• Coach, train and develop employees through onboarding, mentoring, skills development and cross-training.
• Participate in recruitment, performance management and employee development.
• Monitor plant performance, identify bottlenecks and implement improvements to efficiency, availability and equipment utilization.
• Coordinate maintenance activities, including safe equipment shutdown and preparation.
• Conduct workplace inspections, reinforce hazard recognition and maintain high housekeeping standards.
• Develop and improve operating procedures, operational strategies and business plans.
• Maintain training, performance and operational records and use systems such as SAP for work management and reporting.
• Promote teamwork, accountability and continuous improvement.

Qualifications:

• Minimum eight years of relevant experience, including leadership within operational teams.
• Experience with crushers, conveyors, heap leach construction and dust-control systems.
• Experience operating an ADR facility.
• Strong knowledge of gold pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy and experimental design.
• Experience supervising technical staff.
• Knowledge of metallurgical accounting practices and procedures.
• Proven ability to lead innovative projects from concept through design.
• Experience presenting and publishing high-quality technical work.
• Understanding of project management principles preferred.
• Strong team building, leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational, administrative and supervisory skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.