Senior Mill Manager, Mineral Processing & Safety Leader

Asarco Llc; Sahuarita (AZ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The North Mill Manager at Mission Copper Mine in Sahuarita, AZ leads the concentrator team to uphold safety, environmental compliance, and production efficiency. The role drives continuous improvement and staff development while aligning with company policies and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities include budgeting, performance monitoring, and cross-functional collaboration with Mine Operations and Maintenance Management to optimize throughput and recovery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Mineral Processing, Chemical Engineering, Mining Engineering, or a related discipline highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate milling production and maintenance priorities with the Maintenance Manager.
• Enhance the Total Safety Culture Program and Environmental guidelines to ensure employee safety and health.
• Manage budgeting and cost control for the North Mill.
• Monitor plant performance, troubleshoot deficiencies or failures, and recommend improvements.
• Hire and develop staff through coaching, training and performance reviews.
• Collaborate with the mine to improve overall production and recovery.
• Coordinate internal and external training to meet the needs of the mine and maintenance teams.
• May serve as Project Manager or Technical Expert on mill modification projects.
• Control the preparation and accuracy of North Mill production reports.
• Support and enforce the Company’s Environmental, Health and Safety program per policies.
• Provide support to management in forecasting capital and expense annual budgets.
• Supervise activities of North Mill Department staff.
• Other duties as assigned by the General Manager.

Skills

Leadership

Metallurgical accounting

Recovery optimization

Throughput optimization

Plant automation

Rockwell Automation

Budgeting and cost control

CapEx forecasting

Staff development

Safety culture

MSHA compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical/Mining/Chemical Engineering

Tools

Rockwell Automation

SAP

Job description

The North Mill Manager at Mission Copper Mine in Sahuarita, AZ leads the concentrator team to uphold safety, environmental compliance, and production efficiency. The role drives continuous improvement and staff development while aligning with company policies and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities include budgeting, performance monitoring, and cross-functional collaboration with Mine Operations and Maintenance Management to optimize throughput and recovery.