Production Engineer

Blue Mountain Minerals, an industrial minerals company, is seeking a Production Engineer for its operation near Paso Robles, California. This position will report to the Vice President of Operations. Compensation for this position is based on experience and will include use of a company vehicle. Moderate relocation will be considered.

Responsibilities:

– Oversee a small limestone operation (about 10 employees) that currently produces approximately 200,000 TPY

– Lead all safety initiatives and activities on the site

– Ensure all mining activities are carried out according to the mining plan

– Manage costs and spending for the operation

– Manage and control plant processes

– Lead continuous improvement at the mine

– Lead and train the site workforce

– Participate in budgeting and capital planning for the mine

– Ensure all company and government regulations and policies are complied with

– Keep all company and government required documents

– Be an active member of the local community

– Lead all quality efforts on the site

Requirements:

– Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or similar

– Prior experience supervising employees

– Five to ten years in mine operations with experience in surface mining and mineral processing

– Experience with maintenance and predictive maintenance procedures

– Understanding of profit and loss statements and budgeting

– Experience with Microsoft Office and ability to learn other software systems

– Strong communication skills

– Proven safety record

– Experience and knowledge of quality control operations

– Strong time management skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $80,000.00 to $100,000.00 /year

Required education:

• Bachelor’s

Required experience:

• mine operations: 5 years