Head of Production (Mine Planning / Gold / Resources) - South America

About the role

A growing mining operation is looking for an experienced, highly analytical Head of Production & Technical Department to lead production planning, operational coordination, performance monitoring and continuous improvement across mining and mineral processing. The role links mining, geology, processing, maintenance, surveying, laboratory and technical services, and drives operational efficiency and resource optimisation.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate and monitor short, medium and long-term production plans for mining and processing.
• Coordinate operational activities and production schedules across departments.
• Monitor mining production, ore delivery, processing throughput, recovery and efficiency against targets, and analyse performance to find bottlenecks and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with mine plans, schedules, targets and technical requirements.
• Support mine planning, operational development, budgeting and resource allocation, and coordinate production forecasting and technical work programmes.
• Maintain and analyse production statistics and performance indicators, and coordinate production reporting.
• Lead operational improvement initiatives on productivity, efficiency and cost, and take part in strategic planning, reviews, audits and expansion.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering, Mineral Processing, Metallurgical Engineering, Geology, Industrial Engineering, Engineering Management or a related discipline; postgraduate qualifications are advantageous.
• Minimum 5 years in a senior technical, planning, production or operational management role in mining.
• Experience with open-pit mining and mineral processing; experience with gold processing (Gravity and/or CIL circuits) is advantageous.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams; remote or camp-based mining experience preferred.
• Additional training in production planning, mine planning, project management or business improvement methods is highly desirable.

What we offer

• FIFO contract.