Role Overview

Teck is a leading Canadian resource company focused on responsibly providing the metals essential for global development and the energy transition while caring for the people, communities and land that we love.

Embrace Courageous Safety Leadership (CSL): At Teck, safety is a core value, central to our work culture. Through programs like CSL, we empower every employee to be a safety leader, fostering a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating risks. As part of our team, you'll contribute to sustaining this safety-first environment, where speaking up and driving positive change are not just encouraged but expected.

Reporting to the Superintendent Mill Operations, the General Supervisor Plant Production, Mill Operations will direct the operations teams and work interactively with the other department peers. The role is responsible for the operation of the grinding, floatation, leaching, filtering, concentrate handling, for the Mill to meet operation targets for safety, productivity, and cost effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures.
• Promote a work environment which supports safe and efficient behaviour on the job and an awareness of and compliance with environmental, safety, engineering, and Mines Act requirements.
• Optimize the factors affecting tonnage, recovery and cost to safely produce the targeted pounds of copper and molybdenum as per the production plan
• Implement the planned activities of the Process Plant Operations teams to drive improvement in safety standards, to attain maximum production in a safe and costeffective manner.
• Review results and operating conditions and make changes that would improve plant performance and output.
• Actively support the career development of the Mill Operations team members appropriately.
• Support the cost efficiency of mill operations by actively participating in the selection and allocation of personnel, equipment and consumables, identification and implementation of cost saving opportunities.
• Coordinate work, personnel and equipment to achieve mill operations objectives and meet group expectations
• Collaborate with various departments to ensure that ore throughput, grades, recoveries and product qualities are managed such that overall site production targets are met
• Participate in the development of departmental budgets and plans, monitoring and control of compliance, and responsibility for plan variances.Participate in the development of departmental budgets and plans, monitoring and control of compliance, and responsibility for plan variances.

Qualifications

• Experience in operating departments of base metal concentrators including working with technical groups.
• Have a minimum 7 years of senior level experience, preferably in a unionized mining environment.
• A degree in Engineering or Metallurgy would be considered an asset.
• Proven team player with the ability to build and maintain internal and external relationships.
• Demonstrate critical thinking competencies including judgment and analytical thinking.
• Proven and outstanding leadership and supervisory skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while leading change.
• Strong presentation, facilitation, and consultation skills.
• Conflict resolution skills.