Mining Operations Manager (56928)

Company Overview

Founded in 1906, over the last 110+ years' CEMEX has grown into a global building materials company that provides high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.  Here at CEMEX we offer our employees competitive wages, career growth, excellent benefits including health, dental & vision plans, vacation or paid time off,  employee assistance program and retirement plan options, along with over a century of stability to build your next career on! 

Job Summary

Direct leadership responsibility for all aspects of the performance of the mining operations within the Cement Division (Clinchfield, GA; Demopolis, AL; Knoxville, TN; Miami, FL). This role will support all project development and company activities, including exploration, technical studies and engineering, permitting, asset and company cost evaluations, operations, and corporate communications. This role will liaise with applicable stakeholders to achieve project and company goals, including coworkers, senior management, 3rd party contractors, project team members, government agencies, vendors, and communities.  This role would specifically drive consistencies within the quarries to emphasize optimization and increase productivity and utilization of assets.

Responsible for Safety of the mining operations within the Cement Division and actively participates in safety programs and initiatives.

Responsible for Quarry cost centers including cost control and optimization. Actively coordinates with Accounting and Procurement teams. Develop annual cost targets and budgets with Quarry Managers. 

Job Responsibilities

• Supervise the Cement Division Quarry Managers, and mining operations salary personnel including mining engineers.
• Oversee variable compensation criteria and implement production incentive plans.
• Ensure Quarry material movement volumes and chemistries to supply Cement Plants with proper Cement feed. Coordinates with Cement Plant and QC Managers.
• Ensure appropriate management practices, including availability and utilization indexes, for fixed and mobile equipment assets within the mining operations.
• Ensure the design of safe, practical and accurate annual Mine Plans for each mining operation and assure following it.
• Develop annual overburden stripping plans and budgets.
• Develop mobile equipment CAPEX budget requests for the Cement Division, in mining operations and Cement Plants.
• Coordinate with Projects teams for new Quarry optimization and improvement CAPEX projects.
• Coordinate the creation of reclamation/rehabilitation plans and Asset Retirement Obligation (ARO).
• Ensure Quarry development and blending to achieve longterm reserve utilization. Annual reserve reporting.
• Maintain an active program for tracking mining operations KPIs.
• Maintain GPS and drone survey equipment.
• Develop mining operations staffing needs. Coordinates with Human Resources.
• Annual recruiting of mining engineering students for TDP and internship opportunities. Ensure training and development of TDP graduates.
• Work with environmental department to ensure the use of BMPs for mine development and reclamation/rehabilitation.
• Assist in compliance with all federal, state, and local environmental regulations and permits.
• Aid in Cement Plant raw material mix designs for lowest overall raw meal cost.
• Assist the Corporate Resource and Mine Planning team as needed, including assisting with planning and execution of exploratory drilling projects and development. Participate in company projects when required and if time allows.
• Assist in management of the most appropriate hardware and software tools, including block models.
• Communicate geological, mine planning, and operational information to Corporate and site management teams.
• Compile and maintain databases of mining operations information. 

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree with a Mining Engineering major preferred
• Professional Engineering Licensure preferred
• 5 Years of experience in operations and or engineering functions within the mining industry required, construction materials industry experience preferred.
• Valid drivers license required
• Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
• AutoCAD, Carlson, Surpac, and MineSched experience preferred 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Understanding of Cement manufacturing process highly preferred.
• Excellent leadership, people, and organizational skills required
• Surveying and drone experience required
• Experience with coordination, project management, oversight of salary and hourly personnel in both union and nonunion environments preferred.
• Excellent computer skills
• Ability to work in an outdoor environment with some physical labor at times
• Good oral and written communication skills required
• A Selfmotivated Team player who thinks outside the box and is willing to do what is necessary to get the job done!

Working Conditions

• Capability to work extended hours as necessary
• Ability to conduct overnight travel as needed (25-50%).
• Ability to work with standard office/computer equipment
• Ability to work in an outdoor environment with some physical labor at times
• At times, requires working in hot, dusty, or wet conditions with exposure to loud noises

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work extended hours
• Ability to conduct overnight travel as needed (25 to 50%).
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs 

Legal Notices

CEMEX is an EEO/AA (equal opportunity/affirmative action) institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by under federal, state or local law in the programs or activities which it operates.

CEMEX will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all local, state and federal laws.

CEMEX is an E-Verify participating employer.

Arizona Smoke-Free Act.  CEMEX complies with the State of Arizona’s Smoke-Free Act (Arizona Revised Statutes § 36-601.01). Smoking and/or the use of tobacco or related products is prohibited in and on CEMEX property as well as any building and/or vehicle owned or leased by CEMEX.

EEO Statement - En Español

CEMEX es una institución EEO/AA (igualdad de oportunidad/acción afirmativa) y no discrimina en base al sexo, edad, raza, color, religión, discapacidad física o mental, credo, origen nacional, estatus veterano, orientación sexual, información genética, identidad de género, o expresión de género en los programas o actividades los cuales opera.