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Our development plan encompasses five gold projects, including both open pit and underground mines—supported by three processing streams: the refurbishment of an autoclave processing facility, construction of a CIL plant, and a large-scale heap leach facility. This environment presents a valuable opportunity to expand your skillset and advance your career. For more information about i-80 Gold please visit our website: www.i80gold.com.\n\nWho are we? \n\nJoin us during this period of rapid growth within a collaborative, small team setting with a flat organizational structure, guided by our core values: care, integrity, respect, collaboration, and excellence.\n\nPosition: Superintendent, Process Operations – Lone Tree Autoclave facility \n\ni-80 Gold Corp is seeking an experienced Process Operations Superintendent to oversee operations of its autoclave pressure oxidation (POX) facility. This role is critical to the company's strategy of processing refractory ore feedstocks and will lead a team responsible for safe, efficient, and metallurgically optimized autoclave performance. The successful candidate will play a key role in construction, commissioning, start-up/ramp-up activities and optimization of the POX facility to support the company's broader Nevada growth plans.\n\nLocation: Lone Tree Complex, Humboldt County, Nevada\n\nResponsibilities:\nChampion a safety-first culture consistent with i-80 Gold's operational values, particularly around site and POX operations\nEnsure compliance with MSHA regulations, Nevada state environmental permits, and internal safety standards\nEnsure all regulatory certifications and schedules are maintained, including, but not limited to, pressure vessel inspection, fire systems, etc.\nLead root-cause investigations for safety incidents, process upsets or other significant events and implement corrective actions\nProvide direction and oversight of the process operating team\nWork collaboratively with the maintenance, on-site administration, on-site health/safety/environmental teams and other i-80 teams to deliver i-80’s business objectives\nFoster a collaborative work environment where the operations and maintenance teams work as one team to deliver business objectives and work with other departments to proactively support them in those goals\nFoster a collaborative work environment where the operations and metallurgy teams focus on safe and efficient operation in all areas of the process, including comminution, POX, neutralization, cyanidation, carbon handling, refining, cyanide destruction, tailing filtration, heap leach, and ancillaries\nWork closely with the Technical Services Team and Project Engineer to ensure commissioning, start-up and ramp-up for the facility is safe, efficient and performs to expectations\nProvide support for all operational readiness activities, including hiring and training for operators, maintainers and site support personnel\nSupport workforce planning as the site scales operations\nProven track record of building and managing teams\nBuild trusted relationships across all teams and the community while championing a culture that reflects and supports i-80’s Mission, Vision and Values\nSupport production, metallurgical and operating cost performance reports as required to corporate leadership\nSupport technical studies and capital project work related to facility debottlenecking, capacity expansion, or flowsheet changes\nSupport corporate budgeting requirements\nCollaborate with corporate technical services teams on process improvement initiatives across i-80's Nevada asset portfolio\nSupervise daily operations of the facility, including comminution, POX, neutralization, cyanidation, cyanide destruction, tailing filtration, heap leach, ancillaries, and oxygen plant interface\nEnsure routine and annual shutdown activities are executed safely and productively\nOptimize autoclave performance (temperature, pressure, oxygen consumption, retention time, acid generation/consumption) to meet gold recovery and throughput targets\nProactively manage and optimize process operating costs\nSupport ramp-up efforts and troubleshoot process bottlenecks as the facility scales toward nameplate capacity\nSupervise and develop process operators, control room technicians, shift supervisors and metallurgists\nWork closely with metallurgists to manage feed blends from various internal and external sources and adjust processing parameters for optimized facility performance\nWork closely with i-80 mine sites, potential third-party ore feed sources and metallurgists to properly assess chemistry and account for precious metals production from a variety of feedstock\n\nQualifications:\nBachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field preferred but will also consider candidates with qualifying industry experience\n10+ years of progressive operations experience in mining operations, with direct hands-on experience operating or managing POX facilities, or other similar facilities\nProven track record building, managing and working with teams on a mine site\nExperience with refractory gold ore treatment required\nExperience with POX facilities treating a variety of feedstocks is beneficial\nPrior leadership experience in a plant/operations setting within a growth-stage or ramp-up environment, including commissioning\nStrong grasp of all unit operations associated with a POX facility, including comminution, POX, POX chemistry and hydrometallurgical process fundamentals, neutralization, cyanidation, cyanide destruction, tailing filtration, heap leach, ancillaries, and oxygen plant interface\nStrong grasp of reliability centered maintenance practices\nFamiliarity with DCS/SCADA systems and process control\nProficient in developing an operator progression plan and SOPs\nLegally authorized to work in the USA and relocate to work on-site in Nevada\nOn-call availability and response to on-site needs is required\nThis is a salaried exempt position requiring flexible work schedule\nAbility to clearly communicate in English, written and orally, is required\nStrong communication skills for cross-functional collaboration with operations, maintenance, metallurgy, other on-site teams and corporate teams\nExperience supporting or overseeing operational training and workforce development programs preferred\nStrong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills\nAdhere to and champion company policies and procedures\nSelf-starter with a strong commitment to safety, environmental stewardship, and operational excellence\nAlignment with i-80 Gold's growth-oriented, safety-first operating culture\nValid driver’s license required\nAbility to read and understand engineering drawings and documents required\n\nHow to Apply:\nPlease refer to the Careers page on our website (www.i80gold.com/careers/) for instructions on how to apply. 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