Process Team Leader

MILFORD MINING COMPANY UTAH LL•Milford, UT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Process Team Leader is responsible for leading and coordinating daily plant operations and frontline maintenance activities within Milford Mining Company’s mineral processing facility. This role provides hands-on leadership to operations personnel while ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable execution of crushing, grinding, flotation, leaching, solvent extraction, electrowinning, material handling, and utility systems operations. The Process Team Leader is expected to work closely with process, maintenance, metallurgical, and safety personnel to maximize plant uptime, production efficiency, equipment reliability, and employee performance. This position serves as the primary field leader for assigned crews and plays a critical role in maintaining operational discipline, troubleshooting process interruptions, coordinating maintenance activities, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required
5+ years of industrial processing plant, mining, manufacturing, or heavy industrial experience
Prior leadership or crew supervision experience in industrial operations
Experience working around mineral processing equipment and industrial maintenance activities
Working knowledge of safe work practices, lockout/tagout, and industrial safety procedures
Strong troubleshooting and operational decision-making skills
Authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree or technical certification preferred
Experience in copper processing, flotation, leaching, solvent extraction, or electrowinning operations
Experience coordinating maintenance activities in industrial environments
Familiarity with pumps, piping systems, motors, conveyors, crushers, grinding mills, and process equipment
Experience using process monitoring systems or plant control systems
Previous mining or mineral processing experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Lead and direct hourly operations personnel during assigned shifts in mineral processing operations.
Coordinate daily plant activities including crushing, conveying, grinding/milling, flotation, thickening, filtration, leaching, solvent extraction, electrowinning, reagent handling, and tailings systems.
Monitor plant performance, operating conditions, alarms, trends, and process KPIs to ensure stable and efficient operations.
Ensure operating crews follow standard operating procedures (SOPs), safety procedures, lockout/tagout requirements, and environmental controls.
Assist operators with troubleshooting process upsets, equipment failures, flow interruptions, chemistry deviations, and production bottlenecks.
Communicate operational priorities and shift expectations clearly to crew members.
Conduct field inspections and plant walkthroughs to identify operational issues, housekeeping deficiencies, leaks, abnormal equipment conditions, and safety hazards.
Coordinate shift-to-shift communication and ensure proper operational turnover documentation.
Coordinate frontline maintenance activities with maintenance personnel and process crews to minimize downtime and production disruptions.
Assist in planning and prioritizing maintenance work on pumps, motors, conveyors, crushers, mills, flotation cells, piping systems, valves, filters, agitators, and SX/EW equipment.
Verify equipment is properly isolated, locked out, drained, and prepared prior to maintenance work.
Participate in troubleshooting mechanical and operational equipment failures.
Monitor equipment condition and communicate reliability concerns to maintenance supervision.
Support preventative maintenance activities and ensure equipment inspections are completed.
Assist with startup and commissioning activities following maintenance repairs or shutdowns.
Ensure work areas are cleaned, organized, and restored following maintenance activities.
Promote and enforce a strong safety culture and safe work practices at all times.
Conduct pre-shift safety meetings, job hazard discussions, and field-level risk assessments.
Ensure compliance with company policies, MSHA regulations, environmental requirements, and operational procedures.
Report and investigate safety incidents, near misses, process interruptions, and equipment damage events.
Ensure proper PPE usage and safe work behaviors within all plant areas.
Monitor chemical handling, spill prevention, and housekeeping practices throughout the facility.
Provide direct supervision, coaching, and leadership to process personnel.
Train employees on operating procedures, safety expectations, process systems, and plant equipment.
Monitor employee performance, attendance, timekeeping, and work quality.
Support employee development through mentorship and operational training.
Address employee concerns and maintain positive working relationships within the crew.
Reinforce accountability, operational discipline, and teamwork across all shift activities.
Support production targets while maintaining safety, quality, and environmental compliance.
Monitor reagent consumption, plant throughput, recovery trends, downtime events, and operational efficiencies.
Identify opportunities for process improvements, reduced downtime, and improved equipment utilization.
Participate in continuous improvement initiatives involving safety, reliability, process efficiency, and housekeeping.
Assist with implementation of new operating procedures and operational improvements.