SXEW Plant Manager | Florence, AZ

Job Description

Company: Florence Copper
Location: Florence, Arizona, United States
Category: Mineral Processing and Metallurgy
Job Type: Full-time
Work Arrangement: On-site
Experience Level: Management-Level

Job Summary
Florence Copper is seeking an SXEW Plant Manager to lead safe, reliable, compliant, and efficient production and maintenance activities at its Florence Copper operations in Arizona. This role provides leadership for SXEW Plant Operations, Tankhouse Operations, and the Maintenance Department to align plant throughput, asset reliability, and copper cathode production.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day SXEW Plant, Tankhouse, and Maintenance operations to ensure safe, reliable, compliant, and efficient copper cathode production.
• Achieve the site copper cathode production plan through disciplined execution of production, maintenance, reliability, and cost objectives.
• Monitor performance metrics including copper cathode production, plant utilization, equipment availability, maintenance compliance, recovery rates, operating costs, product quality, and safety performance.
• Improve plant availability, operational reliability, maintenance effectiveness, and overall equipment performance.
• Develop and implement action plans to address production shortfalls, performance gaps, equipment reliability issues, and operational risks.
• Oversee SXEW Plant and Tankhouse operations, including process stability, operating standards, product quality, reagent utilization, and production efficiency.
• Provide leadership and oversight for preventive, predictive, corrective, and reliability-centered maintenance programs.
• Ensure maintenance planning and scheduling support production priorities, equipment availability, backlog management, and reliable work execution.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Technical Services, Environmental, Health & Safety, Human Resources, Supply Chain, Finance, and other site functions.
• Develop and manage departmental budgets while identifying efficiency improvements.
• Support production forecasting, operating plans, budgets, major shutdowns, capital projects, commissioning, startup activities, and strategic initiatives.
• Champion continuous improvement, process standardization, operational discipline, root cause analysis, and sustainable corrective actions.
• Lead, coach, and develop direct reports and indirect employees.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or a related technical discipline; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Seven to nine years of progressive leadership experience in mineral processing, hydrometallurgical processing, SXEW operations, chemical processing, industrial manufacturing, or similar heavy industrial environments.
• Experience leading operations and maintenance functions in a production environment.
• Ability to improve safety performance, equipment reliability, productivity, cost performance, and operational effectiveness.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasts, workforce planning, operating systems, procedures, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Experience with SXEW operations, in-situ recovery, in-situ leach, hydrometallurgical processing, water treatment, or comparable process operations preferred.
• Experience leading maintenance and reliability programs within a process plant or industrial operation preferred.
• Commissioning, startup, optimization, or expansion project experience preferred.
• Knowledge of mining, environmental, and safety regulations applicable to copper production operations preferred.
• Professional engineering registration or relevant technical certification preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Work is performed in office and field settings within an operating industrial facility.
• Role may require travel throughout the SXEW Plant, Tankhouse, maintenance facilities, and operational areas.
• May require outdoor work in varying weather conditions.
• Must wear required personal protective equipment.
• Must be able to navigate stairs, platforms, uneven terrain, and industrial work areas.
• May occasionally lift and carry materials consistent with normal operational and administrative duties.
• Must be available to support operational and emergency response needs as required.

Why This Role Matters
This role supports copper cathode production, SXEW plant performance, and maintenance reliability at Florence Copper. The SXEW Plant Manager helps align operations, maintenance, safety, quality, cost control, and continuous improvement in a key copper production environment.

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