Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Description

Who We Are

Golden Queen Mining Co., LLC (the “Company”) operates a gold and silver, open pit, heap leach operation on its Soledad Mountain property, located just outside the town of Mojave in Kern County in southern California. The Project uses conventional open pit mining methods and the cyanide heap leach and Merrill-Crowe processes to recover gold and silver from crushed, agglomerated ore.

Where We Are

Golden Queen Employees live in several surrounding communities such as Boron, California City, Lancaster, Mojave, Palmdale, Ridgecrest, Rosamond, Tehachapi, and Victorville.

Mojave is known as the city of “Golden Crossroads” because it is located at the nexus of the California Highways 14 and 58. These crossroads are a gateway to the destinations of commerce and tourism in the San Joaquin Valley, Mammoth, the Eastern Sierras, Las Vegas, the Eastern Mojave Desert, and the Los Angeles Basin.

Enjoy outdoor activities? Outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy Murray Family Farms, Lori Brock Discovery Center, R/C Flying, EAA Chapters, Willow Springs International Raceway, Red Rock Canyon State Park, Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort, Mountain High Ski Resort, Mount Whitney, Santa Monica Pier, Saddleback Butte State Park, Trona Pinnacles, Pacific Crest Trail, Sequoia National Forest, multiple beach venues and much more!

Enjoy theme parks? Nearby theme parks include Disneyland, Universal Studios, Knott’s Berry Farm, and Magic Mountain.

Enjoy the arts? Art enthusiasts will find local museums (historic, mining, and aerospace), the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, The Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, Antelope Valley Fairgrounds, and California Poppy Festival.

Enjoy shopping? Nearby you can find several shopping venues such as the Antelope Valley Mall, Valley Plaza Mall, Westfield Mall, Glendale Galleria, Ontario Mills Mall and Outlets at Barstow.

Who You Are

You hold a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or possess equivalent experience in a mining environment. You are a strong leader with 5+ years of managerial experience. Your interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written, are exceptional. You have a solid background in developing and implementing safe work practices and procedures, along with experience in monitoring and ensuring compliance with MSHA, OSHA, and other regulatory standards. Your knowledge of mining laws and regulations is comprehensive. You are a certified MSHA/OSHA instructor and may also have Emergency Medical Training.

This is a safety sensitive position. As the Environmental Health & Safety Manager you report to the Site Manager/Vice President.

What You Do

• Provide instruction and guidance to departments and employees.
• Oversee MSHA surface mine training to both new and experienced miners.
• Manage incident and accident investigations.
• Work with human resources to properly handle workers compensation claims, potential claims and issues that may arise.
• Conduct regular safety inspections with a focus on compliance with MSHA and OSHA regulations.
• Develop and assist in the development of Company health and safety policies and procedures.
• Participate in inspections by MSHA and OSHA with a focus on safety and ensure that recommendations are followed through and implemented in a timely manner.
• Maintain training and inspection records as required.
• Develop a safety program that promotes safety conscious behaviors and discourages risk-taking or defiant behaviors.
• Manage all monitoring and sampling programs including noise and dust monitoring and compliance programs.
• Oversee the safety compliance of electrical, mechanical, and mobile equipment installation and operation.
• Provide site training for contractors and monitor their compliance with Company policies and regulations and
• Ensure that MSHA reports, and other reports are completed and submitted in a timely manner.
• Oversee the Company’s Environmental Management System (Approvals and Permits - Library – Training – Compliance).
• Manage evaluation and implementation of policies and procedures relating to the environmental issues and our approvals and permits as issued government regulatory authorities, for the entire mine site.
• Participate in inspections by regulatory authorities that focus on environmental issues and our approvals and permits and ensure that their recommendations are followed through and implemented in a timely manner, in close liaison with department heads.
• Oversee employee seminars and training where necessary to ensure compliance with approvals and permits and maintain employee records of such seminars and training.
• Assist with reporting, required by the appropriate regulatory authorities, is completed and submitted in a timely manner.
• Develop, and maintain, a good working relationship with the appropriate regulatory agencies and
• Conduct studies and write reports on environmental issues and explore solutions as these affect the Project and as required from time to time.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You Bring

• A minimum of 5 years in a managerial capacity with exposure to environmental and health and safety issues in a typical mining environment.
• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or the equivalent experience in a mining environment.
• A certified MSHA/OSHA instructor.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a track record in and an ability to organize safety meetings.
• Excellent written skills with the proficiency to both write and regularly update policies and procedures.
• Ability to develop systems that effectively manage and track extensive compliance responsibilities.
• Thorough understanding of laws and regulations as these applies to a mining environment.
• EMT training is a plus.
• Willing to relocate to the area for call out availability.
• Driver’s license is required.

What We Offer

We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package, which includes the following:

• 401K with Company Matching
• PPO & HMO Health Insurance Plans
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Vacation Accruals

Notice to recruitment and/or staffing firms:

The Company will not pay any fees for recruitment activities related to the hiring of a candidate for any position unless a services agreement has been entered into between the recruitment and/or staffing firm.

Go to www.goldenqueenllc.com for information on the Company and the Project.