Exploration Technician

Description

Job Summary: Coordinate and supervise technical and operational mining exploration activities during early stages, ensuring high standards of safety and efficiency. Key Highlights: 1. Field leader with a focus on industrial safety and hygiene. 2. Promotes social license and community engagement. 3. Experience in greenfield projects and field leadership. **Who Are We?** SSR Mining Inc. is an intermediate gold company with five producing assets located in the USA, Turkey, Canada, and Argentina, combined with a global pipeline of high\-quality development and exploration assets in the USA, Turkey, and Canada. SSR’s commitment to safety, collaboration, and excellence allows us to continue building upon our already strong foundation. With an industry\-leading pipeline of projects, strong financial positioning, and talented employees, we look forward to our bright future! **Job Description:** **Senior Exploration Technician** Execute, coordinate, and supervise technical and operational mining exploration activities during early (greenfield) stages, ensuring high standards of safety, industrial hygiene, environmental protection, data quality, and operational efficiency. Act as a field leader, promoting a preventive culture and operational discipline. **Responsibilities** **Health, Safety, and Environment (Priority #1)** * Comply with and enforce company and contractor HSE policies. * Actively participate in task risk analyses (e.g., JSA). * Identify, report, and correct unsafe conditions and acts. * Apply critical controls for high-risk work. * Verify correct and consistent use of mandatory and task-specific PPE. * Supervise housekeeping and cleanliness in work areas, camps, and vehicles. * Ensure compliance with manual handling and ergonomics protocols. * Verify sanitary conditions at camp: potable water, hygiene, waste management, food services. * Monitor compliance with fatigue management and fitness-for-duty standards. * Participate in emergency drills, evacuations, and rescue exercises. * Apply protocols for work at high altitude, extreme weather, and remote locations. * Report incidents, near misses, and preventive observations. * Stop any unsafe task using operational authority. * Ensure defensive driving and road safety on mine/rural roads. * Comply with environmental standards regarding off-road travel, flora/fauna, and water usage. **Community Engagement and Social License** * Maintain respectful and professional interactions with local communities, landowners, ranchers, authorities, and local suppliers. * Serve as a role model for appropriate team conduct in the field. * Respect local customs, cultural norms, and territorial dynamics. * Report community conflicts, concerns, or reputational risks promptly. * Coordinate access to properties and easements per company guidelines. * Support community activities, field visits, or meetings when required. * Promote local hiring and local procurement within current policies. * Ensure appropriate behavior by personnel in camps, towns, and access routes. * Protect sensitive sites: cemeteries, corrals, water sources, cultural heritage, and community-use areas. **Field Operations** * Coordinate prospecting, sampling, mapping, and regional reconnaissance campaigns. * Supervise junior technicians, assistants, and contractors. * Organize daily field logistics. * Manage equipment, tools, fuel, and supplies. * Ensure productivity without compromising safety. **Technical Support** * Conduct rock, soil, sediment, trench, and core sampling. * Maintain sample chain-of-custody and traceability. * Support geological, structural, and alteration mapping. * Operate GPS, compass, basic GIS, pXRF, and digital data capture tablets. * Support drilling and geophysical survey campaigns. **Leadership** * Lead by example in safety discipline. * Train new personnel on safe practices and operational standards. * Correct behavioral and operational deviations in the field. * Maintain a professional and focused work environment. **Requirements:** * 8+ years of experience in mining exploration. * Demonstrated experience in greenfield projects and remote areas. * Proven track record of incident-free field leadership. * Experience working at altitudes > 3\.500 m above sea level. **Technical Knowledge** * Sampling and mapping. * GPS / GIS / Excel. * Mining safety, incident investigation, and risk management. * First aid and emergency response (desirable). * Defensive 4x4 driving (highly desirable). **Key Competencies** * Strong leadership. * Operational discipline. * Tolerance for adverse conditions. * Direct and clear communication. * Risk anticipation. * Decision-making capability in the field. SSR Mining Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.