About this role
Position Description
Nevada Gold Mines is looking for a Chief of Emergency Response to join the Safety and Health group at Cortez Mine.
Responsibilities
- Emergency Response Team (ERT) training and equipment needs assessments
- Maintaining site emergency response equipment and facilities
- Coordinating site emergency preparedness training and readiness
- Surface/Underground team rescue training plans
- Ensuring maintenance of Emergency Medical Services training plan, certification, licensing, and permitting
- Compliance with Emergency Response regulatory requirements at the corporate, local, state, and federal levels
- ERT budget development and management
- Evaluating with site management the training needs for emergency services personnel and building those requirements into an annual training schedule
- Participate in Formal and High-Level Risk Assessments
- Assist site supervision with area Safety and Health Inspections/Audits
- Plan and execute regular trainings
- Maintain team member files/records always available for State/MSHA review
- Ensure the emergency response team (ERT) members are physically compliant per CFR
- Seek out and act on personal development and education opportunities
- Bring to the attention of the site Senior Leadership as soon as practical any deficiencies to the site Emergency Response Plan that exposes the site to unacceptable risk
- Develop, review and revise site Emergency Response Plan and incident pre-plans annually or as needed
- Ensure that a competent person is designated as responsible for the Sr. Coordinator’s duties while he/she is off site and out of the area
- Communicate and maintain relations with outside or third-party emergency response services that may respond to assist with site incidents
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Five (5) years of active participation on an Underground/Surface ERT preferred
- Ability to be self-directed and work with minimal supervision required
- MM- Metal/Non-Metal MSHA certified instructor (SI- Surface Instructor, UI- Underground Instructor, and/or MR- Mine Rescue Instructor) or the ability to obtain certification with in one (1) year required
- Nevada State EMT/AEMT certification or obtain within in two years required
- EMS Instructor endorsement or obtain within in two years preferred
- Experience in training, scheduling and presentations preferred
- Excellent communication and organizational skills required
- Excellent computer skills required
- Exemplary safety performance required
- Demonstrated ability to perform all essential function of this role required
Thank you for your application, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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