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:
The Database Administrator will oversee the department’s MxDeposit (NoSQL) and Acquire databases working directly with geologists and geotechnicians to ensure accurate and timely data collection. The position will support the needs of department employees by completing drilling data imports/exports, QA/QC sample tracking, and various other tasks. This role will be reporting directly to the Geology Manager.
Responsibilities & Duties:
•Lead by example in all of Cripple Creek and Victor Mines’s safety processes, ensuring that safe practices are utilized.
•Ability to carry out work area inspections to standards and ensure work areas are safe and free of hazards.
•Manage imports, exports, etc. of the Resource Development department’s MxDeposit database and manage the main Acquire geology database which includes mine production data.
•Work directly with geology technicians to provide drillhole data needs including planned hole coordinates, sample tags, and sample dispatch information.
•Oversee downhole sample creation and dispatch, including necessary QA/QC sample processing.
•Manage import of downhole survey, assay, blast patterns or any relevant data once received.
•Create and/or maintain excel spreadsheets used for miscellaneous tracking and/or reporting.
•Ability to communicate with external contractors and consultants
•Ability to adapt and take on other responsibilities as required
Qualifications and Experience:
•5 years of relevant database administration experience
•Must be able to communicate effectively in English using all standard forms of business communication
•Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and Word, experience with Power BI a bonus.
•Experience handling large datasets, including data transformation and validation.
•Familiarity with SQL is highly preferred.
•Familiarity with Krux is a bonus
•GIS and/or AutoCAD experience a bonus
•Excellent organizational, problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and multitasking skills.
•Clear understanding and willingness to observe and practice company SOPs and policies.
Work Environment:
•This role is located in Cripple Creek & Victor (Colorado)
•The schedule for this role is 4 days on/ 3 days off, 10-hour shifts
The summary provided is a basic outline of duties for the Geology Database Administrator role and is not all-inclusive. For applicants residing in CO, the salary rate starts at $76,900 to $114,000. Benefits: 401(k); medical/dental/vision insurance; employee share purchase plan, PTO, and STI.
SSR Mining Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.