El Pachón is a copper-molybdenum deposit located in San Juan Province, Argentina, at high altitude (3,600–4,200 metres above sea level), approximately 5 kilometres from the international border with Chile.

The El Pachón project is part of Glencore's assets, one of the world's largest diversified resources companies and a leading producer and marketer of more than 90 primary products.

Roads Maintenance Chief – El Pachón Project

Division: Construction Reports to: Roads Maintenance Lead Direct reports: Roads maintenance supervisors, field technical staff and contractors assigned on site Location: San Juan, Argentina. El Pachón Project site. Roster: 14x14.

Role objective The Roads Maintenance Chief is responsible for controlling and coordinating activities during the shift. They lead the on-site supervision team. The role is key to ensuring safe and efficient execution of works, ensuring operational continuity, meeting short-term planning, and early detection of deviations in cost, schedule or HSE conditions.

Operational context The role is performed at the construction site, in a high-mountain environment with demanding weather and multiple active fronts. Requires operational leadership, strong technical knowledge in high-mountain roads, construction, and ability to coordinate with Engineering, HSE, Project Controls, Logistics and QA/QC. Actively participates in daily planning meetings, progress checks, technical inspections and interference resolution.

Control elements

• Maintain a safe, injury-free work environment.
• Alerts and management of schedule and cost deviations.
• Production level maintained.
• Minimise stand-by hours of equipment and personnel.
• Compliance with the 3-week plan.
• Effective reporting
• Compliance with HSE and Quality standards
• KPIs defined annually, monitored semi-annually and evaluated at period close.

Qualifications and experience Academic background:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related disciplines.

Experience:

• More than 5 years on large-scale works, preferably in mining.
• Minimum 3 years in leadership roles with personnel.
• Demonstrated experience supervising construction works.
• Experience with quality standards, road and quarry management, surveying, concrete production and planning.
• Proficiency with technical documentation and digital project-control tools.

Languages:

• Spanish fluent.
• Technical English desirable (ability to read plans, specifications and reports).

Skills required

• Operational leadership: ability to drive tasks and teams effectively in demanding environments.
• Interdisciplinary communication: clear technical articulation with different functional areas and contractors.
• Analysis and problem-solving: ability to identify deviations and apply timely field solutions.
• Safety orientation: active promoter of safe working conditions and regulatory compliance.
• Adaptability and resilience: ability to work under pressure, in changing conditions with multiple fronts.
• Commitment to quality: technically and operationally oriented to solid auditable results.
• Short-term planning: organising daily and weekly activities with execution in mind.
• Teamwork: cross-functional collaboration for an efficient, safe, and sustainable project.
• Safety awareness: verify safety conditions according to Glencore standards.

Responsibilities

• Verify compliance with HSE and environmental conditions on site.
• Allocate personnel across the different fronts of work.
• Coordinate with contractors the short-term operational planning (14 days).
• Track daily tasks and alert about deviations in schedules or costs.
• Ensure continuity of works required to provide safe road transit for various activities.
• Control the preparation and content of daily, weekly and monthly reports.
• Prepare daily and weekly reports on activities carried out.
• Prepare and communicate HSE and Environmental Flash Reports within set deadlines.
• Initiate purchasing processes for materials or services when required.
• Assume all responsibilities of the Roads Maintenance Chief role.

Key Relationships Internal: SSTT, SSGG, HSE, Communities, IT, Site, Patrimonial. External: Not applicable directly (operational interaction managed via the Roads Maintenance Chief, if required).

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