# Mining Site Lead

**Company:** [Applied Intuition](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/applied-intuition)
**Location:** Arizona
**Role:** Business Operations
**Salary:** $90k – $140k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Field Operations, Mining Operations, Vendor Management, Contractor Management, Risk Assessment, Safety Systems, Autonomous Systems, Fleet Operations, Test Execution, Program Coordination
**Posted:** 2026-08-17

> Leads daily field operations for mining customer deployments, coordinating personnel, vehicles, equipment, vendors, safety activities, and test execution. The role requires at least five years of field operations experience and comfort working in rugged, high-tempo industrial environments.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Manage on-site services such as utilities, safety zones, communication systems, and fleet access/security protocols to enable testing.
- Lead daily field operations at customer deployments, ensuring teams, vehicles, and equipment are ready for scheduled test activities.
- Coordinate test plans and work schedules for Test Specialists and Vehicle Operators.
- Partner with test engineering teams to understand test plans and ensure field execution aligns with technical goals.
- Promote and enforce a strong safety culture, identify issues in real time, and escalate risks to the Safety team.
- Facilitate site-level risk assessments, including HIRA-style evaluations, to inform team planning and vendor readiness.
- Serve as the primary point of contact between the customer and Applied Intuition.
- Work with commercial and build teams to align on product use cases and requirements based on customer feedback.
- Deliver operational feedback to influence product usability, reliability, and customer experience.
- Identify and lead continuous improvement opportunities for operational efficiency, field readiness, and cross-functional coordination.

## Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in field operations, ideally in mining, autonomous-vehicle testing, robotics, or industrial environments.
- Proven leadership in execution-oriented roles within complex deployment environments.
- Strong vendor and contractor management skills, with the ability to drive accountability and clear outcomes.
- Comfort operating in rugged, dynamic environments with limited structure and high operational tempo.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Familiarity with ultra-class rigid-frame haul trucks.
- Familiarity with autonomous systems, construction equipment, or mining fleet operations.
- Exposure to field safety systems and site assessments.
- Experience supporting deployment or piloting of new hardware or software systems in field or industrial settings.
- Background in mechanical systems, test execution, or program coordination.

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