Hiring: Mine Rescue Chief Company: Equinox Gold Corp. Location: Elko, NV Job Posted Time: 2026-09-17 13:03:28 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Microsoft Office, Regulatory Compliance About the job Experience: •7 years of emergency response and/or mine rescue experience, preferably in a mining environment. •5 years of leadership experience as a Chief, Emergency Response Leader, or in a comparable emergency response leadership role. •5 years of experience in mining, mineral processing, heavy industrial operations, or emergency services. •5 years of experience in emergency response, incident command, firefighting, technical rescue, and medical response. •3 years of experience with MSHA regulations, the International Cyanide Management Code, hazardous materials response, and crisis management systems. Required Skills: •This position also supports compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code by developing cyanide emergency response procedures, coordinating medical response arrangements, training responders, and conducting drills, tabletop exercises, and scenario-based simulations. •Develop, maintain and implement site emergency response plans, procedures and response standards for surface gold operation, including fire, medical, rescue, hazardous materials, severe weather, wildland fire, spill, cyanide and security-related emergencies. •Establish emergency medical assistance, patient stabilization, transport arrangements and response protocols for injured or ill persons, including remote-area response considerations. •Build, lead and maintain the site Mine Rescue/Emergency Response Team capability appropriate for a surface mine, heap leach, ADR and processing operation. •Develop and deliver competency-based training for responders, including incident command, scene size-up, rescue techniques, medical response, firefighting, hazardous materials, cyanide response, confined space support, traffic control and communications. •Administer and support crisis management system training for site leadership, emergency management team members and functional responders. •Develop realistic tabletop, functional and field-based scenarios for mine emergencies, including wildland fire, cyanide exposure/release, vehicle incidents, severe weather, missing person, security threats, process incidents and mass casualty events. •Coordinate cyanide response training for emergency responders, process personnel, security, environmental, medical providers and contractors with roles in cyanide-related emergencies. Qualifications: •MSHA Instructor/Mine Rescue or Emergency Response instructor •Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety or a related field preferred. •At Equinox Gold, our commitment to teamwork means building a workforce that is as diverse as the communities in which we operate. We are committed to an accessible and inclusive recruitment process and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!