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Senior Underground Recruiter

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 29 May 2026

About the role

Round Mountain is an open-pit mine located in Nevada, one of the best mining jurisdictions in the world. The mine uses conventional open-pit mining methods and processes ore by mill and heap leach. Kinross began operating the mine in 2003, and it has since become a continuous improvement leader in the Company’s portfolio. Round Mountain poured its 15 millionth ounce in 2018. Round Mountain and the nearby Bald Mountain mine make up Kinross’ Nevada operations.

The Round Mountain mine is an important contributor to the Nye County economy and, working with local stakeholders, has helped achieve significant improvements in healthcare and education in the area.

Job Summary

Under the direction of the HR Superintendent, the Senior Underground Recruiter provides strategic, project-based recruiting support for Round Mountain’s transition from surface mining to underground operations. This role is responsible for attracting and engaging experienced underground mining talent, building targeted pipelines for hard-to-fill technical and operational roles, and partnering with leaders on workforce planning, market conditions, and hiring strategy in a highly competitive Nevada mining labor market. This position is designed to provide senior-level recruiting expertise focused on underground ramp-up/transition needs, specialized sourcing, and critical hiring support. This is a remote Nevada-based position that requires occasional site presence and limited travel for hiring events, career fairs, and other business needs.

Essential Functions

1. Develop and execute recruiting strategies for underground mining roles, with a focus on experienced, technical, and hard-to-fill positions critical to underground operations.
2. Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines for underground skillsets through direct sourcing, networking, relationship-based recruiting, and targeted market outreach.
3. Partner closely with underground leadership, site HR, and hiring managers to align recruiting activity with workforce plans, project milestones, and operational priorities.
4. Provide consultative guidance to leaders on talent availability, market competition, candidate quality, hiring risks, and practical recruiting strategies in the Nevada mining market.
5. Lead external recruiting and headhunting efforts for underground mining talent, including passive candidates and candidates with specialized operational or technical experience.
6. Support recruiting activity related to surface-to-underground transitions and partner with hourly and salaried recruiters as internal transfer and hiring volumes increase.
7. Own immigration support for underground-specific roles, including coordination, documentation tracking, and partnership with internal stakeholders and external resources.
8. Serve as the primary point of contact for underground recruiting communications, organizational announcements, and staffing updates tied to underground workforce changes.
9. Leverage applicant tracking systems, recruiting tools, and talent data to monitor pipeline health, improve sourcing effectiveness, and support timely hiring decisions.
10. Prepare recruiting updates, workforce planning materials, and project communications using Microsoft Office tools, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
11. Demonstrate the ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and deliver results in a fast-paced, project-driven environment with evolving business needs.
12. Apply knowledge of underground mining operations, workforce dynamics, and regional labor competition to strengthen hiring outcomes and improve talent attraction efforts.
13. Demonstrate openness to AI-enabled tools and emerging technology that improve recruiting efficiency, candidate engagement, and process effectiveness.
14. Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualifications and Skill Requirements

• Valid driver’s license required.
• Seven or more years of full-cycle recruiting experience required, including senior-level, project-based, or specialized recruiting in competitive labor markets.
• Demonstrated success sourcing and recruiting for hard-to-fill, technical, operational, or niche roles through proactive outreach and direct search methods.
• Mining, underground mining, heavy industry, construction, engineering, or similarly specialized recruiting experience strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of Nevada labor market dynamics, regional recruiting challenges, and practical strategies for attracting talent in remote and highly competitive mining environments preferred.
• Experience supporting immigration processes, visa coordination, or related compliance activity strongly preferred.
• Strong business partnersh