Mining Site Lead

Manage on-site services such as utilities, safety zones, communication systems, and fleet access/security protocols to enable testing.

Lead daily field operations at our customer deployments, ensuring teams, vehicles, and equipment are ready to support scheduled test activities.

Coordinate test plans and work schedule of Test Specialists and Vehicle Operators.

Partner with test engineering teams to understand the test plan and ensure flawless field execution aligned with technical goals.

Promote and enforce a strong safety culture, identifying issues in real time and escalating risks to the Safety team for resolution and process development.

Facilitate and support site-level risk assessments, such as HIRA-style evaluations (hazard identification and risk assessment), to inform team planning and vendor readiness.

Serve as the primary point of contact between Customer and Applied

Work closely with commercial and build teams to align on key product use cases and requirements as directed from customer voice.

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.

5+ years of experience in field operations, ideally in mining, AV testing, robotics, or industrial environments.

Bachelor's degree in business, operations, mechanical, electrical or related field

Proven leadership in execution-oriented roles within complex, deployment environments.

Strong vendor and contractor management skills with an ability to drive accountability and clear outcomes.

Comfort operating in rugged, dynamic environments with limited structure and high operational tempo.

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 the deployment or piloting of new hardware/software systems in field or industrial settings.

Background in mechanical systems, test execution, or program coordination is a plus.

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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