Drill Controller (PM1)

Description

Job Summary: We are seeking a Drill Controller to operate drill rigs safely and productively, ensuring compliance with operational and environmental standards. Key Highlights: 1. Operate drill rigs safely and productively. 2. Comply with safety, quality, and environmental standards. 3. Participate in training plans for continuous improvement. Company Description Anglo American, in partnership with Mitsubishi Corporation, is developing the Quellaveco mining operation—one of the world’s largest copper deposits—located in the Moquegua region in southern Peru. Quellaveco has a 30-year reserve life. It will use open-pit mining and flotation processes to produce copper concentrates, as well as molybdenum and silver as by-products. Quellaveco is expected to produce an average of 300,000 tonnes of copper per year during its first 10 years of operation. At Anglo American, our strategy is to secure and develop Quellaveco by applying innovative practices and technologies entrusted to our people. We are committed to becoming partners for the future, operating safely, sustainably, and responsibly. Job Description Anglo American is currently seeking a Drill Controller (PM1\) **OBJECTIVE** * Safely execute daily tasks assigned by your supervisor, with environmental responsibility and within the technical specifications of the assigned drill rig. * Operate only the drill rig for which you have achieved approved qualification. * Obtain authorization for at least one (1\) equipment associated with the role and its operational classification detailed as primary equipment. * Continuously build competencies in core functions aligned with your role to enhance expertise, thereby meeting safety, quality, and environmental stewardship standards. Ensure achievement of Operational and Safety KPIs. * CORE FUNCTIONS * Participate in training plans related to technical aspects of drill rig operation and autonomous operations within the mine, to meet operational safety requirements and support continuous process improvement and career progression. * Operate safely and productively, fully complying with all procedures and work standards. * Be able to read and understand the operations manual and procedures for your equipment. * Verify that equipment is in suitable condition at the start and end of your shift. * Do not operate equipment when maneuvers are unsafe. * Keep equipment clean, including all instruments. * Assume responsibility for operational activities under your direct control. * Inspect your work area. * Manage validity of internal license and MTC license for authorized equipment operation, in full compliance with RITRAN requirements. Apply Smart Roc D65 and Pit Viper 351D drill rig operating practices and techniques for manual and tele-remote operation, according to acquired competencies, following manufacturer instructions and recommendations. * Operate the following equipment: * Pit Viper 351 Drill Rig (Manual Operation). SmartRoc D65 Drill Rig (Manual \& Tele-remote Operation) * **SHE FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES** * Know and apply Anglo American Quellaveco’s SHE values, principles, and policy, contributing to its vision of Zero Harm. * Ensure that SHE hazard and risk controls related to assigned activities are implemented at the workplace to enable safe work performance. * Comply with internal Management System standards, procedures, and regulations; actively participate in training, awareness, and Zero Harm culture development meetings. Promptly report unsafe acts and conditions, as well as incidents. * REQUIREMENTS **EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS** * Completed secondary education. * Specific certifications required to operate machinery associated with this role or similar. * Driver’s License (Category A2\-B). **EXPERIENCE** When referring to experience, please consider the following: * Minimum two (2) years’ experience on the primary equipment associated with this role or similar. * Experience in mining or companies providing mining-related services. * Experience in mining operational activities. * Knowledge of operational techniques related to the role’s primary equipment. Knowledge of operational safety aspects, safety management tools, and operational procedures (PETS). * **SHE COMPETENCIES** * Ability to recognize SHE hazards and risks associated with own activities, as well as identify effective controls implemented. Requirements **CAPABILITIES REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION** **Mental Processing Capacity** **Practical:** Accurately completes concrete procedural tasks. Real-time problem solving as a sequence of steps. Requires ability to apply common sense gained through experience and learned routines to overcome obstacles. May include directing others’ work. **Knowledge** Know current regulations governing equipment operation processes within mine operations (Autonomous Operations). Know and appropriately apply safety management tools during activities, including pre-operational checklists, continuous Iper, fatigue and drowsiness management. **Technical Skills** Perform equipment-related activities as designed, focusing exclusively on core operational duties specific to this role. **Social Process Skills** **Self-Emotional Awareness** Possess an understanding or perspective of one’s own thoughts, beliefs, and emotions. Aware of personal strengths, weaknesses, and limitations. Seeks feedback. **Team Processes** * **Understands Vision and Purpose:** Understands organizational ambition and how one’s own role contributes. **• Career and Development Responsibility:** Takes ownership of one’s own career and development. **• Demonstrates Initiative:** Ability to generate ideas, demonstrate initiative, and identify alternative approaches to prevailing processes and practices. Accepts possibility of failure and learns from it. **• Works Cooperatively:** Collaborates effectively with people from diverse backgrounds, builds relationships within one’s own team or with members of other teams, and manages disagreements effectively. **• Delivers High-Quality Work:** Establishes plans based on defined expectations, organizes work to achieve results and monitor personal progress, ensuring timely completion and high-quality output. **Collaboration** * **Interpersonal Communication:** Listens actively, clarifies tasks, and asks questions when uncertain. Language reflects willingness to collaborate, include, and support. **Application** **Persistence** **Handling Pressure:** Capable of coping with pressure and demonstrates resilience in facing daily work management challenges within the company. Shows tenacity and determination to succeed despite obstacles, resistance, work pressures, or unexpected events. **Adaptability** **Flexibility:** Ability to demonstrate flexibility when confronting daily work management challenges within the company. **Creating the Environment** **Willingness to Learn and Grow:** Open to new ideas and perspectives. Fully engages in learning activities. Reflects on situations and learns from them. Dedicates time to acquiring new skills and deepening understanding. **Commitment** **Work Commitment:** Committed to performing work with energy and determination. Committed to a future career within the company and wishes to align personal development with a professional trajectory within the company projected into the future. Additional Information Our company is our people—and we have no doubt about our top priority: doing everything we can to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our workers. There is no easy answer, but by leading with safety and investing in health and wellbeing, we are getting closer than ever to our Zero Harm goal. If you proceed to the next stage, you will receive an email from us inviting you to complete your first assessment on our HireVue platform and a data form via MS Forms. Please closely monitor your inbox and spam folder to continue each stage of our process within established timelines. Additional Information Process Closing Date: 12/07/2026 Work Regime: 8x8 Contract Type: Permanent We count on you to fulfill our purpose: Re\-imagine mining to improve people’s lives!