Assay Lab Superintendent

Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation is a US-based gold and silver mining company, which operates its wholly owned Hycroft open pit, gold, and silver mine located an hour southwest of Winnemucca, Nevada.

The Lab Superintendent is responsible for the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of the Company’s assay laboratory in support of exploration, resource definition, and development activities. The role will lead the restart, commissioning, and ongoing management of the laboratory, ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality analytical results while maintaining industry leading standards for safety, quality assurance, and operational excellence.

The successful candidate will oversee all aspects of laboratory operations, including sample preparation, fire assay, instrumental analysis, QA/QC programs, personnel management, equipment maintenance, budgeting, and regulatory compliance. The position will play a critical role in reducing assay turnaround times and supporting the Company’s exploration objectives.

• Lead the reactivation and commissioning of the assay laboratory following a period of inactivity.
• Develop and implement laboratory operating procedures, workflows, and quality management systems.
• Coordinate installation, calibration, validation, and commissioning of analytical equipment.
• Establish laboratory safety programs, hazard assessments, and operating protocols.
• Develop laboratory staffing plans and training programs.

• Manage daily laboratory operations to ensure safe, efficient, and accurate sample processing.
• Oversee sample preparation, crushing, pulverizing, splitting, and assay workflows.
• Ensure analytical results are delivered within established turnaround time targets.
• Monitor laboratory productivity, capacity, and resource utilization.
• Coordinate laboratory scheduling to support exploration and drilling programs.

• Supervise fire assay operations for gold and silver analysis.
• Oversee multi-element analytical programs utilizing ICP-OES and/or ICP-MS instrumentation.
• Manage sulfide speciation analyses using LECO instrumentation.
• Ensure analytical methods are properly validated and maintained.
• Investigate analytical discrepancies and implement corrective actions when required.
• Review, validate, and approve analytical data prior to release.

• Supervise fire assay operations for gold and precious metals analysis.
• Oversee multi-element analytical programs utilizing ICP-OES and/or ICP-MS instrumentation.
• Manage carbon, sulfur, and other elemental analyses using LECO instrumentation.
• Ensure analytical methods are properly validated and maintained.
• Investigate analytical discrepancies and implement corrective actions when required.
• Review, validate, and approve analytical data prior to release.

• Recruit, train, mentor, and supervise laboratory personnel.
• Establish performance expectations and development plans for laboratory staff.
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate staffing requirements to support changing operational demands.

• Promote and maintain a strong safety culture throughout laboratory operations.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Conduct safety inspections, incident investigations, and risk assessments.
• Ensure proper handling, storage, and disposal of chemicals and hazardous materials.

• Develop and manage laboratory operating and capital budgets.
• Identify opportunities to improve laboratory efficiency, quality, and turnaround…