Job Responsibilities:- Provide a safe and compliant working environment for employees while encouraging open dialogue.
- Set the agenda and direction for the market/region by communicating the business purpose, objectives, initiatives, values, and policies
- Ensure employees are hired, on-boarded, and trained (including current employee base)
- Understand customers’ strategies, value chains, & major markets served. Use this knowledge to develop customer partnerships with long-term value propositions
- Build & sustain relationships (customers, employees, BLY) that position & reposition the business for sustained profitable growth. Open communication across all constituent ices is essential.
- Manage succession planning for sustainable business growth. Focus on building local leadership talent through mentoring and coaching.
- Lead the market through innovation and a ‘can do’ attitude
- Achieve financial & operational goals (e.g. safety, talent development, revenue, cost, margins).
Education and Experience: - Set the agenda and direction for the market/region by communicating the business purpose, objectives, initiatives, values, and policies
- Bachelor's degree, especially in mining or geology, or equivalent business degree.
- Minimum 12 years business operations experience
- Strategic minded, able to seek opportunities before others, and able to grasp those chances
- Spanish Speaker
- The position is in Santiago, Chile, and will require travel across the different countries in the region (Chile and Argentina). Will need to travel to the various projects.
- Relocate to Santiago, Chile.
- Ensure employees are hired, on-boarded, and trained (including current employee base)
ABOUT BOART LONGYEAR
Founded in 1890, Boart Longyear has spent 135 years pushing drilling tech to new depths. We’re the world’s largest provider of exploration drilling services and the company behind the rigs, rods, and tooling that make it possible—so when you pull on our hard hat, you’re backed by a century‑plus of know‑how, safety records, and rock‑solid paychecks.
What We Do
Global Drilling Services – Crews run diamond coring, reverse circulation, large‑diameter rotary, mine de‑watering, water‑supply, pump, production, and sonic rigs for copper, gold, nickel, zinc, uranium, and more—plus energy, oil‑sands, and environmental projects.
Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, we operate rigs and manufacturing hubs across North & South America, EMEA, and APAC. Catch a glimpse of life on the rigs at boartlongyear.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Boart Longyear is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age veteran status, or any other protected status. We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected to move forward will be contacted. Please apply online at https://careers.boartlongyear.com/