Mine Maintenance General Supervisor

Key Areas of Responsibilities & Duties

• Maintain a safe, healthy, and clean environment by ensuring that the company’s safety values are present in all aspects of work execution.
• Lead, supervise, and develop maintenance supervisors and staff in such a manner that fosters a high performance, empowered team capable of achieving safe, efficient, and effective results.
• Promote consistency of administration of policies and procedures between crews to ensure that the department’s tactical direction is aligned.
• Develop and maintain positive and effective professional working relationships with vendors and co-workers.
• Carry out safety meetings, staff meetings, and safety inspections. Demonstrate a strong personal commitment to safety and the environment.
• Oversee the hourly review process. Evaluate performance reviews and provide feedback to Supervisors.
• Promote consistency in the hiring process to ensure the company is competitive and attracts a qualified and diverse team.
• Ensure that proper tools and inventory are always available to maintenance crews and is effectively managed in such a manner as to enable safe completion of all maintenance work.
• Oversee (PTO) paid time off and (OT) overtime scheduling.
• Oversee new hire training and continued training of Maintenance employees.
• Demonstrate the ability to work with minimal supervision and to effectively plan, coordinate and complete individual projects in addition to maintaining daily production responsibilities.
• Monitor performance against budget and time schedule. Provide accurate explanations of variances.
• Assist in investigations and administer discipline when required.
• Support and grow a culture of continuous improvement within the maintenance department.
• Managing the performance of his\her team through relevant performance objectives.
• Complete performance evaluation reviews for direct reports and manage their career development with an annual plan.
• Provide facilitation and support for site OE Projects, and Maintenance Process workshops.
• Provide facilitation support for the (MOC) management of change associated with the acquisition of new equipment as required.
• Research and write AFE’s for potential new mining equipment.
• Liaise with Supply Chain to expedite external parts and contractor labor suppliers, where necessary.
• Support Contract Management, by participating in negotiations of new service contracts, assigning contract representatives, and monitoring adherence to the standard.
• Report on standard maintenance measures that are directly related to the production fleets – namely: availability, mean repair duration, mean time between maintenance, component usage and cost (actual versus budget) monthly.
• Provide input and feedback to Reliability Engineer to assist in improving overall equipment performance.
• Spend time in engaging with the supervisors and workforce, ~50% of working time.
• Ensure on time and accurate reporting of any incidents that are a result of Health, Safety and Environmental compliance.
• Support quality incident investigations (injury, significant near-miss, equipment damage and premature component failures), complete with detailed RCA (root cause analysis) and practical corrective actions. Ensure that the corrective actions are effectively implemented and tracked.
• Contribute to MSHA investigations when required. In addition, be involved with any remediation that may be required – associated with citations/recommendations from MSHA audits.

Required Skills

• Knowledge and unwavering commitment to safety and health compliance and principals.
• Strong knowledge of Surface Mining operations including HSE, Maintenance and Operations.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficient ability in problem solving and strong analytical skills required.
• Strong ability to influence, persuade and motivate individuals or groups to achieve desired outcomes in a professional and morally ethical way.
• Must be efficient in the use of Excel, Outlook and Word with experience using computer-based ERP, systems.
• Demonstrated history of a high level of safety leadership.
• Proven experience in managing multiple priorities while maintaining a safe work culture.
• Experience with maintenance CMMS such as SAP, Oracle, JDE, Pronto, eMaint, etc.
• Experience with CAT SIS or other OEM Specialized Systems
• Experience with condition monitoring practices such as oil analysis, vibration analysis, ultrasonic testing, thermography, etc.
• Proficiency in conducting failure analysis and in the use of root cause investigation techniques
• Familiarity with Power BI Reports, or like system
• A good work ethic with the ability to work well with company and vendor personnel

Required Experience

• Must have a minimum of 8 years’ experience in the mining industry with a minimum of 3+ years of sound supervisory leadership experience.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required. Formal vocational/technical certification and training preferred.
• Capability to lead, mentor and develop staff.
• Experience managing or supervising an equipment reliability program, preferred
• Minimum 3 years planning, budgeting, and work management experience, preferred
• Exposure to Project Management tools and techniques. Mechanical qualification in Maintenance Planning/Asset Management, preferred.
• Driver’s license