Mine Operations Superintendent

Responsibilities

• Lead a Zero Harm culture, ensuring safe work practices, hazard awareness, and full compliance with MSHA and company mining standards.
• Direct the execution of all loading, hauling, drilling, blasting, dozing, road maintenance, and pit support activities.
• Achieve daily, weekly, and monthly production targets while managing ore/waste movement, minimizing dilution, and optimizing cost per ton.
• Review and align short-range (shift to 13-week) plans with long-range strategies and mine engineering inputs.
• Cook up and mentor a high-performance operations workforce, including supervisors, drill & blast teams, and training personnel.
• Foster a culture of accountability, capability growth, and operational excellence.
• Drive improvements in haulage efficiency, drill-blast fragmentation, rehandle reduction, and mining cycle times.
• Develop, execute, and manage the Mine Operations operating budget, including labor, consumables, drill & blast, equipment utilization, and contractor services, ensuring cost performance aligns with mine plans and production targets.
• Track, analyze, and report daily, weekly, and monthly mine operations performance, including production volumes, fleet productivity, unit costs, and key operational variances, using FMS and operational data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mine Engineering or a related field preferred.
• Minimum fifteen years of experience in open-pit hard-rock mining operations, including production, drill and blast, loading, hauling, and ore control.
• Minimum ten years of senior operational leadership experience supervising crews, executing mine plans, and managing daily performance in a large-scale open-pit mining environment.
• Strong knowledge of truck/shovel operations, drill and blast, ore control, pit compliance, and fleet management systems.
• Practical experience with Fleet Management Systems (FMS).
• Demonstrated success in operational improvement initiatives and cost optimization.
• Excellent analytical, communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (intermediate level or higher).
• Must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.