Mine Superintendent

Responsibilities

• Work with management, peers, and relevant departments to establish short-term and long-term mine plans, strategies, and tactics.
• Monitor success through reporting on a daily basis and address with front-line leaders on an ongoing basis.
• Collaborate and communicate with the site team on a daily basis to address issues that will impact production or the mill.
• Complete the yearly budgeting process for the department, track results, and make adjustments as needed.
• Oversee state and federal mine inspections and complete necessary documentation for MSHA inspections.
• Respond to findings and strive to improve inspection results.
• Empower supervisors and other direct reports to maintain EHS (environmental, health, and safety) compliance by establishing expectations, and holding teams accountable for adherence to EHS policies, procedures, and best practices; evaluating employee performance via field and document audits; reporting and correcting unsafe acts or conditions, incidents, and deviations; and participating in the continuous improvement in EHS performance through management systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering or related engineering field preferred.
• Minimum 10 years mine operations management experience and capital project management.
• MSHA certification preferred.
• Valid driver’s license.

Education & Experience

• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, etc.), Budgeting (Adaptive), Invoicing/Accounts Payable (DataServ), HR Systems (UKG), Drafting (AutoCAD), I-Series (LIMS, ETMS), Tableau, and PeopleSoft.
• Extensive knowledge of and proven ability to adhere to MSHA mine safety regulations.
• Proven ability to employ mining best practices and adherence to safe practices and regulations.
• Ability to communicate effectively.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Regularly uses a computer/tablet, phone/radio, and drive a personnel carrier.
• Rarely required to use powered or non-powered hand tools and loading/hauling equipment.
• Requires concentrated attention.
• Frequently required to work underground, work in outdoor weather conditions.
• Occasionally work near moving mechanical parts, exposed to vibration, wet, humid (non-weather) conditions.
• Rarely work in confined spaces and wear a respirator, work at heights of 4' for more with fall protection.
• May be exposed to loud noise levels.
• Regularly required to sit, talk, and hear.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, drive, and use repetitive motion with wrist, hand, and/or fingers.
• Occasionally required to sit for extended periods of time, rarely required to reach with hands/arms, feel attributes of objects, grasp, push, climb or balance, stoop, kneel crouch, or crawl.
• Requires clarity of vision at 20 feet or more and 20 inches or less, and three-dimensional vision, ability to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasionally required to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Rarely required to lift 51+ pounds.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay plus opportunities for bonus pay.
• Benefits that start day one, including insurance, paid time off, and discount programs.
• Career growth opportunities plus training and education assistance.