NGM - Drill Maintenance Supervisor, Grade Control

About the Role

Nevada Gold Mines is seeking a Drill Maintenance Supervisor, Grade Control to lead the safe, reliable, and cost-effective maintenance of the grade control drilling fleet. This role ensures equipment availability supports production requirements and operational objectives while providing frontline leadership to maintenance personnel and contractors. The successful candidate will oversee planned and corrective maintenance activities, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and collaborate with Drilling, Mine Operations, Supply Chain, and Technical Services teams to optimize maintenance schedules and equipment performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the safe, efficient, and cost-effective maintenance of the grade control drilling fleet to support production objectives.
• Plan, prioritize, and oversee preventive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability and performance.
• Monitor fleet health, maintenance costs, component life, work order completion, and key performance indicators to drive continuous improvement.
• Provide leadership, coaching, training, and performance management for maintenance personnel, including conducting performance evaluations and supporting workforce development.
• Promote and enforce compliance with all Nevada Gold Mines safety, health, environmental, and contractor management standards.
• Conduct workplace inspections, audits, and risk assessments, ensuring hazards are identified, corrected, and documented in accordance with company procedures.
• Ensure accurate maintenance reporting, equipment status updates, work order coding, and documentation within maintenance and dispatch systems.
• Support incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action implementation to improve safety and equipment reliability.
• Collaborate with Drilling, Operations, Supply Chain, and Technical Services teams to optimize maintenance schedules, inventory requirements, and equipment utilization.
• Drive a culture of operational excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement while maintaining high standards of quality and workmanship.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Five (5) years' experience maintaining mobile drilling equipment, preferably in open pit mining or heavy industrial operations, within a planned maintenance environment.
• Minimum two (2) years' experience in a maintenance supervisory or leading hand role, demonstrating increasing levels of responsibility.
• Strong commitment to safety leadership, with a proven ability to promote a proactive safety culture and ensure compliance with company and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated experience supervising and training maintenance personnel and contractors to safely achieve equipment availability and reliability targets.
• Sound understanding of preventive, planned, predictive, and breakdown maintenance practices.
• Experience planning and scheduling maintenance activities to maximize equipment availability while minimizing operational disruption.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate maintenance priorities with operational and production requirements.
• Experience monitoring equipment performance and implementing continuous improvement initiatives to improve reliability and reduce downtime.
• Knowledge of maintenance planning systems, work order management, and equipment history recording.
• Demonstrated experience managing maintenance inventory, including critical spare parts, consumables, and stock levels to support uninterrupted operations.
• Ability to forecast maintenance material requirements and coordinate procurement of parts and consumables in accordance with maintenance schedules.
• Experience monitoring maintenance costs, labor utilization, and material consumption, with the ability to identify opportunities for cost reduction and improved efficiency.
• Demonstrated understanding of maintenance budgeting principles and cost control practices.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Oracle (or equivalent CMMS/ERP), maintenance management software, and dispatch or fleet management systems.
• Ability to analyze maintenance data and prepare reports on equipment reliability, maintenance performance, KPIs, and equipment availability.
• Strong troubleshooting, fault-finding, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent leadership, communication, coaching, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop effective working relationships with maintenance personnel, operations, supply chain, OEM representatives, and contractors.

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation package including competitive medical, dental, and vision plans with national provider networks.
• 401k retirement plan with employer contribution and employer match.
• Paid time off.
• Company-sponsored medical clinics.
• Company match share purchase program.
• Opportunities to grow and learn with industry colleagues.
• Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization.