Turquoise Ridge - Underground Mobile Maintenance Superintendent

Job-:
Underground Maintenance

Location:

Elko, NV, United States

Schedule:

Full time Posted:
Position

Description:

Would you like to have a career with a collaborative, diverse, and dynamic mining company? We have an exciting opportunity for you!

Nevada Gold Mines is seeking an experienced Underground Mobile Maintenance Superintendent at its Turquoise Ridge Underground Mine. This position leads the safe and effective maintenance of the underground mobile equipment fleet, with direct accountability for maintenance execution, equipment reliability and availability, work management compliance, cost performance and the development of maintenance personnel.

Working closely with Underground Operations, Engineering, Reliability and Supply Chain, the Superintendent translates the asset management strategy into disciplined daily and weekly execution. The successful candidate will be a visible field leader who builds a high-performing team, establishes clear standards and delivers sustainable improvements in fleet performance.

At Nevada Gold Mines, our vision is to be the world’s most valued gold mining business by finding, developing, and operating the best assets with the best people. We are committed to a safe work environment sending every person home safe and healthy every day and leaving a sustainable legacy on our host communities.

Responsibilities:

Champion safe work practices and compliance with MSHA requirements, site standards and established procedures, including energy isolation, stored energy control, lifting and rigging, and safe execution of underground maintenance work.

Lead maintenance supervisors, tradespeople and supporting maintenance personnel; establish expectations, coach performance, develop capabilities, plan succession and hold the team accountable for results.

Own daily and weekly execution of the underground mobile maintenance schedule, including preventive maintenance, planned corrective work, breakdown response and major component repairs.

Lead maintenance planning and scheduling discipline in partnership with planners and operations; ensure work is properly scoped, resourced, kitted, scheduled and coordinated with production priorities.

Chair or actively lead the weekly maintenance schedule lock-in and daily execution reviews; manage schedule breaks, work priorities, backlog, emergent work and completion commitments.

Drive compliance with the asset management process and CMMS work-order standards, including accurate failure coding, labor hours, parts usage, work history and timely closeout.

Improve availability and reliability of the Turquoise Ridge underground fleet, including haul trucks, loaders, development jumbos, bolters, road header/mechanical mining equipment and mobile support equipment.

Use equipment performance data and leading indicators to target chronic failures, eliminate repeat breakdowns, improve maintenance quality and increase planned-versus-reactive work.

Coordinate major repairs, component replacements, shutdowns and OEM/contractor work with a strong focus on safety, quality, work readiness, schedule and return-to-service performance.

Partner with Maintenance Engineering, Reliability, Warehousing and Supply Chain on parts strategy, component life, repair-versus-replace decisions, equipment standards and sustainable improvements.

Manage department labor, contractor and materials costs; contribute to maintenance budgets, forecasts, equipment replacement planning and short- and long-range asset management plans.

Communicate performance through clear KPIs, including equipment availability, reliability, PM compliance, schedule compliance, backlog, maintenance cost and repeat failures; take corrective action on adverse trends.

Build constructive working relationships…