Mine Operations Supervisor

Mine Operations Supervisor

About BHP Potash – Jansen

The Jansen project in Saskatchewan, Canada is set to become one of the largest potash mines in the world and is located approximately 140 kilometres east of Saskatoon. As the largest investment in Saskatchewan’s history, Jansen is expected to generate approximately 5,500 workforce opportunities during construction and 900 long‑term roles. Once fully ramped up, Jansen is expected to have an initial production capacity of approximately 8.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), with the potential to produce 16 to 17 Mtpa in future stages.

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BHP has recently been named one of Canada’s top 100 employers again for 2026. This formal recognition is a testament to our dedication to fostering a positive, diverse and rewarding work environment.

This role will be based at the Jansen Mine Site located in Leroy, SK. The work schedule for this role is 7x7 (7 days on, 7 days off, rotating day and night shifts).

For those not living locally, BHP provides relocation assistance to the local Jansen area. Alternatively, you can enjoy the convenience and comfort of our onsite camp accommodation at Discovery Lodge during your shifts.

BHP offers domestic relocation assistance to support the successful incumbent in transitioning, if required. Benefits offered as part of the relocation program include (but are not limited to) new home purchase assistance, temporary accommodations, home‑finding trip and a resettlement allowance.

The Mining Operations Supervisor provides frontline leadership to ensure the safe, efficient, and compliant execution of underground mining activities. The role oversees daily work coordination, leads operational and safety preparation, maintains geotechnical compliance, and applies risk‑management principles to support consistent, high‑quality performance outcomes.

• Be able to obtain/retain a certification to supervise workers in an underground mining environment from the Saskatchewan Mines Branch.
• Provide strong leadership to build the capabilities of the underground mine operations crew and manage performance to ensure safe, efficient, and high quality operational execution.
• Lead routine operational and safety meetings to ensure teams are fully prepared and aligned for effective management of daily operational workload.
• Be accountable for coordinating and managing the daily workload for the mine operations team to ensure safe, efficient, and productive execution of activities.
• Ensure that active mining faces and open travel ways/areas are geotechnically compliant.
• Ensure proper selection of ground control remediation tools/methods and identify when to elevate situations to higher management.
• Identify and assess risks, make risk informed decisions, use BHP's risk management framework, and build a risk‑aware culture to support safe and productive performance outcomes.
• Identify, engage, and manage a range of diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Leverage technology, data, and experience to evaluate problems and identify solutions.
• Support the Operational Readiness handover/transition from the Project team to BHP Operations.
• Assess value‑improvement opportunities and establish mitigation plans for anticipated challenges.

• An overriding commitment to health, safety, and environment.
• 5+ Years applicable experience in the mining industry, preferably potash.
• Ability to anticipate, mitigate and confidently resolve potential problems within and across teams.
• Demonstrated experience in managing teams and overseeing projects.
• Aptitude for building and maintaining strong relationships.
• Works effectively in a fast‑paced environment, with the ability to respond to tight deadlines, significant workloads, and changing priorities.
• Strong communication, influencing and relationship‑building skills, with an aptitude for collaborating with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Trade or operations background or bachelor’s degree in engineering with relevant levels of work experience in mining or construction.
• Aptitude for translating technical documents and drawings into…