Underground Soft Rock Mine Production Supervisor

Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) is a leading global provider of essential minerals focused on safely delivering where and when it matters to help solve nature’s challenges for customers and communities. The company’s salt products help keep roadways safe during winter weather and are used in numerous other consumer, industrial, chemical and agricultural applications. Its plant nutrition products help improve the quality and yield of crops while supporting sustainable agriculture.

Compass Minerals operates 11 production and packaging facilities with more than 1,800 employees throughout the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Visit  for more information about the company and its products.

Compass Minerals’ Goderich Salt Mine, located 1,800 feet under Lake Huron, is the largest underground salt mine in the world. The mine is as deep as the CN Tower in Toronto is tall. The rock salt produced at the mine is used to keep citizens in North America safe as they travel through winter snow and ice. The salt is shipped to hundreds of communities around the Great Lakes and along the St.

Lawrence Seaway. Some of the salt is trucked to the Compass Minerals plant less than 4 kilometers away, to be packaged for distribution and sale at retailers in North America. The salt is also sold in bulk to manufacturers that make plastics, detergents, disinfectants and other important products. Goderich is named Canada’s Prettiest Town and is best known for its stunning sunsets.

Goderich is a lakeside community of 8,000 people located approximately 1.5 hours from London and Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.

Following the mine plan, the Mining Supervisor is accountable for the safe, efficient and quality of work performed by the Mining Team. The successful applicant must be capable of modifying the shift's plan as required, and ensuring the maximization of resources. Leads the mining team in all safety and production related matters. Accurately completes shift logs and reports. Performs weekly and monthly safety audits.

Promotes and monitors the use of Safety Systems and Tools.

• Ensure that you as the supervisor follow procedural due diligence and crew members know and follow the company’s policies, procedures and standards for work and safety, and the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations for Mines and Mining Plants. This also includes support and contractor personnel.
• Attend safety and production planning meetings.
• Set and achieve production targets in accordance with the company’s stated goals and objectives.
• Direct Processing, Services, Ground Control, Production and Development personnel and equipment to maximize their performance and production. This includes the assignment of equipment and the supervision of its use and working condition.
• Maintain an accurate shift log for the purpose of communicating reliable production and safety information, as required. The log will include explanation for the variances from target. Track, analyze and report all variances to operations with appropriate action plans to the Mine Superintendent.
• Complete pre-shift and post-shift communication to relay critical information to the relieving supervisor.
• Enter daily crew absences in time management system.
• Recommend training programs for direct-reporting staff and crew members.
• Conduct probationary employee performance appraisals.
• Verify that proper tagging and lockout procedures are being followed, as required.
• Perform weekly and monthly safety audits as well as promote and…