Mine Manager

Abilities Tested Carrying Abilities

As our Mine Manager you will be responsible for overseeing the safe and efficient operation of the mine while ensuring compliance with health, safety, environmental, and regulatory standards. This role involves the development, implementation, and administration of a comprehensive occupational health and safety plan aimed at promoting a culture of safety, reducing risks, and ensuring the well‑being of all employees, contractors, and stakeholders.

This role also requires coordinating with technical services such as engineering, geology, and operations teams. As a member of the senior management team, the Mine Manager plays a critical role in supporting the overall business strategy, fostering a productive and motivated workforce, and driving continuous improvement in health and safety standards. We are located on a remote island; you must know how to work independently, identify, and resolve issues in a timely manner.

The Greens Creek Mine, located on Admiralty Island 18 miles south of Juneau, is an underground polymetallic mine operating since 1989, employing approximately 500 people. The mine is owned and operated by Hecla Mining Company, headquartered in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Established in 1891, Hecla has a rich history as a distinguished and respected precious metals producer. Winner of numerous safety and environmental awards, Greens Creek is seeking new team members committed to professional growth and success.

The Mine Manager reports directly to the VP/General Manager, and has overall responsibility for safe, healthy and cost‑effective mine production, engineering, and administration of a 2300 TPD underground polymetallic mine. The incumbent is responsible for capital projects, equipment purchases and utilization, mining methods, development geology, underground diamond drilling, annual and longer‑term site planning, budgeting, and allocation. The Mine Manager helps to develop and implement company policies and procedures to facilitate corporate objectives.

• Champions health and safety and environment as the top priority, maintaining safe and efficient operations, leading by personal example, ensuring proper working conditions, and helping to develop effective plans, systems and procedures, ensuring that all employees and contractors perform safely and in compliance with all company policies as well as government regulations and the Health and Safety Management System and Environmental Management Systems.
• Responsible for managing and developing a multi‑disciplinary team including Mining Engineers, Geologists and Mine Production and establishing priorities to maintain safe, cost‑effective production per mine plan.
• Develops, submits for approval and implements mine operating plans, policies, annual operating and capital budgets, and forecasts in accordance with the company’s and unit’s strategic objectives, to ensure operational efficiency and long‑term viability.
• Monitors and reports performance against budgeted targets in terms of production goals and costs, assuring that budget goals for production, development and costs are safely met.
• Builds, develops and manages a team capable of carrying out needed strategies, focusing on quality and continuous improvement, and enhancing employee relations; ensures that talented, motivated and productive team members are recruited and retained; participates in the development of hiring standards that will ensure the attainment of long‑term objectives.
• Ensures the alignment of group and individual goals and objectives with Company strategies, long‑term plans and annual goals, supporting operations goals with relevant performance plans; establishes standards of performance for operating management; directs performance management processes to ensure ongoing assessment, evaluation and communication with operating employees regarding established goals, objectives and performance standards.
• Collaborates with the maintenance group to ensure maintenance and repair of equipment, balancing optimization of production with necessary…