Supervisor - Surface Operations

Location:

East Boulder
- McLeod, MT

Schedule:

7X7 Rotating

At Sibanye Stillwater the Supervisor
- Surface provides frontline leadership for the safe, compliant, stable, and cost-effective operation of surface haulage, TSF capping/IBWR placement, surface water systems. The Supervisor converts the approved one-week plan established by the General Foreman
- Concentrator into daily shift assignments, directs operators, monitors haulage conditions, coordinates equipment access, and sets operating priorities.

The Supervisor's primary duties are:

• Lead pre-shift safety discussions, workplace examinations, equipment inspections, field-level risk assessments, and verification of required permits, procedures, qualifications, environmental controls, and Lockout, Tagout, and Tryout requirements.
• Maintain visible field presence across assigned process areas each shift; correct unsafe acts and conditions, reinforce stop-work authority, and verify corrective actions.
• Conduct effective pre-shift meetings; communicate the shift plan, production and haulage priorities, known hazards, equipment status, haulage constraints, project constraints and escalation expectations.
• Assign operators by tasks and verify that employees are trained, qualified, and equipped for their assigned work.
• Coach employees through regular field interaction, operating feedback, task training, cross-training, and development discussions.
• Direct and monitor surface haulage, road maintenance, shaping, dust control, collaboration with UG rail haulage, magnetic excavator, concentrator feed and crushing, conveying, TSF capping / IBWR placement, waste rock storage facilities placement, and water systems within the assigned area.
• Inspect operating circuits each shift and work with operators, Metallurgy, process control, maintenance, and Electrical to troubleshoot process, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation issues to minimize avoidable downtime.
• Manage task sequencing, operator deployment, and break-in work within the shift; escalate changes that affect weekly commitments, production risk, staffing, overtime, or environmental compliance to the General Foreman
  - Concentrator.
• Identify and correct waste, excessive consumption, rework, idle time, and operating practices that increase Support root-cause analysis, metallurgical test work, process optimization, defect elimination, shutdown preparation, and continuous-improvement activities.
• Maintain environmental controls and assigned inspections for water, tailings, concentrate, reagents, spills, and waste within the area of responsibility.
• Document the production and cost effects of downtime, process instability, reduced recovery, quality deviations, and unplanned work.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to lead employees, set clear expectations, coach performance, and gain cooperation across varied experience and technical backgrounds.
• Ability to make timely, risk-informed decisions, select appropriate actions, and escalation issues when technical support or higher authority is required.
• Ability to interpret operating procedures, process trends, alarms, metallurgical results, production targets, equipment information, and technical drawings.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively across shifts and functions, including during process upsets, equipment failures, and emergencies.
• Ability to sustain attention, adapt to changing priorities, and exercise sound judgment in a field-based operation with time pressure, variable schedules, and frequent contact with others.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience working under mine or industrial…