Mine Superintendent

Mine Superintendent - Competitive Salary and Benefits

Salary: $140,000 - $150,000 per year

Manufacturer located in East TN

• Full benefits:
  Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401 (K) with generous company match
• Generous Paid time off (PTO)
• Vacation, sick, and paid holidays
• Life Insurance coverage

• Promote and demonstrate safe behavior at all times and lead by example.
• Comply with the site’s standards and procedures in EHS.
• Demonstrate effective performance in achieving agreed EHS goals in support of the department, site and company standards.
• Demonstrates leadership in EHS through personal behaviors and conversations and report all EHS incidents and participate in EHS initiatives, reviews and investigations.
• Take full ownership of responsibility for the safety of all personnel.
• Taking an active role to ensure that regulatory obligations and standards are met.
• Ensure the mine development and operational activities are achieved to plan specifications.
• Ensuring resources are available and utilized in an effective and efficient manner to achieve budget.
• Ensuring costs are controlled to meet budget and where possible reduced to achieve savings.
• Support the Mine Manager and lead mine operations to positive growth and improvement of all work activities and performance standards.
• Have awareness for recognizing and then suggesting continuous improvement initiatives.
• Any other duties as directed by the Mine Manager.
• Ensuring ongoing effective people management of staff by setting clear performance objectives, providing regular feedback and development through training of employees.
• Take a leading role in the employment and development of contractors and staff.
• Ensuring personnel are assisted to achieve their full potential and rewarded accordingly.
• Ensuring all employees attend work in a punctual manner, fit for work, and that correct procedures are followed in cases where absences from work may occur.
• Maintaining a sound relationship with the Mine Technical Services department and work with the Metallurgy department in ensuring production is in line with budget/forecast.
• Ensuring people are developed, trained and coached to obtain optimum efficiencies.
• Ensuring that performance management and discipline are conducted to maintain optimum production and sound industrial relations.
• Supervision (if applicable).
• Demonstrated competence in coaching, succession planning mentoring and providing feedback to team members.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and organize mining activities and mining personnel to achieve results.
• Ability to create a climate in which people want to do their best by empowering individuals and teams and by communicating a clear vision and purpose.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Sound methods and approaches to persuade, convince or influence others.

• BS in Mining Engineering preferred.
• Minimum 1 years’ experience in supervision of mining operations.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in underground hard rock mining.
• Experience in contract management desirable.
• Understanding of technical and operating processes relevant to mine planning and scheduling.
• Sound understanding of mining regulation and statutory responsibilities.