The Position

The purpose of the role is to plan and organize a 27 plus person crew to achieve safe production budgeted targets. They will promote open pit safety, mining, and other initiatives to the front-line workers while working alongside with support departments (i.e.: CSR, dispatch, engineering, geology, survey, maintenance) 

Key Responsibilities

• Zero Harm focus for all employees, contractors, and visitors to the site. 
• Prepare the Surface Safety Card daily and utilize Fatality Risk Management. 
• Conduct daily Pre-Starts and monthly safety meetings reviewing incidents, procedures, monthly topics, and address concerns. 
• Promote and follow IRS and Safety programs. 
• High visibility in the workplace with face-to-face interactions with employees reviewing risk assessments as well as any employee concerns. 
• Address and follow up on issues arising from inspections, audits, and employee concerns. 
• Daily toolbox meetings that may include review of new procedures, recent incidents, or hazard alerts. 
• Review log sheets and Safety Cards for safety issues and address concerns. 
• Conduct audits to ensure safe pit conditions, practices, and equipment pre inspections. 
• Ensure pre inspections are completed and proper communication and visibility is maintained in pit areas 
• Enter incidents into syste, promptly as well as complete and close out assigned action items. 
• Assign and communicate job tasks to employees and ensure they have proper knowledge, tools, and skills to do the job safely. 
• Support mill to ensure maximized production. 
• Follow general foreman log instructions to meet or exceed plan and complete required projects.  
• Use and assist support staff where needed.  (i.e. survey, geology, maintenance.) 
• Achieve production targets, maximize efficiency and utilization of pit equipment and personnel, and maintain constant feed to Primary crusher. 
• Work with dispatcher to maximize production efficiencies and best use of  dispatch system. 
• Work with surface trainers to ensure employees are trained and coached in accordance with operational requirements and to the CBA, to be as effective as possible in their jobs. 
• Attend meetings for maintenance and short-term planning. 
• Ensure employees concerns are addressed in a prompt, respectful and constructive manner. 
• Manage personnel according PGM policies and the CBA, providing them with regular feedback on expectations, achievements, and areas for improvement. 
• Working with dispatcher to monitor/address noise, dust and vibration concerns using BMP protocol adjusting work efforts as required. 
• Complete worker and student evaluations as well as reviewing it with those reporting to this position. 

Skills and Qualifications

• Grade 12 diploma or sufficient equivalent.  
• Valid driver's license
• Experience in open pit environment
• 1 year in spare supervisors’ role, experience in a union environment preferred
• Ability to read engineering plans. 
• Good working knowledge of blasting pattern design, equipment, and procedures. 
• Strong communication skills. 

Workplace Conditions

Days and nights

Additional Information