Mine Superintendent, Borden

Direct supervision of the Borden Production & Site Services Coordinators. Responsible for Production activities at the Borden site carried out by the Mining, Surface and Surface haulage prime contractors. Interacts with Underground Engineering, Geology, Maintenance and Electrical, Safety Department, Human Resources, and Administration. Responsible for mine functions including providing resources to complete the scheduled work, budgeting, reviewing complete work, providing direction, assigning tasks, monitoring progress, and assessing performance.

• Responsible for day-to-day oversite of the Borden site.
• Overall management of People, Safety, Partnerships, Margins and Production associated with the Borden Mine.
• Participate in strategic planning with senior management team.

• Ensure that the operations comply with company, federal, provincial and municipal health and safety and environmental standards.
• Ensure Health and Safety concerns are monitored, corrected and followed up with employees in a timely manner.
• Ensure the proper management tracking of safety meetings, audits and sub-committees.
• Ensure mine rescue training and other safety training occurs on a regular basis.
• Promote Fatality Risk Management across the site and support Critical Control Verification education and use by site personnel.
• Promote environmental stewardship of our properties and compliance to standards and regulations.
• Provide leadership on the implementation of Fatality Risk Management. Provide and support coaching and mentoring of supervisors, employees and contractors in the use of Fatality Risk Management and Critical Control Verifications during field observations.
• Meet overall safety targets showing year over year improvement.
• Act as the management representative on the JHSC for Borden.
• Responsible for development, monitoring and improvement of safety performance for all operations employees.
• Support and maintain value based Safety Management System that enables a continuous process of identifying and managing hazards/risks, monitoring compliance and following up with employees.
• Review and guide contractors to ensure they have the trained personnel, equipment, information and motivation to work safely.
• Promote and adhere to Newmont environmental and sustainability polices.
• Complete weekly/monthly safety tours.
• Ensure compliance to safe operating conditions and practices, proper communication protocols and equipment visibility and pre inspections.
• Review of new policies and procedures.

• Manage operations to comply with Best Management Plan and address community feedback to minimize adverse impacts on the surrounding community.
• Ensure employees and contractors have the tools and systems in place to perform work safely and efficiently.
• Ensure employees are developed to reach their full potential and meet organizational goals
• Implement succession plans for key employees
• Promote the principle of ownership, accountability and mutual respect to the workforce and Supervision
• Conduct interviews and select staff employees for hire
• Keep employees informed of issues that affect them, ensuring two way communication.
• Apply Employee Improvement Action plan as required.
• Liaise with all support departments in setting the direction and establishing the mid to long term mine plan.
• Participate in strategic planning at the senior management level.
• Liaise with all support departments in setting the direction and establishing the mid- to long-term mine plan.
• Optimize operational assets and resources through continuous improvement
• Ensure production and costs are as good or better than plan
• Complete realistic budgets
• Establish relationships with external agencies (i.e. MOL, MOE, MASHA, and USWA).
• Participate in strategic planning at the senior management level.
• Meet overall safety, production and cost targets.
• Initiate, develop and implement policies and procedures.

• Bachelor's Degree in Mining Engineering or equivalent discipline and related experience for the position.
• 10 years experience mining experience, with a focus on underground operations
• 5 years experience at a supervisory level
• Able to read engineering plans with a good understanding of ground control.
• A good knowledge of blasting, ventilation, and mine services
• A good working knowledge of underground mining methods and procedures and legislation.
• Strong communication skills.

This is a site based position located in Chapleau, ON.
The schedule is 4 days on 3 days off, as a result, the successful applicant will need to relocate to Chapleau, or be willing to live in Chapleau during the week.