Supervisor, Mine

HECLA MINING CO. • Mullan, ID

4d

About The Position

Job duties include: 

• Directly supervises hourly employees engaged in underground mining, labor, development, and support activities to meet production goals.

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Lucky Friday’s policies, applicable laws, and the collective bargaining agreement. Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. 

• Interprets specifications, mine plans, and production reports to crews, and assigns duties; establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production and development schedules; maintains time and production records.

• Examines work areas to determine if specifications are met; recommends measures to improve safety, production methods, equipment performance, and quality of muck; suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase effectiveness of work crews.

• Conduct daily safety meetings with crew.

• Confers with other supervisors, geologists and engineers to coordinate activities of crew.

• Work with the Maintenance department to ensure equipment performs as needed.

• Completes required paperwork, including shift reports, requests for materials, timecards, etc.

• Must be able to work and communicate with other members of the work team.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent, and;
• 5-10 years mining experience in narrow vein mining, or a combination of equivalent education and experience.
• Proven proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a related field preferred.
• Prior supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervises hourly employees engaged in underground mining, labor, development, and support activities to meet production goals.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Lucky Friday’s policies, applicable laws, and the collective bargaining agreement.
• Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Interprets specifications, mine plans, and production reports to crews, and assigns duties; establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production and development schedules; maintains time and production records.
• Examines work areas to determine if specifications are met; recommends measures to improve safety, production methods, equipment performance, and quality of muck; suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase effectiveness of work crews.
• Conduct daily safety meetings with crew.
• Confers with other supervisors, geologists and engineers to coordinate activities of crew.
• Work with the Maintenance department to ensure equipment performs as needed.
• Completes required paperwork, including shift reports, requests for materials, timecards, etc.
• Must be able to work and communicate with other members of the work team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED