Mine Superintendent

Job Title: Mine Superintendent

Reports To: General/Production Manager

Location: Peace River, AB

Safety Sensitive Role: Yes

Shift: Salaried

Position Summary: The Mine Superintendent is responsible for the overall operational performance of mining and material handling activities that support the wet plant and dry plant operations, including safety, production, quality of feed material, cost control, and people leadership within the mining scope. This role provides strategic direction for mining operations, aligns resources to the operating plan, and partners cross‑functionally with Wet Plant and Dry Plant Management, Maintenance, EHS, Quality, and Logistics to achieve safe, compliant, and reliable site operations. This position has direct supervisory responsibility for Mining and Heavy Equipment Operators only.

Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the health and safety of the employees and the overall HSE performance of the work being performed under your supervision.
• Ensure work is performed within the HSE Management system, to ensure a high level of health and safety, Environmental stewardship and quality products and services.
• Conforms with all regulatory compliance requirements.
• Train and coach employees on SOPs, and ensure that rules, and requirements are in place, understood and practiced.
• Conduct safety meetings.
• Manages the day to day operational risk and ensure operations are working in a safe and compliant manner.
• Respond to HSE events to ensure proper emergency response and reporting to management.
• Participates in accident/incident investigations as required.
• Authority to stop tasks if it is deemed unsafe or the risks are not fully known.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Safety, Regulatory & Risk Management

• Act as the designated operational authority for mining and mobile equipment safety.
• Ensure compliance with Alberta OH&S requirements applicable to surface mining, mobile equipment, traffic control, and ground disturbance.
• Establish and verify mining-specific critical controls, including:
  • Equipment interaction controls
  • Berms and edge protection
  • Haul road conditions and traffic separation
  • Lockout, isolation, and equipment operating standards
• Lead incident investigations and corrective actions related to mining and mobile equipment events.
• Exercise stop-work authority for unsafe mining conditions or equipment practices.

Mining Oversight & Control

• Provide overall leadership and accountability for mine planning execution, including pit development, sequencing, stockpiling, and material movement.
• Ensure mining activities are conducted in accordance with approved mine plans, site layouts, traffic management plans, and ground control requirements.
• Own daily and short-term mine execution plans, including:
  • Equipment deployment and utilization
  • Haul routes and material flow
  • Coordination of stripping, excavation, and reclamation activities
• Monitor and adjust mining activities to account for changing ground conditions, weather, or equipment constraints.
• Ensure alignment between mining production rates and wet/dry plant requirements through active coordination with plant leadership.

Heavy Equipment Oversight (Mining, Wet Plant & Dry Plant Areas)

• Provide direct supervision and performance oversight of all Heavy Equipment Operators, including those operating in:
  • Mine pit and overburden areas
  • Material handling and stockpile management zones
  • Wet Plant and Dry Plant mobile equipment interfaces
• Establish and enforce standards for:
  • Mobile equipment operation and interaction
  • Traffic management and right-of-way controls
  • Berms, edge protection, and ground stability
• Coordinate mobile equipment activities with:
  • Wet Plant Manager
  • Dry Plant Manager
  • Maintenance and Reliability teams
• Ensure equipment is operated safely, efficiently, and in a manner that supports plant uptime and throughput.

People Leadership & Culture

• Build a high‑performing team through clear expectations, coaching, and development of Mining GF/Supervisors, Mining Operators, and Heavy Equipment Operators.
• Own succession planning for mining leadership roles (e.g., Shift Supervisors, General Foreman within Mining).
• Ensure consistent application of performance management, recognition, and discipline processes for employees under direct supervision.
• Promote a strong safety and accountability culture within mining and mobile equipment operations.

Operations Strategy & Performance

• Own the operating plan and deliver mining and material supply targets while maintaining safety, quality of feedstock, and equipment integrity.
• Coordinate production rates, material availability, and haulage priorities with the Wet Plant Manager and Dry Plant Manager.
• Lead planning for mining constraints, seasonal impacts, and operational changes that affect downstream plant operations (e.g., raw material variability, weather, access).

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Partner closely with Wet Plant and Dry Plant Managers to align mining output with plant production needs.
• Coordinate with Maintenance, EHS, Quality, and Logistics to ensure mining activities support overall site objectives.
• Provide operational input and risk escalation related to mining and heavy equipment activities.

Reporting & Governance (Added Clarification)

• Own KPI governance for mining and mobile equipment operations, including safety, production, cost, and equipment utilization metrics.
• Ensure clear handoff, communication, and coordination between mining and plant teams.
• Maintain accurate documentation and audit readiness for areas under direct supervisory control.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Technical diploma, trade background, or related degree preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• 10+ years in mining/aggregate/industrial processing; 5+ years leading supervisors/foremen preferred.
• Demonstrated success improving safety performance and operational reliability.
• Strong leadership, financial acumen, and change management capability.
• Strategic leadership with strong execution discipline.
• Risk-based decision-making and strong safety governance.
• Operational and financial management (KPIs, budgets, forecasting).
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive sustained improvements.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, talk and hear audible sounds and voices. The employee is frequently required to walk, use hands and fingers, handle objects, and feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 15 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 70 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and outside weather conditions (wet, hot, cold, dusty, windy, dry, etc). The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles (able to be fit to

wear a respirator in required areas), extreme cold, extreme heat and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high.

Acknowledgement: I understand this description is not intended to be a complete statement of job content, rather to act as a guide to the essential functions performed. It is understood that this is not a contract. Management retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position without notice at any time. I have reviewed this job description and I understand the contents. I have been provided with a copy of the job description.