Make an impact at Canada’s premier mining company.

When you advance your career at New Gold, you are joining a Canadian-focused intermediate gold mining company engaged in the operation, development and exploration of mineral properties. Our mission is be a leading intermediate gold producer, driving responsible and profitable mining in a way that creates sustainable value for our employee, shareholders, the communities in which we live and work and our environment. New Gold would like to acknowledge the lands and resources of the Treaty 3 Territory and respect the traditional values of our First Nation partners. To learn more about New Gold, visit our website at www.newgold.com . To learn more about our culture and people practices, visit the Career page .

New Gold attracts and hires highly skilled individuals. By joining our team, you can look forward to:

• A stimulating values-based work environment
• A culture of collaboration and inclusion
• Inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• Career development opportunities
• A deeply rooted commitment to responsible mining, health and safety and community engagement
• A competitive total compensation program
• A comprehensive benefits package including a retirement savings plan

Rainy River Mine
Situated in beautiful northwestern Ontario, 65 km northwest of Fort Frances, the Rainy River Mine is an open pit, gold and silver producing, residential mine site.

The Rainy River Mine, located adjacent to the Ontario / Minnesota border is 65 Kilometers northwest of Fort Frances, Ontario and is situated half way between Winnipeg, Manitoba and Thunder Bay, Ontario The area is home to more than 130 species of birds and large populations of moose, black bear and deer. If you enjoy outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, winter sports and lake country then this is an area you will love to live and work in.

About The Role

Schedule: TBD

Position Reports To: Chief Engineer

Position Overview

The role of the Underground Superintendent is to oversee the safe and efficient engineering and geological work. Carry out the strategic plan of the mining operation ensuring that objectives are consistent with the overall business plan. Assist the management team in developing the overall strategy for the mine.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the underground operation assuring adherence to company practices
• Lead and demonstrate site safety culture.
• Identify hazards and deficiencies in the workplace and provide corrective actions and improvement ideas.
• Assure the development and production work is being executed correctly as designed.
• Address all concerns on performance and safety
• Assure New Gold staff are informed of deficiencies that are in their control and assure the deficiencies are corrected
• Managing and overseeing all material movement from surface to underground
• Assisting with scheduling all work
• Reviewing scopes of work and project drawings, developing methodologies and job step procedures for all work with assistance from Supervisors, Superintendents and Project Manager
• Participate in the development of mining operations practices, policies and procedures with accountability for costs, productivity, safety, environmental compliance and employee morale.
• Liaise with surface operations to assure no unplanned interactions with surface equipment
• Liaise with surface operation to schedule movement of ore and waste surface stockpiles as required for the underground production.
• Schedule maintenance of surface facilities with appropriate site maintenance groups
  

Qualifications

• 15+years’ experience in mining industry
• Technical Degree in Mine Engineering or relevant discipline considered an asset
• Previous experience overseeing work of contractors in underground work
• Ontario Common Core programs for underground and supervisors
• Requires a total awareness of and commitment to health, safety, and the environment in the workplace.
• Strong working computer skills
• Strong practical experience in reading and understanding drive prints and other engineered drawings and maps
• Practical understanding of geotechnical hazards and identification in the underground
• Practical experience in underground mining methods

Why New Gold?

• Highly competitive base salary, compensation programs and a quarterly incentive program
• Extended Health & Dental Benefit
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance benefit
• Defined match contribution to group registered retirement savings account

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process. New Gold does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a forma contractual arrangement with the Company. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by New Gold will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered.

Inclusion, Equal Opportunity, Accessibility

New Gold is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans’ status, Indigenous status or any other legally protected factors. Disability-related accommodations during the recruitment process are available upon request.

Additional Information

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