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Caribou Mine - Mine Captain

Employer
Redpath
Location
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Aug 27, 2022

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Category
Mining Production
Work Term
Permanent
Work Load
Full Time
Language
English
Project:

Travali, Caribou Mine

Location:

Bathurst, New Brunswick

Rotation:

8 days on 6 days off (Tuesday to Tuesday)

Shift Length:

12.5 hours

Travel:

None provided

Benefits:

Redpath Canada Limited offers comprehensive benefits
  • Health Care, Dental, and Vision Care
  • Life Insurance
  • Pension Plan
  • Employee Assistance Program


Pre-employment requirements:
  • Drug test
  • Medical


Job Summary :

The primary role of the Mine Captain is to manage and coordinate the day-to-day operation of the mine, interacting with the mine Supervisors and mine personnel to ensure that the daily objectives of the three mine portals are being met to achieve IIR and Client, safety and production expectations.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

  • High Schoop Diploma or equivalent (preferred)
  • Minimum of 10 years hard rock experience with 5 years at the Supervisory level
  • Ontario Hard Rock Underground Common Core - Full Basic (or other provincial equivalent) Specialty modules: U0060, U0068, U0092 (or other provincial equivalent) (preferred)
  • Ontario Hard Rock Underground Front Line Supervisor - Common Core (or other provincial equivalent)
  • Demonstrated ability to read mine plans and specifications for underground mining
  • Ability to make decisions quickly
  • Ability to adapt to a varying work environment often requiring the employee to develop new and innovative work methods
  • Good communication skills
  • An in-depth understanding of underground mine development and planning
  • An in-depth understanding of mine safety legislation and regulations
  • An in-depth understanding of underground mining practices, policies, procedures and standards
  • An in-depth understanding of underground equipment
  • A comprehensive understanding of mine-site operations
  • Proven ability to manage underground mine development and workforce
  • Ability to multi task and work effectively
  • Ability to work efficiently as part of a team as well as independently


Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Effectively supervise and coach performance by directing and coordinating all underground operations to:
  • Enhance the team's capacity to complete internal projects, important planning and scheduling work
  • Ensure daily development/production/construction requirements are communicated
  • Ensure supervisors pre-plan their day and are provided with contingencies
  • Work with maintenance and engineering departments to ensure daily, weekly and monthly plans are aligned
  • Comply with all prescribed legislated requirements
  • Ensure complete and accurate turnover information is provided for oncoming shift in DevOMS, and logbooks.
  • Provide information to the client as required, for communicating performance and issues.
  • Assist Shift Bosses in managing the workforce, based on planned priorities.
  • Conduct daily reviews of safety process and standard operating procedures.
  • Must be able to comprehend written and verbal instructions as required to perform his duties in a safe and efficient manner
  • The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive


Health and Safety :

  • Follow Company and Client health and safety standards and report all unsafe acts or conditions to supervisor
  • Responsible to ensure proper use and maintenance of personal protective equipment
  • Work in accordance with local legislation

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