Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Supervisor - Surface Operations

Location:

East Boulder - McLeod, MT

Schedule:

7X7 Rotating

Job Responsibilities and Duties:

At Sibanye Stillwater the Supervisor - Surface provides frontline leadership for the safe, compliant, stable, and cost-effective operation of surface haulage, TSF capping/IBWR placement, surface water systems. The Supervisor converts the approved one-week plan established by the General Foreman - Concentrator into daily shift assignments, directs operators, monitors haulage conditions, coordinates equipment access, and sets operating priorities.

The Supervisor's primary duties are:

• Lead pre-shift safety discussions, workplace examinations, equipment inspections, field-level risk assessments, and verification of required permits, procedures, qualifications, environmental controls, and Lockout, Tagout, and Tryout requirements.
• Maintain visible field presence across assigned process areas each shift; correct unsafe acts and conditions, reinforce stop-work authority, and verify corrective actions.
• Conduct effective pre-shift meetings; communicate the shift plan, production and haulage priorities, known hazards, equipment status, haulage constraints, project constraints and escalation expectations.
• Assign operators by tasks and verify that employees are trained, qualified, and equipped for their assigned work.
• Coach employees through regular field interaction, operating feedback, task training, cross-training, and development discussions.
• Direct and monitor surface haulage, road maintenance, shaping, dust control, collaboration with UG rail haulage, magnetic excavator, concentrator feed and crushing, conveying, TSF capping / IBWR placement, waste rock storage facilities placement, and water systems within the assigned area.
• Inspect operating circuits each shift and work with operators, Metallurgy, process control, maintenance, and Electrical to troubleshoot process, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation issues to minimize avoidable downtime.
• Manage task sequencing, operator deployment, and break-in work within the shift; escalate changes that affect weekly commitments, production risk, staffing, overtime, or environmental compliance to the General Foreman - Concentrator.
• Identify and correct waste, excessive consumption, rework, idle time, and operating practices that increase Support root-cause analysis, metallurgical test work, process optimization, defect elimination, shutdown preparation, and continuous-improvement activities.
• Maintain environmental controls and assigned inspections for water, tailings, concentrate, reagents, spills, and waste within the area of responsibility.
• Document the production and cost effects of downtime, process instability, reduced recovery, quality deviations, and unplanned work.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to lead employees, set clear expectations, coach performance, and gain cooperation across varied experience and technical backgrounds.
• Ability to make timely, risk-informed decisions, select appropriate actions, and escalate issues when technical support or higher authority is required.
• Ability to interpret operating procedures, process trends, alarms, metallurgical results, production targets, equipment information, and technical drawings.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively across shifts and functions, including during process upsets, equipment failures, and emergencies.
• Ability to sustain attention, adapt to changing priorities, and exercise sound judgment in a field-based operation with time pressure, variable schedules, and frequent contact with others.

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience working under mine or industrial safety, environmental, energy-isolation, and operating-procedure
• Experience using standard office software and electronic production-reporting or process-control systems.
• Associate or bachelor's degree in metallurgy, mineral processing, chemical engineering, mining engineering, operations management, or a related field preferred.
• Experience with DCS or process-control systems, metallurgical accounting, shutdowns, commissioning, incident investigation, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement preferred.
• Experience in an MSHA-regulated and collective-bargaining environment preferred.

Sibanye-Stillwater is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment decisions at Sibanye-Stillwater are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation or preference, marital or family status, disability, genetic information, age, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

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