Open Pit Mining Supervisor

Evolution Mining

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

On-site

AUD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly performance bonuses
Employee share scheme – have a real-st
Attractive rosters
Competitive live-local incentives and

Job summary

Evolution Mining invites applications for an experienced Open Pit Mining Supervisor to join the Mungari Operations team in Kalgoorlie on a 7:7 drive-in drive-out roster. You will lead open pit crews, ensure safety, statutory compliance and production targets while coordinating daily activities and operating equipment as needed.

Reporting to the Open Pit Superintendent, this hands-on role emphasizes strong leadership, risk management and a proactive safety culture across multidisciplinary teams

Qualifications

  • Preferably a minimum of 7 years Open Pit Gold Mining experience.
  • Current C Class Manual Driver's Licence.
  • Certificate III in Surface Extraction or Metalliferous Mining (or equivalent).
  • Demonstrated experience in an Open Pit Mining Supervisory position.
  • Strong leadership, coaching and people management capability.
  • Experience managing production mining crews and contractors.
  • Sound understanding of mining legislation, safety management systems and statutory requirements.
  • Competency operating a range of open pit mining equipment.
  • Strong communication and organisational skills.
  • Ability to actively contribute as both a supervisor and equipment operator.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and supervise open pit operators and contractors to safely achieve production targets.
  • Ensure statutory compliance and fulfil all responsibilities associated with a Section 26 appointment.
  • Promote and maintain a strong safety culture through active field leadership and hazard management.
  • Coordinate daily mining activities in line with production plans and technical requirements.
  • Manage workforce deployment, shift activities and operational priorities.
  • Conduct workplace inspections, risk assessments and incident investigations.
  • Communicate production targets, plans and safety expectations to crews.
  • Liaise with Technical Services, Drill & Blast, Maintenance and Dewatering teams to optimise pit performance.
  • Monitor equipment utilisation, productivity and operational efficiency.
  • Operate mining equipment as required to support production outcomes.
  • Coach, mentor and develop operators while building a highly engaged and capable team.
  • Lead by example in accordance with Evolution Mining's values and safety principles.

Skills

Leadership
People Mgmt
Safety culture
Open pit mining
Contractor Mgmt
Equipment operation
Communication
Planning
Regulatory compliance

Education

Certificate III in Surface Extraction or Metalliferous Mining
C Class Manual Driver's Licence

Job description

We’re a bold team with a bright future; and we’re looking for people who want to be part of it.

Evolution Mining is a premier global gold company operating six mines across Australia and Canada. We’re transforming mines and uplifting careers. We’ve extended the mine life of our Ernest Henry Operations to 2040 and doubled its ore reserves. We took our Cowal Gold Operations underground in just seven years. We’re transforming our Red Lake Operations, restoring it as a premier Canadian gold mine. That kind of ambition creates careers, not just jobs.

When we asked our people what they enjoy most about working at Evolution, two things came up across every site: career growth and the quality of the people. Here, you’ll work alongside people who care, who push one another to be better, with leaders who are there to support you.

What’s the opportunity?

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Open Pit Mining Supervisor to join our Mungari Operations team.

Reporting to the Open Pit Superintendent, you will provide strong frontline leadership to open pit mining crews, ensuring safe, efficient and productive mining operations while maintaining statutory compliance and achieving production targets.

This is a hands‑on leadership role. While leading crews and coordinating daily mining activities, you will also be expected to operate production equipment as required to support operational performance and maintain productivity across the shift.

This position is drive in drive out daily Kalgoorlie residential role on an 7:7 roster

Key responsibilities include:

  • Lead and supervise open pit operators and contractors to safely achieve production targets.
  • Ensure statutory compliance and fulfil all responsibilities associated with a Section 26 appointment.
  • Promote and maintain a strong safety culture through active field leadership and hazard management.
  • Coordinate daily mining activities in line with production plans and technical requirements.
  • Manage workforce deployment, shift activities and operational priorities.
  • Conduct workplace inspections, risk assessments and incident investigations.
  • Communicate production targets, plans and safety expectations to crews.
  • Liaise with Technical Services, Drill & Blast, Maintenance and Dewatering teams to optimise pit performance.
  • Monitor equipment utilisation, productivity and operational efficiency.
  • Operate mining equipment as required to support production outcomes.
  • Coach, mentor and develop operators while building a highly engaged and capable team.
  • Lead by example in accordance with Evolution Mining's values and safety principles.
Why Mungari Operations?

Mungari is a cornerstone asset in our portfolio, with a mine life to at least 2038. It’s operationally diverse, with opportunities to work on the surface or underground and a great team of people who care. Our recent expansion of the processing plant has more than doubled processing capacity from 2 million to 4.2 million tonnes per year. With open pit and processing all on one site, the operational diversity is ideal for uplifting careers.

Live local in the world-class mining community and enjoy our competitive live-local incentives and allowances.

The future here is bright; you could be part of it.

What we offer you
We support, develop and reward you to ensure you have a bright future. Here’s how we back that up:
  • Quarterly performance bonuses
  • Employee share scheme – have a real stake in the company’s success
  • Attractive rosters
  • Competitive live-local incentives and allowances
  • Relocation support
  • Salary packaging (e.g. novated car leasing, remote area housing)
  • Life insurance and income protection
  • Attractive parental leave benefits (18 weeks)
  • Discounted health insurance
Does this sound like you?
  • Preferably a minimum of 7 years Open Pit Gold Mining experience.
  • Current C Class Manual Driver's Licence.
  • Certificate III in Surface Extraction or Metalliferous Mining (or equivalent).
  • Demonstrated experience in an Open Pit Mining Supervisory position.
  • Strong leadership, coaching and people management capability.
  • Experience managing production mining crews and contractors.
  • Sound understanding of mining legislation, safety management systems and statutory requirements.
  • Competency operating a range of open pit mining equipment.
  • Strong communication and organisational skills.
  • Ability to actively contribute as both a supervisor and equipment operator.

As our name suggests, change and evolution are in our DNA. If you’d like to work with a team that turns challenges into opportunities and delivers on its bold ambitions, we want to hear from you.

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