Underground Drilling Supervisor

Boart Longyear; Australia; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Boart Longyear is seeking Drilling Field Supervisors for upcoming projects in our SA Underground operations. The successful candidates will have extensive drilling experience at a field leadership level and a proven ability to lead teams with safety and quality in mind.

Ideal applicants hold a Cert IV in Drilling Operations, strong supervisory experience, and a willingness to participate in toolbox and safety meetings.

Qualifications

• Extensive drilling experience at a supervisory level.
• Proven leadership experience in field operations.
• Cert IV in Drilling Operations required.
• Trainer and Assessor (Desirable).

Responsibilities

• Provide safety leadership and assist team with risk assessments, critical control verifications and job safety analysis.
• Ensure all operations comply with relevant legislation, standards, work practices and awards.
• Provide ongoing coaching to develop your team; address performance and conduct issues.
• Coordinate and allocate work to meet drilling plans and run rates in a cost-effective way while meeting safety compliance.
• Ensure mechanical availability through maintenance, reporting, and preventative maintenance schedules.
• Liaise with the Project Leader regarding drilling program progress.
• Lead investigations of incidents/hazard management and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Drilling leadership

Supervisory experience

Safety leadership

Team coaching

Education

Cert IV in Drilling Operations

Job description

Boart Longyear is the global industry leader in safety, drilling innovation and productivity. But more importantly, our values define what matters most in our continued success and serve as a guide for our business operations. We demonstrate a commitment to our values and use them as guiding principles in our decision making and actions, each and every day. We value health and safety, integrity, customer focus, and teamwork.

If this is what drives you too, then come join our team!

We are seeking Drilling Field Supervisor's for upcoming projects in our SA Underground operations. The successful candidates will have experience in Underground Diamond Dr drilling and a demonstrated history of working to strict safety and quality standards in a field leadership position.

Want to know a bit more?

• Providing safety leadership and assisting team members with thedevelopment of thorough risk assessments, critical control verifications and job safetyanalysis.
• Ensuring all operations are conducted in line with relevant legislation, standards, work practices and awards.
• Provide ongoing coachingto develop your team; including addressing performance and conduct issues.
• Coordinate and allocatework as required to meet drilling plans and run rates in the most cost effective/efficient way while meeting safety compliance requirements, including theco-ordination of relief team members as required.
• Ensuring mechanical availability of assets through basic maintenance, reporting process, and effective prestart and preventative maintenance schedules.
• Liaise with the Project Leaderregarding the progress of the drilling program.
• Conduct reviews of employee performance in line with overall organisational strategy and development.
• Participate in drilling Contractor toolbox meetings and Geology safety meetings to ensure that all relevant successes and opportunities for improvement are effectively communicated, and that feedback from the Contractor is registered and actioned upon where necessary.
• Lead investigations of allincidents / hazard management issues that occur in the work area and on shift andensure effective corrective actions are identified, implemented and monitoredin a timely and productive manner.

A few things we’re looking for:

• Extensive drillingexperience at a Supervisory level - Essential
• Proven leadership experience – Essential
• Cert IV in DrillingOperations - Essential
• Trainer and Assessor (Desirable)
• Ability to provide an Australian NationalPolice Clearance (within the last six months).
• Ability topass a Boart Longyear Pre-Employment Medical, including a Drug and Alcohol Screen.

What’s in it for you?

• Job security with permanent, ongoing employment on long-term contracts
• Annual & Personal leave entitlements
• Return flights provided from hometown in Australia
• Work for one of the world\'s leading providers of drilling products and services
• More than just a number – excellent ongoing training and development opportunities