Mine Manager - Aggregates

Heidelberg Materials North America; Sechelt; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits program

Pension plan

Pre-employment checks

Job summary

Heidelberg Materials North America is seeking a qualified Mine Manager for the Sechelt Mine on the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia. Reporting to the Area Manager for British Columbia Aggregates, you will oversee mining and production operations and lead the management team.

You will implement the safety program to meet the zero harm standard, develop strategies to maximize productivity, manage budgets and capital projects, and strengthen relationships with First Nations partners while

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in mining or building materials production.
• Leadership experience in a complex production environment.
• Experience with collective agreements and unionized workplaces.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships with First Nations partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to mine management and employees across mining, production, and maintenance.
• Implement safety program to achieve zero harm.
• Develop strategies to maximize resource utilization and productivity while minimizing costs.
• Develop operating budgets and oversee capital projects.
• Ensure compliance with environmental/mining regulations and reclamation program.
• Maintain constructive relationships with First Nations partners.

Skills

Leadership

Safety program

Budgeting

Operations management

Communication

Team motivation

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Job description

Heidelberg Materials provides the materials to build our future. Our future is sustainable. Our future is digital. And it goes beyond cement, aggregates and ready-mixed concrete. Heidelberg Materials North America, previously known as Lehigh Hanson, operates more than 450 locations with approximately 9,000 employees in the U.S. and Canada.

This British Columbia facility produces 6 million tonnes of aggregates a year. The Sechelt mine is located on the Sunshine Coast and is one of the largest sand and gravel operations in North America and one of the most advanced aggregates operations in the Heidelberg Materials Group.

Heidelberg Materials is seeking a qualified Mine Manager. Reporting to the Area Manager for British Columbia Aggregates, this position manages, directs and coordinates the overall mining and production operations at our Sechelt Mine.

What You’ll Get To Do:

• Provide leadership to the Sechelt mine’s management team and employees in all aspects of mining, production, repair and maintenance, quality control and administration.
• Implement and enhance the mine’s safety program to accomplish Heidelberg’s “zero harm” standard.
• Develop, implement and execute specific strategies, plans and objectives to maximize the utility of resources, continuously improve the mine’s productivity and minimize costs.
• Develop operating budgets and identify capital spending projects, prepare their authorization and ensure successful implementation of the recommended projects.
• Oversee compliance with environmental and mining regulations, policies and procedures and continue the mine’s award-winning reclamation program.
• Develop and maintain a constructive relationship with the company’s First Nations partners.

Who we are looking for:

• Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to lead and motivate employees at all levels of the organization
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in mining or building materials production
• Substantial leadership experience with proven track record of achieving results in a complex production environment
• Knowledge of collective agreements and experience working in a unionized environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Work Environment:

• Role operates primarily a professional office environment, but requires conducting business at manufacturing locations and job sites where the conditions include moving mechanical equipment, inclement weather, heat, humidity, and elevated noise levels

What we have to offer:

• Competitive base salary and participation in our annual incentive plan
• Highly competitive benefits programs
• Pension retirement savings plan with an automatic company contribution as well as matching contributions
• Our pre-employment process includes: reference checks, a medical screening, a criminal record check and a drivers abstract check.