Mine Superintendent

15 Ledcor Management Limited; Canada; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ledcor Group in Canada seeks a Superintendent to provide frontline leadership for large scale mining and earthworks, overseeing crews, equipment fleets, and daily production plans. You will drive production strategies on site, ensure safety, efficiency, and high quality execution across your shift, and coordinate with mine engineers, maintenance, and contractors.

As the on site operational lead, you’ll optimize work methods, troubleshoot field issues, and foster a productive, engaged workforce.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of supervisory experience in mining operations or large-scale earthworks.
• Ability to manage production schedules and adjust plans based on conditions.
• Strong problem-solving skills with practical, safe solutions.
• Effective communication with operators, engineers, clients, and leadership.
• Collaborative leader fostering teamwork and safety.

Responsibilities

• Supervise mining and earthworks operations ensuring compliance with mine plans and safety standards.
• Optimize equipment utilization, labor efficiency, and material resources.
• Enforce site safety protocols meeting mining requirements.
• Monitor and update production schedules to meet targets.
• Hire and develop hourly mine-site employees with the Project Manager.
• Prepare production changes and client communications as needed.
• Track financial aspects and lead planning meetings for equipment readiness.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Production scheduling

Problem solving

Communication

Safety culture

Team leadership

Job description

As a Superintendent with Ledcor’s Mining team, you will provide frontline leadership for large scale mining and earthworks operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and high quality execution across your assigned shift or area. You’ll oversee mining crews and equipment fleets, coordinate daily production plans, monitor output, and ensure all activities align with mine plans, operating procedures, schedules, and cost objectives. In this role, you’ll be the on site operational lead—driving production strategies, optimizing work methods, troubleshooting issues in the field, and supporting a productive, engaged workforce. You’ll also foster strong working relationships with clients, mine engineers, maintenance teams, subcontractors, suppliers, and fellow site staff to maintain a collaborative, solutions focused work environment. We are committed to the long term success and well being of our employees. Come and join our Mining team today in St. Lawrence, NL today!

Essential Responsibilities:

• Supervise all aspects of mining and earthworks operations, ensuring compliance with mine plans, shift instructions, safety standards, and company policies
• Maintain high‑quality operational performance while optimizing equipment utilization, labor efficiency, and material resources
• Enforce site safety protocols that meet or exceed corporate, client, and regulatory mining requirements
• Monitor, analyze, and update production schedules to meet daily, weekly, and long‑range mine targets
• Hire, develop, and manage hourly mine‑site employees in coordination with the Project Manager
• Prepare and process production changes, field adjustments, or scope modifications with client representatives as needed
• Working knowledge of reporting and tracking of financial aspects of the project
• Lead planning meetings with Maintenance and Operations teams to ensure equipment readiness, fleet availability, and operational continuity

Qualifications:

• 5–10 years of supervisory experience in mining operations or large‑scale earthworks, preferably in an active mine environment
• Proven ability to manage production schedules and adjust plans based on changing ground, weather, or equipment conditions
• Strong problem‑solving skills with the ability to develop practical, safe solutions to complex operational challenges
• Highly effective communicator who can tailor messaging to operators, engineers, clients, and leadership teams
• Collaborative leader who builds teamwork, accountability, and a positive safety culture

Working Conditions:

Site‑based role Able to meet the physical requirements of the position, including sitting, standing, bending, climbing, lifting (up to 75 pounds), and working in all weather conditions (rain, snow, heat, extreme cold)

Additional Information

The Ledcor Group of Companies is one of North America’s most diversified construction companies. Ledcor is a company built on a rich history of long-standing project successes. Our workplace culture has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace in North America. Our competitive total rewards package provides compensation and benefits that support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. We offer exciting, challenging work with opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge.

Employment Equity At Ledcor we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion should be part of everything we do. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Our True Blue team consists of individuals from all backgrounds who contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to Ledcor. We are committed to continuing to build on our culture of empowerment, inclusion and belonging. Adjustments will be provided in all parts of our hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance by submitting a request via email. For more information about Ledcor’s Inclusion and Diversity initiatives, please visit our I&D page.

We're a diversified construction company, made up of teams of people who are proven in their industries. All working to design, build, transport, operate, and maintain projects all over North America. But we believe that projects are about more than concrete and steel. They're about people and the power of partnerships. Partnerships with our employees, our communities, our contractors and clients. We believe in building trust in the places where we do business—whether that’s by engaging honestly, by giving back, by putting safety first, or by looking for smarter, more sustainable ways to get the job done right.