General Foreman - Mine Operations Execution

Sibanye Stillwater; Big Timber (MT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sibanye-Stillwater is seeking a General Foreman - Mine Operations Execution at East Boulder Mine, McLeod, MT. You will lead frontline Supervisors and Dispatch to deliver approved daily and weekly commitments across underground production, development, backfill, and haulage, ensuring safe, compliant operations.

Role requires seven years in underground mining with strong leadership, safety focus, and the ability to manage complex operations and changes on shift. Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Qualifications

• Seven years of underground production and development experience.
• Leadership of frontline Supervisors and Dispatch.
• Knowledge of MSHA requirements and safety-management practices.
• Experience coordinating underground operations including drill-and-blast, ventilation, and haulage.

Responsibilities

• Lead frontline Supervisors and Dispatch to safely deliver daily and weekly commitments across production, development, backfill, underground construction, rail haulage, and related material movement.
• Verify Supervisor effectiveness through pre-shift preparation, workplace examinations, and coaching follow-ups.
• Control field risk by intervening, stopping work when needed, and escalating major deficiencies.
• Ensure investigations, audits, inspections, and retraining are completed on time with accountable owners and due dates.
• Direct daily and shift execution through handovers, pre-shift reviews, and performance reviews; document actions and follow-ups.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Risk assessment

Decision making

Underground mining

MSHA knowledge

Safety management

Coaching

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate or bachelor's degree in mining, mining engineering, or related field

Job description

General Foreman - Mine Operations Execution

Location:

East Boulder Mine - McLeod, MT

Schedule:

7x7 Rotating

Job Responsibilities and Duties:

The General Foreman - Mine Operations Execution directly leads frontline Supervisors and Dispatch and is accountable for safely delivering approved weekly and daily operating commitments across production, development, backfill, underground construction, rail haulage, rubber-tire haulage, road maintenance, and related material movement. Following formal handoff of the approved plan, the role confirms crew, equipment, route, work-front, material, and support readiness; removes execution barriers; controls operational variance and break-in work; and provides timely, validated feedback to the Planning General Foreman and Mine Operations Manager.

The General Foreman's primary duties are:

• Champion Group Minimum Standards, critical-control verification, lifesaving behaviors, and effective management routines through visible underground field engagement, crew interaction, recognition of compliant behavior, and immediate correction of deficiencies.
• Verify Supervisor effectiveness by observing pre-shift preparation, workplace examinations, crew line-out, work in progress, and completion quality, and document required coaching or corrective follow-up.
• Control unacceptable field risk by intervening immediately, stopping work when required, confirming effective controls with the Supervisor and crew, and escalating recurring or high-consequence deficiencies.
• Ensure investigations, audits, inspections, corrective actions, qualifications, and retraining are completed accurately and on time with accountable owners, due dates, evidence of completion, and escalation of overdue or ineffective actions.
• Directly lead frontline Supervisors by setting written and verbal expectations, defining decision and escalation boundaries, conducting routine one-on-one and shift reviews, and documenting coaching, recognition, and performance follow-up.
• Hold Supervisors accountable for clear crew line-out, workplace control, execution discipline, accurate reporting, and completion of recovery actions.
• Accept the formal planning-to-operations handoff, confirm crew and equipment allocation, commit operational resources within delegated authority, and communicate approved priorities, conditions, constraints, and open readiness actions to Supervisors.
• Lead daily and shift execution through handovers, pre-shift reviews, crew line-out, and the 24-hour operations review; compare actual progress with commitments, verify field performance and work quality, remove barriers, coordinate support, and assign timely recovery actions.
• Make operational adjustments by confirming urgency and impact, authorizing changes within delegated limits, documenting decisions and recovery actions, and escalating changes affecting approved sequence, technical requirements, or weekly commitments.
• Control execution-side labor utilization, overtime, contractor use, equipment allocation, consumables, and rework by comparing shift resource use with the approved plan and approving exceptions only when justified.
• Ensure accurate shift reporting and handoffs by reviewing entries before shift close and communicating work status, hazards, constraints, equipment condition, results, resource use, and required follow-up.
• Provide validated execution actuals and causes for daily, weekly, and 3MR performance reviews, including completed, missed, deferred, and changed work, delay reasons, and recovery actions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Leadership skills sufficient to direct work through frontline Supervisors, establish accountability, coach performance, manage conflict, and sustain consistent standards across shifts.
• Sound operational judgment, adaptability, and stress tolerance sufficient to assess changing risk, authorize adjustments within delegated limits, establish control during incidents or emergencies, coordinate emergency-response resources, and escalating changes affecting approved priorities, sequence, or technical requirements.
• Clear communication and influencing skills sufficient to direct work, conduct shift and performance reviews, secure timely cross-functional support, clarify ownership and need dates, challenge incomplete responses, escalating unresolved constraints, and prepare concise execution reports and handoffs.
• Experience in underground production and development mining cycles, including drill-and-blast execution, explosives controls, blast clearance and re-entry requirements, ventilation clearance, drilling, blasting, mucking, haulage, ground support, rehabilitation, services installation, work-area preparation, and coordination of downstream activities.
• Knowledge of MSHA requirements, site standards, and safety-management practices applicable to underground operations, including workplace examinations, task training, explosives, mobile equipment, critical controls, incident investigation, corrective actions, contractors, and emergency response.
• Leadership and workforce-management practices experience, including Supervisor development, performance management, staffing, succession, qualifications, labor relations, contractor oversight, and application of Collective Bargaining Agreements.

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Seven years of progressively responsible experience in underground production, development, mine support, or closely related mine operations, including at least three years leading mining employees as a frontline Supervisor or in a higher-level operating leadership role.
• Associate or bachelor's degree in mining, mine engineering, engineering technology, operations management, occupational safety, business with substantial mining-operations experience, or a related field 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.