Supervisor - Mine Support

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

Job summary

Sibanye-Stillwater seeks a Supervisor for Underground Rubber-Tire and Rail Haulage in Montana. You will lead daily haulage activities, ensure safety and compliance, and coordinate with Dispatch, Maintenance, and Technical Services to maintain plan execution and reliable material movement.

Responsibilities include coaching crews, reviewing qualifications, translating weekly plans into shift plans, and driving continuous improvement in safety and productivity.

Qualifications

• Five years of underground hard-rock mining experience with rubber-tire/rail haulage.
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Responsibilities

• Lead frontline supervision for underground rubber-tire and rail haulage operations.
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Skills

Leadership

Judgment

Planning

Communication

Adaptability

Underground haulage

Haulage systems

MSHA knowledge

Safety compliance

Dispatch coordination

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

5 years underground hard-rock mining w/ rubber-tire/rail haulage

Assoc./Bachelors in mining/engineering tech/ops safety preferred

1+ years in lead/dispatcher role

Experience with underground rubber-tire & rail haulage

Job description

Supervisor - Mine Support - UG Rubber Tire & Rail Haulage

Location:

East Boulder - McLeod, MT

Schedule:

7X7 Rotating

Job Responsibilities and Duties

The Supervisor - Underground Rubber-Tire & Rail Haulage provides frontline leadership for the safe, efficient, and compliant movement of ore, waste, personnel, supplies, and equipment through the underground haulage system. Reporting to the General Foreman, this position converts the approved one-week plan and General Foreman direction into resource-ready daily shift plans; directs rubber-tire haulage, rail haulage, loading, transfer, and related material-handling activities; verifies travel ways, track, loading and dumping points, communications, and equipment readiness; coordinates priorities with Dispatch, Mine Operations, Maintenance, and Technical Services; controls variance within delegated authority; and promptly escalates constraints or changes that could affect committed work. The Supervisor provides accurate shift information, field feedback, and recovery actions needed by the General Foreman to maintain planning-to-execution alignment, safe traffic flow, equipment utilization, material movement, workforce accountability, and performance against safety, productivity, quality, cost, and reporting expectations.

• Reinforce Group Minimum Standards, critical controls, lifesaving behaviors, traffic-management rules, rail operating procedures, standard operating procedures, and approved work methods by stopping unsafe work immediately, establishing effective controls with the crew, documenting required follow-up, and escalating recurring or high-consequence deficiencies to the General Foreman.
• Maintain visible field presence each shift across active haulage routes, loading and dumping points, transfer locations, sidings, shops, and work areas while reviewing workplace examinations and pre-operational inspections, verifying safe conditions, and documenting coaching or corrective actions.
• Verify controls for mobile-equipment interaction, rail movement, right-of-way, clearance, speed, parking, chocking, coupling, switching, loading, dumping, backing, pedestrian access, radio communication, and isolation before and during work.
• Identify and control haulage hazards including impaired visibility, congestion, restricted clearances, poor roadway or track conditions, spillage, derailment risk, runaway equipment, fire, ground conditions, ventilation impacts, and loss of communication.
• Control and report incidents and near misses immediately, including contact events, derailments, runaways, material releases, and traffic-control failures.
• Confirm each crew member is trained and qualified for their assigned work by reviewing current qualification records, discussing the assignment and hazards with the employee, observing readiness before work begins, withholding assignments when requirements are not met, and coordinating required task, campaign, procedure, or refresher training with the General Foreman, Safety, and Training.
• Translate the approved weekly plan into clear shift expectations by conducting a pre-shift review of assignments, decision boundaries, hazards, controls, sequence, resource requirements, and expected results; invite questions, correct misunderstandings, and confirm employee understanding before work begins.
• Provide real-time coaching, recognition, and corrective feedback, documenting significant discussions in accordance with documentation best practices and applicable policies.
• Recommend hiring, development, recognition, performance, or succession actions to the General Foreman.
• Convert the approved one-week plan and General Foreman direction into a safe, clear, and executable haulage shift plan by confirming required tons and material destinations, movement priorities, labor, qualified operators, locomotives, railcars, rubber-tire fleet, access, communications, hazards, controls, and expected results before shift release.
• Direct the coordinated movement of ore, waste, personnel, supplies, and equipment by rubber-tire and rail by sequencing loading, transfer, switching, tramming, dumping, and return movements to maintain safe traffic flow and support mine priorities.
• Coordinate continuously with Dispatch and other operational supervisors regarding priority changes, equipment availability, congestion, blasting windows, ventilation restrictions, and shared access.
• Monitor actual haulage performance against the shift plan using trips, tons, cycle time, delays, queue time, utilization, and material destination by inspecting active and completed work, correcting operating or quality issues, and initiating recovery actions within delegated authority.
• Implement approved plan changes by revising crew assignments, equipment allocation, routes, and sequence, communicating changes and controls to affected employees and functions and documenting the reason and expected impact.
• Maintain environmental compliance by controlling spills, leaks, emissions, dust, waste handling, and housekeeping along haulage routes and at loading, transfer, fueling, charging, and dumping locations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Complete an accurate shift handoff before shift close that communicates work status, hazards, controls, constraints, equipment condition, completed, missed, deferred, and changed work, resource use, variance reasons, recovery actions, accountable owners, and required follow-up to the incoming team and General Foreman.
• Validate safety, production, development, quality, workforce, equipment, cost, work-order, and environmental information against source records, correcting omissions or inaccuracies before submitting reports through approved systems.

Qualifications and Skills

• Leadership and interpersonal ability to set expectations, build accountability, coach employees, manage conflict, and collaborate across crews and functions.
• Judgment and situational awareness to identify hazards, constraints, errors, and changing conditions; evaluate options; and make or accelerate timely decisions.
• Planning and organizational ability to prioritize interdependent work, align people and resources, anticipate constraints, and adjust to changing priorities.
• Clear oral, listening, and written communication skills to verify understanding and produce accurate, concise, and traceable records and recommendations.
• Adaptability and stress tolerance to maintain sound judgment and professional communication during emergencies, disruptions, and competing demands.
• Underground hard-rock material-flow systems and the safe movement of ore, waste, personnel, supplies, and equipment by rubber-tire and rail.
• Knowledge of operation and limitations of haul trucks, load-haul-dump units, locomotives, railcars, switching and coupling systems, track and roadways, loading and dumping points, transfer systems, communications, and fueling or charging facilities.
• Knowledge of underground haulage hazards and controls, including mobile-equipment interaction, right-of-way and traffic management, restricted clearance, speed, visibility, backing, parking, isolation, runaway prevention, derailment, fire, ground conditions, ventilation, and emergency response.
• Knowledge of MSHA, environmental, training, contractor, incident-reporting, equipment-inspection, workplace-examination, and corrective-action requirements applicable to underground haulage.

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Five years of progressively responsible underground hard-rock mining experience, including substantial experience in rubber-tire or rail haulage, material handling, dispatch, mine operations, or closely related work.
• Associate or bachelor's degree in mining, engineering technology, operations management, occupational safety, or related field preferred.
• One or more years in a lead, trainer, relief supervisor, dispatcher, or other frontline leadership capacity coordinating crews, equipment, traffic, and material movement across shifts preferred.
• Experience with both underground rubber-tire and rail haulage, including haul trucks or load-haul-dump units, locomotives and railcars, loading and dumping systems, route and track readiness, dispatch communications, maintenance coordination, and electronic shift reporting 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.