Underground Operations Leader - Gold Mine

Jerritt Canyon; Elko (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jerritt Canyon is seeking an experienced Underground Operations General Supervisor to lead underground mining activities safely and efficiently, aligning with the mine plan and regulatory requirements.

The role provides direct leadership to underground supervisors, crews, and contractors, ensuring safe production execution, effective ground control, ore development, and strong collaboration with Engineering, Geology, Maintenance, and Safety teams.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Current training/certification in underground mine safety, emergency response, first aid/CPR, and other site-required competencies.
• Experience with incident investigations, hazard identification, and risk management.
• Experience supervising underground production and development activities.
• Strong working knowledge of underground mining methods and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and direction for underground mining operations across assigned shifts, crews, mining areas, or production zones.
• Ensure underground production activities are conducted safely, efficiently, and in accordance with the mine plan.
• Establish daily and weekly production priorities and communicate clear expectations to supervisors and crews.
• Monitor production performance against planned targets for development, stoping, ore production, ground support, mucking, hauling, and related activities.
• Coordinate underground development and production activities to maintain sufficient mining faces and ore availability.
• Ensure mining activities are sequenced to support short-, medium-, and long-term mine plans.
• Supervise and develop underground supervisors and frontline leaders with coaching and feedback.
• Ensure employees and contractors understand and comply with safety policies and regulations.
• Maintain a strong field presence underground and promote safety as an operational priority.

Skills

Leadership

Underground mining experience

Safety leadership

Contractor management

Project coordination

Education

High school diploma

ATF clearance

Underground mine safety certifications

Tools

LHDs

haul trucks

development jumbos

bolters

longhole drills

Job description

Jerritt Canyon is seeking an experienced Underground Operations General Supervisor to lead underground mining activities safely and efficiently, aligning with the mine plan and regulatory requirements.

The role provides direct leadership to underground supervisors, crews, and contractors, ensuring safe production execution, effective ground control, ore development, and strong collaboration with Engineering, Geology, Maintenance, and Safety teams.