8221 Supervisors, mining and quarrying

Category: Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations

Major Group 82 : Supervisors and technical occupations in natural resources, agriculture and related production

 

 

Supervisors in this unit group supervise and co-ordinate activities of workers engaged in underground and surface mining operations and quarries. They are employed by coal, metal and non-metallic mineral mines and quarries.

Example Titles

fill foreman/woman – underground mining
foreman/woman, underground mine
mine captain
mine foreman/woman
supervisor, mine
supervisor, quarry
supervisor, surface mine
track boss – underground mining

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Main duties

Supervisors in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:

• Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of workers who extract coal, minerals and ore; operate underground conveyances; and perform other services in support of underground mining, or of heavy equipment operators, drillers, blasters and other workers in surface mining and quarrying

• Establish methods to meet work schedules and confer with managerial and technical personnel, other departments and contractors to resolve problems and co-ordinate activities

• Oversee the safety of the mining or quarrying operations

• Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve productivity

• Requisition materials and supplies

• Train workers in job duties, safety procedures and company policies

• Recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions

• Prepare production and other reports.

 

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required.

• Completion of a college or university program in mining technology or engineering may be required for some positions in this group.

• Several years of experience in the occupations supervised are usually required.

• Provincial certification as an underground mine supervisor, shift boss, or coal mining supervisor may be required.

Additional information

• There is mobility between employers, especially for supervisors with post-secondary diplomas or degrees.
• Mobility between surface mining, underground mining, coal or metal mining sectors may be limited by differences in production technologies and licensing requirements.

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