Position Description:

Barrick is looking for an Underground Drill and Blast Supervisor to join our Barrick Nevada Cortez District Underground Operations.

Responsibilities:

• Safely and effectively coordinate and manage drill and blast program for underground operations

• Apply strong leadership to execute the mine plan and improve performance by leading an operations team to deliver safe, environmentally sound and efficient gold production

• Comply with State and Federal legal regulations, Barrick Safety and Environmental policies and procedures

• Cooperate with supervisors, coordinators and managers on management of safety and environmental issues, including complying with any instructions

• Intervene, as necessary, to ensure the health and safety of others in the workplace and to protect the environment

• Attend scheduled or unscheduled safety meetings

• Complete regular safety inspections of the workplace and audit work practices

• Inspect work for loose material and any hazardous conditions that can pose a risk to personnel or equipment

• Coordination and supervision of drill and blast daily work requirements using the 4P philosophy (People, Planet, Property and Production)

• Manage and support drill and blast contractor activities

• Conduct daily line out meetings and monthly safety meetings

• Positive and effective working relationship with Production, Maintenance, and Technical teams

• Ensure that Production has manpower available to meet the production plan by managing manpower effectively

• Excellent and demonstrated personal commitment to safety & health – completing one FLRA (field level risk assessment) per week and ensuring any findings are documented and actioned

• Provide support to Safety Division through participation in fishbone and taproot exercises and follow up on action plans

• Support regulatory requirements in the area of safety, health, environment and the community

• Continually drive process improvements through effective budgeting, monitoring and scheduling

• Focus on “visible felt leadership” by interacting with personnel “in the field” (minimum of 30% of working time)

• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years experience in drill and blast activities required
• Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite software required
• Excellent written and oral communication skills preferred 
• Minimum 5 years supervisory experience or lead person required
• Planning, problem solving, decision making and organizational/interpersonal skills preferred

Barrick is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Thank you for your application, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.