Senior Manager, Mining Operations
industrial_energy_operations › Mining Operations · M4 — M4 — Director · Management
Senior manager overseeing multiple mine operating sections, ensuring safe, efficient extraction and production across shifts and functions.
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$167,689 USD
▲ +95.9% vs M1 on this ladder
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pay@2 · 2026-07
What this role is
Senior manager overseeing multiple mine operating sections, ensuring safe, efficient extraction and production across shifts and functions. At the Director (M4) level, the role owns a function or department, strategic priorities and cross-functional alignment, and drives function-level results. Leads managers; sets direction for the function.
What this level does
- Manage multiple mining sections or a critical operational function (e.g., all drilling and blasting), aligning field execution with the site's strategic mine plan
- Provide field leadership for 50–60 personnel including crews and site supervisors across various project locations
- Oversee and manage comprehensive daily drilling and production operations involving multiple specialized crews, resolving cross-section conflicts
- Set operational policies and standards for safety, equipment maintenance, and production; own the function's budget and productivity targets
- Collaborate with technical and engineering teams to address complex operational challenges and implement production optimization initiatives
- Knowledge applied
- Applies strategic understanding of the mine plan to set policies across multiple sections; failures could jeopardize production and site business activities.
- Complexity & problem solving
- Resolves complex cross-section problems and aligns operational execution with business objectives and the strategic mine plan.
- Collaboration & interaction
- Engages senior site leaders and technical teams on operational strategy; provides field leadership for 50–60 personnel.
- Typical experience
- 8–10+ years with complex multi-team or multi-section leadership.
Skills at this level
- Heavy equipment operation and maintenance
- — Directs and evaluates the operation and maintenance of heavy mining equipment — drills, loaders, scoops, shovels, and conveyors — including hydraulics, drives, and preventive maintenance scheduling.
- Mechanical/electrical troubleshooting
- — Diagnoses and resolves defects in mining equipment — motors, sheaves, drives, line-bore and welding repairs — to restore field availability with minimum downtime.
- Production planning and optimization
- — Plans and optimizes open-pit and underground production, sequencing drilling, blasting, excavation, and haulage against schedule, cost, and grade targets.
- Safety and environmental compliance
- — Enforces mining safety and environmental regulations on the face, investigates incidents, and drives corrective actions to keep operations compliant.
- Mine ventilation, drainage and rehabilitation
- — Plans and implements ventilation, air-quality management, drainage, and site rehabilitation as part of safe and lawful mining operations.
- Leadership and people management
- — Supervises crews, mentors technicians, and manages large field workforces of 50–60+ personnel across shifts and sites.
- Technical documentation and software literacy
- — Reads and interprets technical SOPs and production spreadsheets, and uses fleet monitoring and mining software to track and analyze operational performance.
- Geology and mining techniques
- — Applies knowledge of geology and extraction methods to inform mining plans, ground control, and production decisions in the field.
- Blasting and drilling operations
- — Oversees drilling and blasting programs across specialized crews, coordinating blast design, sequencing, and safety controls.
- P&L and financial management
- — Manages P&L performance, operating budgets, and regional business operations for mining sites, allocating cost across fleets and projects.
- Stakeholder and regulatory engagement
- — Engages regulators, government bodies, contractors, and communities on permitting, compliance, and major operational decisions.
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