Mine Operations Shift Supervisor / Dispatch

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Safety:

• Demonstrate safety and production leadership through Capstone Values
  1. Integrate with Capstone safety culture and lead crews towards operating in accordance with the Life Saving Rules and Critical Behaviors through Quality Safety Interactions
  2. Always exemplify Capstone Values
     • Always Accountable - We take ownership for ourselves, and our work. We "do the right thing" for the business and our stakeholders
     • Execute with Excellence - We measure our performance and strive to excel at every level
     • Deliver Results - We make decisions and are responsible for our outcomes. We work openly and effectively with each other, leveraging the strength of the team
     • Work Responsibly - Safety is non-negotiable: it ensures the well-being of our people and our business.

Field Supervision:

• Manage the Delta-C Performance Program for Haulage
  1. Onboard new employees and shepherd their promotion from MPT1 to MPT2
     • Audit haul truck classroom and field training
     • Sign-off trained operators and ensure 5000-23s are submitted properly
     • Perform monthly performance evaluations and deliver feedback to MPT1s
     • Promote MPT1s to MPT2s when appropriate
  2. Track and improve haulage performance
     • Analyze haulage KPIs
     • Manage the operator scorecard program
     • Provide coaching and retraining for continuous productivity improvements
     • Advise on operator culture and technical fit
     • Advise when operators have mastered haul trucks and are approved for MEO training
• Manage the haulage fleet and haul road network
  1. Ensure safe haulage conditions
     • Responsible for responding to acute fatigue according to the Fatigue Monitoring Procedure
     • Perform audits on and maintain all berming, illumination, signage, and other conditions
     • Respond to, analyze, and report on Rapid Tire Deflation Events
     • Ensure a safe, operable, and well-stocked fuel island
  2. Manage proactive haul road maintenance programs
     • Analyze Road Condition Monitoring reports
     • Confirm deficient haul road conditions and strategize maintenance efforts
     • Communicate repair tasks with road maintenance crews
  3. Drive haulage efficiency
     • Optimize loading cut and dump layouts 
     • Advise operators on optimal spotting patterns
     • Strategize parking ditch locations for shift change
     • Maintain the Mine Model in MineStar
  4. Coordinate daily with Mine Mobile Maintenance on hauling and support equipment needs and priorities
  5. Monitor dust condition and provide dust control resources when necessary
• Support Positive Relief shift change
  1. Manage Mine Operations LV transportation fleet:
     • Track fleet availability; enter repair notifications; ensure sufficient coverage for shift change
     • Perform mechanical inspections and fluid checks/top-offs on all LVs before shift change
  2. Develop shift change strategy
     • Record all equipment locations and status; identify van and bus drivers for oncoming shift
     • Meet with oncoming haulage supervisor to hand-off status and strategize next shift
  3. Assist with crew lineout
     • Assign crew members to equipment for on-coming shift
     • Ensure van and bus drivers are assigned strategically
     • Communicate van and bus assignments to selected operators and ensure transportation LVs are inspected and ready for operators to board when finished with the line-out meeting
• Review Pre/Post Operation Inspection forms for all equipment on the prior shift daily and enter any required notifications

Dispatch Supervision:

• Responsible for managing communications in the mine
  1. Communicate clearly and secure open communications in the event of an emergency
  2. Manage the 2-way radio
     • Ensure all equipment has radio communications
     • Supervise radio communications; maintain professionalism and clarity; direct non-essential comms to alternate channels
     • Relay communications between the various channels and departments operating in the mine
  3. Manage the mine phone
     • Relay communications across PVM as required
     • Record call-ins and relay the information according to any site tracking policy
  4. Collaborate with the mill and crusher operator to maximize productivity between the mine and the various downstream processes
• Monitor all automated mine safety systems
  1. Manage communications from the Fatigue Monitoring system
     • Receive calls from our Fatigue Monitoring partner
     • Perform text-based wellness checks on the operators and inform the Haulage Specialist of any alarms
     • Track operator fatigue using the fatigue log and the stoplight tracker
  2. Monitor the geotechnical radars
     • According to the Ground Control Management plan, respond to any geotechnical alarms according to the TARP
  3. Monitor machine health through the MineStar VIMS
• Manage crew productivity through the Fleet Management System
  1. Maximize safe and efficient production by providing timely and appropriate assignments to employees operating loading and haulage equipment according to the mine plan
  2. Ensure compliance to the grade and tonnage targets set by Mine Planning and Ore Control
  3. Responsible for the accurate tracking of time according to the Time Usage Model
  4. Maintain design GPS files and jobs for operators on applicable equipment
  5. Monitor the DCS system to optimize mine production
  6. Track equipment downs and communicate requirements with Mine Mobile Maintenance
  7. Ensure equipment is on time for Preventative Maintenance
  8. Collaborate with the Haulage Specialist
     • Assign operators to equipment at the start of shift
     • Optimize shift change
• Manage shift reporting
  1. Document shift events and performance on shifter reports and other locations as required
  2. Maintain logs for special event including pit dewatering, crack measuring, entry/exit logs, etc.

• Other duties as required, not limited to:
  1. Assist with in-shift operator equipment swaps
  2. Participate in Blast Clearance activities
  3. Train fill-in back-ups form the hourly crew
  4. Other duties as required

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Knowledge 

• Highly developed communication and writing skills
• Leadership experience is highly regarded
• Equipment operating experience is highly regarded; CAT 789D, Liebherr T264, CAT 16M, CAT 834H

Key Competencies / Skills

• Ability to manage, influence, and work within a multi-disciplinary team
• Valid Arizona Driver’s License
• Ability to speak, comprehend, read, and write English

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SKILLS/ SPECIFIC SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES:

• Knowledge of Computerized Management Systems and Mine Dispatch highly regarded
• CAT VIMS, SAP and MineStar knowledge as a plus.
• Intermediate computer skills; Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, and Outlook

EDUCATION LEVEL / CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• High School Diploma or GED