A process supervisor in mining oversees the daily operations of a processing plant, ensuring safety, efficiency, and compliance with environmental and quality standards. This role involves leading and managing a team of process operators, monitoring processing activities like crushing, washing, and chemical treatment, and troubleshooting issues to meet production targets.
Key responsibilities
- Promote a culture of safety and environmental protection in the workplace.
- Lead a team of process operators and other personnel controlling various processing ma chines and conveyor systems, in a mill attached to a mine.
- Processing activities include the separation of waste, washing, crushing, grading, chemical or metal processing, and packaging à.
- Plan and organize work, delegate tasks to the team, oversee progress and monitor results.
- Build teams, motivate individuals and solve problems to achieve results.
- Communicate well with senior managers, other supervisors and their team to promote and achieve mine objectives.
- Develop employees by providing advice and guidance.
- Ensure that new workers are well-trained and have the skills and knowledge they need. to do their jobs safely and effectively.
- Complete shift production reports.
- Liaise with maintenance, engineering and other departments.
- Comply with legislation and regulations concerning safety, employment and protection of the environment.
- Work with trade unions, if the mine is unionized.
Process Supervisors work in an office in the mill and spend a lot of time overseeing processing activities. They wear personal protective equipment most of the time, but will also be expected to participate in meetings with mine management and other stakeholders.
Source: Mining Industry Human Resource Council
