Job Status: Filled

Mine Manager / Superintendent – Underground Coal (Mine Operations)

Full Time

  MRC - Executive Search for Mining Professionals (http://www.miningsearch.com/)

  Southern Illinois, Illinois, United States

Our client is a rapidly growing world-class coal producer with more than 3 billion tons of reserves. They currently operate four highly productive underground coal mines in the Eastern United States and we are helping them to identify a Mine Manager/Superintendent who will manage a new longwall mining complex that is budgeted to produce up to 8 million clean tons of Coal annually.

They will be responsible for, but not limited to the following:

  • Coordinate the coal production from two continuous miner development sections and a longwall operation.
  • Prioritize the implement a strong safety culture
  • Manage a 120-130 person workforce on a 5 ½ day/week work schedule.
  • Enhance the efficiency and flexibility of operations to optimize revenues and profits through optimal production volume.
  • Establish a long-term operations strategy and agenda for the operations.
  • Recruit, select, train and motivate capable management personnel.
  • Address all labor relations issues.
  • Develop short and long range production schedules and operating and capital budgets.

Qualifications/Experience etc:

  • B.S. Degree in Mining Engineering or related field. An MBA is preferred.
  • 5 -10 years of experience as a longwall foreman or coordinator.
  • Commercial business exposure is preferred.
  • The ability to develop and execute plans in a leadership role
  • A participatory management style, leads by example, motivates and gets results
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to interface equally with corporate management and workers at the face.
  • Ability to exercise sound business judgment
  • Demonstrates, by example, a commitment to working safely.
  • High level of energy with ability to work independently and with limited direction.

Compensation

Compensation: Extremely Competitive Package
Relocation: Fully Paid