H&S Director

Titan Mining Corporation • Gouverneur, NY

333d • $80,000 - $110,000

About The Position

Empire State Mines is currently seeking a professional to fill the role of Mine Health & Safety Director at its underground Zinc operation. Located within 2-hour drive of The Thousand Islands, Lake Ontario shoreline, the Adirondack Mountains and world class skiing at Lake Placid. Explore Canada with Montreal and Ottawa only 2-3 hours away.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in health and safety field, specific to underground mining preferred
• Experience in leading the development of and maintaining a strong safety culture
• Experience in training of techniques and systems of hazard recognition and control
• Mine rescue experience
• MSHA Blue Card IU/IS/MM unlimited certification preferred
• Skill in written and verbal communication (in English), critical thinking, data analysis
• Legally authorized to work in the US

Responsibilities

• Lead development of strong safety culture
• Analyze indicators of Company's health and safety performance
• Lead audits of processes and facilities within the underground and surface to ensure not only compliance with Empire State Mines' safety procedures, but also local, state, and federal requirements
• Advise management team members on need and opportunity for performance improvements
• Assist all team members in developing plans, policies, or procedures necessary to accomplish performance improvements
• Conducts and leads risk management by performing hazard evaluations, risk assessments, and initiates corrective actions and controls for correction
• Assist in completing incident investigations, determines risk levels, and evaluated root cause
• Point of contact for MSHA and manages MSHA mine inspector visits and required documentation
• Uses knowledge and experience of federal, state, and local laws and regulations of the industry to evaluate Company rules, policies, and procedures for adherence and to support a safe work environment
• Communicate health and safety information and use knowledge and experience to address questions and concerns from employees, managers, and other stakeholders
• Other reasonable duties as needed

Benefits

• 401K Retirement Plan including additional employer contribution of 5% of gross wages weekly
• Excellus Medical plan with low employee contribution
• FREE Vision, Dental, and Life Insurances
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time Off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Mining (except Oil and Gas)