Mining Coordinator

Bayer•Soda Springs, ID

9d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Mining Coordinator at our Soda Springs, ID operation, you are a critical leader in ensuring the safe, efficient, and high-quality recovery of phosphate ore from the pit to the stockpile. This role blends operational mining leadership, safety ownership, and applied phosphate geology, ensuring that ore quality, recovery, and daily execution align with long-range mine plans and company standards. You own all activities within active mining areas and are responsible for ore identification, resource evaluation, safety oversight, pit control, contractor management, and geological support. You are empowered to start or stop work based on safety or operational conditions and serve as the key technical link between geology, operations, engineering, and the plant.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED with 10 years of phosphate mining experience with a deep understanding of phosphate geology
Strong knowledge of large-scale mining equipment and mining practices
Valid Driver’s License (Driving record (MVR) will be reviewed and must meet guidelines based on the company’s Risk Screening for Hiring Drivers.)
Ability to strategically manage ore beds to maximize recovery and ore quality.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated ability to identify and mitigate safety issues proactively
Experience working with equipment operators for ore identification, cleaning, and sampling
Proven success directing mining contractors and ensuring compliance with my plans
Proficiency in pit surveying, topographic updates, and maintaining accurate pit maps.

Responsibilities

Own all operations in active mining areas, including identification of ore and overburden zones
Direct all ore and overburden extraction, optimizing haul routes, sequencing, and material placement
Work with equipment operators to identify, clean, and properly handle ore; collect and transport trench samples to the plant lab
Provide daily direction and oversight to 25–40 contractors to ensure adherence to mining plans and safe work practices
Maintain direct authority to start or stop work to ensure safety and operational integrity
Develop detailed daily and weekly mine plans using sampling, stratigraphy, and ore boundary interpretations
Perform pit surveying to verify compliance with mine design and update pit maps with current topography
Design and execute programs to identify and confirm phosphate deposits within current and future mining areas
Estimate ore grades and tonnage and define resource vs. reserve boundaries
Champion a zero-incident culture and model safe behaviors at all times.