Superintendent, Health and Safety

Gibraltar Mine • McLeese Lake, BC

31d • $139,600 - $174,400 • Onsite

About The Position

The Health and Safety Superintendent plays a key leadership role in supporting a safe, compliant, and high-performing mining operation. By partnering with leaders across the site, this position drives proactive risk management, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives that protect employees, contractors, and the environment. The role leads the Health and Safety team while fostering a culture where everyone is empowered to work safely and responsibly.

Requirements

• Degree, diploma, or recognized certification in Occupational Health and Safety or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive health and safety experience in mining, including leadership experience at the Superintendent or equivalent level.
• Extensive knowledge of the BC Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines, occupational health and safety legislation, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Strong knowledge in surface mining operations, including drill and blast, mining, processing, mobile equipment, maintenance, crushing, and contractor management.
• Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and maintaining occupational health and safety management systems.
• Proven experience leading audits, inspections, incident investigations, risk assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Comprehensive understanding of hazard identification, risk assessment, hierarchy of controls, critical control management, and safety performance measurement.
• Experience working with regulatory inspectors and external agencies.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and team development skills with the ability to influence employees and leaders at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities, including the confidence to stop work when unsafe conditions exist.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic operational environment.
• Demonstrated integrity, sound judgment, professionalism, and commitment to safety excellence.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams).
• Valid Class 5 Driver's License.

Nice To Haves

• Surface Mine Rescue certification
• A professional health and safety designation (e.g., CRSP)

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, coaching, and mentorship to the Health and Safety team, fostering a proactive safety culture and supporting professional development.
• Champion and promote a strong safety culture by ensuring compliance with company health and safety standards, procedures, and management systems.
• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of occupational health and safety programs, systems, standards, and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with the BC Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines, applicable legislation, regulatory requirements, and company policies.
• Conduct audits, inspections, and critical control verifications to identify hazards, assess risks, and verify the effectiveness of controls.
• Oversee key health and safety programs, including hazard identification and risk assessment, contractor safety management, incident reporting and investigations, action management, and safety meetings.
• Lead investigations into significant incidents, ensuring thorough root cause analysis, quality corrective actions, and the sharing of organizational learnings.
• Monitor, analyze, and communicate leading and lagging health and safety performance indicators, preparing reports and recommendations for operational leadership.
• Partner with operational leaders to identify safety priorities, implement corrective actions, and continuously improve health and safety performance.
• Serve as the technical subject matter expert on occupational health and safety matters, providing guidance to leaders, supervisors, employees, and contractors.
• Liaise with regulatory agencies and inspectors, ensuring positive working relationships and timely resolution of compliance matters.
• Develop and facilitate health and safety training programs while ensuring employees have access to the tools and knowledge required to perform work safely.
• Support emergency preparedness, critical incident response, and overall site wellbeing initiatives.
• Promote continuous improvement through the evaluation of health and safety systems, risk management processes, and industry best practices.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Vacation packages
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• RRSP matching program
• Opportunity for career and professional growth through development, education, and succession plan programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree