Supervisor - Concentrator Operations - SWM

Sibanye Stillwater•Nye, MT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supervisor - Concentrator provides frontline leadership for the safe, compliant, stable, and cost-effective operation of the mine-site concentrator. The role converts the approved one-week plan established by the General Foreman - Concentrator into daily shift assignments, verifies field readiness, directs operators, monitors process conditions, coordinates equipment access and operating priorities with support functions, and reports production, metallurgical, equipment-condition, workforce, environmental, and variance information. The General Foreman owns the rolling one- to three-month outlook and resource-ready one-week plan; the Supervisor is responsible for disciplined shift execution and timely responses to changing plant conditions. The Supervisor leads safety activities and maintains a visible field presence, ensuring employees and contractors follow applicable MSHA requirements, company standards, operating procedures, environmental permits, and training requirements. The role manages staffing and employee matters in accordance with company policy and the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement; coordinates work across shifts and departments; monitors concentrator circuits and process indicators; and works with support teams to troubleshoot problems and minimize avoidable downtime. The Supervisor also manages shift resources and costs, maintains accurate records, and provides effective shift passdowns.

Requirements

Ability to lead employees, set clear expectations, coach performance, and gain cooperation across varied experience and technical backgrounds.
Ability to organize people, equipment, information, and competing priorities into a practical shift plan aligned with weekly commitments.
Ability to recognize and analyze safety hazards, abnormal process conditions, equipment issues, and operating constraints using field observations and operating data.
Ability to make timely, risk-informed decisions, select appropriate actions, and escalate issues when technical support or higher authority is required.
Knowledge of concentrator operations and the interaction of crushing, conveying, grinding, classification, flotation, reagent systems, slurry transport, thickening, filtration, concentrate handling, water management, and related utilities.
Knowledge of fundamental mineral-processing concepts, including throughput, recovery, grade, mass balance, particle size, density, reagent control, residence time, and process variability.
Knowledge of MSHA requirements, site safety standards, workplace examinations, environmental controls, energy isolation, employee training, incident reporting, and contractor controls.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Five or more years of progressive concentrator, mineral-processing, metallurgical, or closely related continuous-process operating experience.
One or more years of experience in a lead, relief-supervisor, trainer, or frontline leadership role.
Working knowledge of concentrator processes and associated equipment, including crushing, grinding, flotation, slurry systems, thickening, filtration, concentrate handling, and water systems.
Experience working under mine or industrial safety, environmental, energy-isolation, and operating-procedure requirements.
Experience using standard office software and electronic production-reporting or process-control systems.
Required supervisor training, task qualifications, and area-specific certifications must be obtained and maintained as applicable.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor's degree in metallurgy, mineral processing, chemical engineering, mining engineering, operations management, or a related field.
Three or more years of concentrator or mineral-processing experience, including direct responsibility for shift execution.

Responsibilities

Lead pre-shift safety discussions, workplace examinations, equipment inspections, and field-level risk assessments; verify required permits, procedures, qualifications, environmental controls, and Lockout, Tagout, and Tryout requirements.
Maintain visible field presence across assigned process areas each shift, correct unsafe acts and conditions, reinforce stop-work authority, and verify corrective actions.
Ensure employees and contractors comply with MSHA requirements, company standards, Standard Operating Procedures, Critical Task Analyses, environmental permits, and required training.
Manage attendance, leave, overtime, relief coverage, timekeeping, conduct, and performance consistently with company policy and the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Build productive working relationships across shifts and with Mine Operations, Maintenance, Metallurgy, Process Control, Environmental, Safety, Engineering, Supply Chain, and contractors.
Convert the approved one-week concentrator plan into a Daily Shift Plan with assignments, operating targets, equipment priorities, staffing, access requirements, planned maintenance interfaces, and contingency actions.
Direct and monitor crushing, conveying, grinding, classification, flotation, reagent addition, slurry transfer, thickening, filtration, concentrate handling, water systems, and related utilities within the assigned area.
Monitor throughput, recovery, concentrate grade and quality, particle size, density, reagent usage, inventories, water balance, equipment loading, alarms, and process trends; direct timely operating adjustments within established standards.
Inspect operating circuits each shift and work with operators, Metallurgy, Process Control, Maintenance, and Electrical to troubleshoot process, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation issues and minimize avoidable downtime.
Coordinate equipment shutdowns, isolations, access, start-ups, commissioning, and return to service; verify operating readiness before placing equipment or circuits in service.
Manage task sequencing, operator deployment, and break-in work within the shift; escalate changes affecting weekly commitments, production risk, staffing, overtime, or environmental compliance to the General Foreman - Concentrator.
Operate within approved shift cost and resource parameters by managing labor, overtime, reagents, grinding media, consumables, energy, water, tools, equipment, and contractor usage.
Identify and correct waste, excessive consumption, rework, idle time, and operating practices that increase cost or reduce recovery, quality, or equipment life.
Ensure shift logs, Daily Shift Plans, production reports, metallurgical results, downtime and delay records, inspections, inventories, environmental records, timekeeping, and incident documentation are accurate, timely, and auditable.
Provide effective shift passdowns covering plant status, operating strategy, active hazards and isolations, equipment condition, work in progress, process constraints, inventories, environmental concerns, and required follow-up.