Supervisor - Electrical

Sibanye Stillwater•Big Timber, MT

5d•Onsite

About The Position

At Sibanye-Stillwater, the Supervisor - Electrical leads electricians and assigned contractors in the safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective installation and maintenance of surface and underground electrical systems. The role reports to the General Foreman - Stationary & Electrical. The Supervisor converts approved schedules and work packets from the Planner - Stationary & Electrical into Daily Shift Plans, directs execution, verifies readiness and quality, and provides completion and condition feedback. The Planner owns planning and scheduling, while the General Foreman owns priorities, approvals, and significant constraint resolution. The Supervisor coordinates with Operations and Stationary Maintenance while respecting discipline ownership and engineering authority. The Supervisor reinforces safe work practices, verifies employee readiness and qualifications, coaches and leads the crew, reviews work packets and schedules, assigns work, and directs electrical maintenance and repair. The role coordinates outages, isolations, access, commissioning, and return to service with relevant teams. It also ensures work orders and equipment-history information are accurate and manages area timesheets.

Requirements

Sound judgment, critical thinking, and composure under pressure.
Diagnostic and problem-solving skills, including the ability to recognize emerging issues.
Leadership, coaching, conflict-resolution, and teamwork skills.
Ability to understand, support, and maintain compliance programs.
Ability to interpret electrical drawings, schematics, cable schedules, protection and test records, manuals, specifications, and work orders.
General knowledge of applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Knowledge of applicable MSHA regulations, particularly 30 CFR Part 57, Subpart K; site electrical authorizations; energy isolation, switching, grounding, shock and arc-flash controls; applicable electrical codes; and site-adopted electrical safe work practices.
Knowledge of industrial and mine electrical distribution, substations, transformers, switchgear, cables, grounding, protection, motors, drives, PLC-based controls, instrumentation, and communications.
Knowledge of electrical troubleshooting, testing, calibration, and commissioning, and interfaces with hoisting, conveying, ventilation, pumping, and other assigned mine infrastructure.
Knowledge of maintenance planning and scheduling principles, including the work order lifecycle, job plans, backlog management, resource readiness, preventive and predictive maintenance, schedule compliance, bills of material, and standard jobs.
Ability to review planned work, document execution, initiate follow-up work, maintain accurate equipment history, and provide actual labor, material, failure, and condition information to the Planner.
High school diploma or equivalent and five years of relevant industrial or mine electrical maintenance experience, including one to two years in a lead, trainer, or frontline leadership role; alternatively, an associate or bachelor's degree in electrical technology, electrical engineering, or a related field and two to four years of relevant electrical experience with demonstrated crew leadership capability.
Experience using standard office software.
Demonstrated practical competence in industrial electrical systems and electrical safe work practices, along with required task training, site electrical authorizations, supervisor training, and licenses or certifications where applicable to assigned work. Education does not replace required practical competence or authorization.

Responsibilities

Reinforce safe behaviors and compliance with Group Minimum Standards, standard operating procedures, and approved working methods; stop unsafe work, mandate corrective action, hold employees accountable, and escalate appropriately.
Visit employees in their workplace each shift to review workplace exams and equipment inspections and sign to verify safe conditions.
Verify that electricians and assigned contractors have required task training, electrical competencies, and site authorizations; coordinate qualification gaps and training with Safety and the General Foreman, and oversee apprentices and developing electricians appropriately.
Provide real-time coaching and feedback, and recommend hiring or performance actions as needed.
Identify emerging maintenance needs and provide the Planner with accurate equipment condition, priority, access, safety, and scope information; participate in field walkdowns or scope validation when requested.
Review proposed weekly schedules with the Planner and communicate crew capacity, skill availability, equipment access, operational constraints, and other conditions affecting execution before commitments are finalized.
Construct and communicate the Daily Shift Plan from approved scheduled work and available work packets, assigning crew tasks, personnel, tools, equipment, and priorities.
Review electrical work packets for executable scope, hazards, isolations, switching requirements, permits, materials, current drawings, test equipment, acceptance criteria, and qualified personnel; return incomplete or non-executable work to the Planner before assignment.
Direct electricians installing, inspecting, troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing assigned electrical and related systems and equipment, including substations, transformers, switchgear, distribution systems, cables, grounding, motor control centers, motors, drives, protection systems, controls, instrumentation, lighting, and communications.
Confirm planned materials, calibrated test equipment, tools, and job kits are available.
Coordinate outages, shared isolations, equipment access, electrical and mechanical work interfaces, commissioning, and return to service with Operations, Stationary Maintenance, and the Planner.
Ensure switching, testing, and energization are performed by qualified and authorized personnel; verify work quality, required tests, functional checks, and acceptance before release.
Ensure completed work orders accurately document work performed, labor, materials, equipment condition, failure information, and variance reasons before closure or return to the Planner.
Submit follow-up requests for defects, deferred repairs, and additional scope with sufficient information for planning.
Review, correct, and approve hourly timesheets for the area of responsibility without delaying payroll.
Perform other duties as assigned.