Supervisor - Mobile Equipment Maintenance

Sibanye Stillwater•Nye, MT

6d•Onsite

About The Position

At Sibanye-Stillwater, the Maintenance Supervisor provides frontline leadership for the safe, efficient, and compliant execution of mine-site maintenance across mobile equipment, stationary systems, fixed plant, or concentrator operations, as assigned. The position converts approved weekly schedules and planned work into effective daily shift execution by validating readiness, directing crews, coordinating resources, controlling field risk, and returning accurate completion and variance information to the Planner. The Supervisor serves as the principal link between maintenance planning, site leadership, Operations, and frontline employees to support equipment availability, reliability, quality, cost control, and consistent execution of site priorities.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent and five years of relevant maintenance or heavy industrial experience, including one to two years in a lead, trainer, or frontline leadership role; alternatively, an associate or bachelor’s degree in a related field and two to four years of relevant experience.
Experience directing or coordinating maintenance crews and converting planned or scheduled work into daily shift execution.
Experience using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) and/or JDEdwards.
Good judgment and critical-thinking ability under pressure, with the ability to remain calm in tense or stressful situations.
Leadership ability, including training and coaching hourly employees, resolving conflict, and encouraging teamwork.
Strong verbal and written communication skills for accurate, detailed record keeping.
Ability to use multiple communication pathways to coordinate or facilitate work across multiple workstreams toward a common goal or objective.
Ability to understand, support, and maintain compliance programs.
Ability to read and interpret schematics, O.E.M. manuals, or maps related to the work scope.
General knowledge of applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Solid understanding and application of MSHA regulations, site safety requirements, hazard controls, permits, and Lockout, Tagout, and Tryout practices.
Working knowledge of mine-site maintenance operations, including mobile equipment, stationary systems, fixed plant, or concentrator equipment, as applicable to the assigned area.

Responsibilities

Reinforce safe behaviors and compliance with Group Minimum Standards; ensure work follows standard operating procedures and approved working methods; stop unsafe work, require 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.
Continuously monitor crew members’ fit-for-duty status and intervene using appropriate tools and resources, removing individuals from unsafe situations when necessary.
Work with the safety department to identify task-training deficiencies and enable task training, campaign training, and procedure reviews for crew members.
Communicate shift plans and expectations, assign shift tasks, and allocate resources and equipment.
Provide real-time coaching and feedback and recommend hiring or performance actions as needed.
Initiate progressive discipline in accordance with policy when required.
Identify emerging maintenance needs and provide the Planner accurate information about equipment condition, priority, access, safety, and scope; 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.
Confirm planned materials, tools, special equipment, and job kits are received and available before assigning work.
Manage task sequencing and crew allocation during the shift; coordinate with the Planner before deferring scheduled work, adding break-in work, or changing the weekly schedule, except when immediate action is required to protect people, the environment, or equipment.
Participate in daily maintenance review meetings and provide updates on work status, parts or tool needs, constraints, equipment condition, and expected completion.
Provide timely, accurate explanations for completed, deferred, rescheduled, and break-in work so schedule-compliance reporting reflects field conditions.
Complete and submit work orders, shift passdowns, Daily Shift Plans, incident and near-miss reports, variance explanations, and other required documentation within established timeframes.
Perform other duties as assigned.