Mine Supervisor

Covia responsibly provides minerals solutions for a better tomorrow. As a leading provider of diversified minerals, our products support a variety of industrial markets, including glass, ceramics, coatings, metals, foundry, polymers, construction, water filtration, and sports and recreation. Long-standing relationships with a broad customer base enable Covia’s market-inspired approach to innovation to enhance solutions and customer benefits. Underpinning these strengths is an unwavering commitment to safety and to sustainable development, further enhancing the value that Covia delivers to all its stakeholders.

Covia, located in Guion, AR has an immediate opening for a Mine Supervisor.

The successful incumbent will have the following Key Accountabilities:

- Set high standards for workplace safety. Understand and enforce MSHA regulations and Covia's Corporate Safety & Health policies and procedures ensuring employees are properly trained and equipped to perform jobs in the safest manner. Enforce high standards for plant housekeeping.

- Perform a daily Safety Share meeting with the Mine crew to reinforce safe working standards.

- Responsible for the direction of mine related production activities, to include Drilling, Blasting, Scaling and Hauling.

- Manage tailings disposal in a safe and environmentally sound manner.

- Maintain accurate records of explosives and blasting agents used and/or stored.

- Adhere to Mine Plans as prescribed by Corporate Mine Planning.

- Assist with supervision in other areas of the mine as needed, such as Crushing, Wet Process, Dry Process, Tailings and Loadout.

- Regularly participate in required meetings, as prescribed by the Covia Operations Management System (COMS).

- Collect, check, analyze and discuss and/or forward necessary data for required reports. Prepare operating reports as required.

- Review, approve and recommend actions regarding staffing, development and training of operating personnel to the Plant Manager.

- Monitor the mine operation to ensure compliance with all environmental regulations and reporting.

- Monitor reclamation progress and manage work performed by employees, contractors and vendors. Review, approve, and recommend actions regarding reclamation plans, including the collection of necessary quotes. Ensure all work is being done per the reclamation plans.

- Perform all other duties as assigned.

The successful incumbent will have the following Minimum Qualifications:

- 3-5 years of mining experience preferred, 1-2 years required

- 1-2 years of supervisory experience

- Bachelor’s Degree preferred, High school diploma or equivalent required

- Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows and computer programs

- Be able to pass ATF background check to acquire Responsible Person status on the sites Explosives License

Commitment to Our Culture

Our core values - Safety, Team, Customers, Growth, and Courage—guide our work every day and will help us achieve our vision: Covia is the leading minerals solutions provider, and through the passion and commitment of our people, we enable customer success—ensuring a sustainable future for our company.

All Covia Team Members are expected to:

- Live the Life-Saving Rules

- Build high-performing work teams

- Focus on customers

- Demonstrate a growth mindset

- Do the right thing, always

At Covia, we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we firmly believe this lays the foundation of our success. Our compelling culture supports inclusion, individuality, and respect within the workplace. We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or military service or reserve or veteran status.

The organization offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits.

Benefits:

- Excellent Healthcare Benefits – medical, vision, dental

- 401K with company matching

- Disability plans and Life / AD&D

- Employee Assistance Program

An Equal Opportunity Employer

IND2

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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