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Intro
Supervisors in this unit group supervise and co-ordinate activities of workers engaged in underground and surface mining operations and quarries. They are employed by coal, metal and non-metallic mineral mines and quarries.
There is mobility between employers, especially for supervisors with post-secondary diplomas or degrees.
Mobility between surface mining, underground mining, coal or metal mining sectors may be limited by differences in production technologies and licensing requirements.
Main Duties
Supervisors in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:
- Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of workers who extract coal, minerals and ore; operate underground conveyances; and perform other services in support of underground mining, or of heavy equipment operators, drillers, blasters and other workers in surface mining and quarrying
- Establish methods to meet work schedules and confer with managerial and technical personnel, other departments and contractors to resolve problems and co-ordinate activities
- Oversee the safety of the mining or quarrying operations
- Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve productivity
- Requisition materials and supplies
- Train workers in job duties, safety procedures and company policies
- Recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions
- Prepare production and other reports.
Employment Requirements
- Completion of secondary school is required.
- Completion of a college or university program in mining technology or engineering may be required for some positions in this group.
- Several years of experience in the occupations supervised are usually required.
- Provincial certification as an underground mine supervisor, shift boss, or coal mining supervisor may be required.
All Titles
- blasters foreman/woman – mining and quarryingblasters foreman – mining and quarrying, blasters forewoman – mining and quarrying, foreman, blasting – mining and quarrying, forewoman, blasting – mining and quarrying
- blasters foreman/woman – quarryingblasters foreman – quarrying, blasters forewoman – quarrying, foreman, blasters – quarrying, forewoman, blasters – quarrying
- blasters foreman/woman – surface miningblasters foreman – surface mining, blasters forewoman – surface mining, foreman, blasters – surface mining, forewoman, blasters – surface mining
- boss, level – underground mining
- boss, sand fill – underground mining
- boss, shift – mining and quarrying
- boss, track layers – underground mining
- boss, yard – mining and quarrying
- coal mine foreman/womancoal mine foreman, coal mine forewoman, foreman, coal mine, forewoman, coal mine
- construction supervisor – underground mining and quarrying
- diamond drilling foreman/womandiamond drilling foreman, diamond drilling forewoman, foreman, diamond drilling, forewoman, diamond drilling
- drill fitter boss – mining
- drill fitter foreman/woman – miningdrill fitter foreman – mining, drill fitter forewoman – mining
- drilling foreman/woman – mining and quarryingdrilling foreman – mining and quarrying, drilling forewoman – mining and quarrying, foreman, drilling – mining and quarrying, forewoman, drilling – mining and quarrying
- dynamiters foreman/woman – quarryingdynamiters foreman – quarrying, dynamiters forewoman – quarrying
- face boss – underground mining
- fill foreman/womanfill foreman, fill foreman – underground mining, fill forewoman, fill forewoman – underground mining, foreman, fill – underground mining, forewoman, fill – underground mining
- fill foreman/woman – underground mining
- fire boss – mining
- foreman/woman, blasters – quarrying
- foreman/woman, blasters – surface mining
- foreman/woman, blasting – mining and quarrying
- foreman/woman, coal mine
- foreman/woman, diamond drilling
- foreman/woman, drilling – mining and quarrying
- foreman/woman, fill – underground mining
- foreman/woman, mineforeman, mine, forewoman, mine, mine foreman, mine forewoman
- foreman/woman, motormen/women and dinkeymen/women (except rail transport)foreman, motormen/women and dinkeymen/women (except rail transport), forewoman, motormen/women and dinkeymen/women (except rail transport), motormen/women and dinkeymen/women foreman (except rail transport), motormen/women and dinkeymen/women forewoman (except rail transport)
- foreman/woman, production – mining and quarryingforeman, production – mining and quarrying, forewoman, production – mining and quarrying, production foreman – mining and quarrying, production forewoman – mining and quarrying
- foreman/woman, quarryforeman, quarry, forewoman, quarry, quarry foreman, quarry forewoman
- foreman/woman, shift – mining and quarryingforeman, shift – mining and quarrying, forewoman, shift – mining and quarrying, shift foreman – mining and quarrying, shift forewoman – mining and quarrying
- foreman/woman, shot – mining and quarryingforeman, shot – mining and quarrying, forewoman, shot – mining and quarrying, shot foreman – mining and quarrying, shot forewoman – mining and quarrying
- foreman/woman, stope – miningforeman, stope – mining, forewoman, stope – mining, stope foreman – mining, stope forewoman – mining
- foreman/woman, surface mineforeman, surface mine, forewoman, surface mine, surface mine foreman, surface mine forewoman
- foreman/woman, underground mineforeman, underground mine, forewoman, underground mine, underground mine foreman, underground mine forewoman
- general foreman/woman – mininggeneral foreman – mining, general forewoman – mining
- junior foreman/woman – miningjunior foreman – mining, junior forewoman – mining
- leader, shift – mining and quarrying
- level boss – underground mining
- mine captain
- mine foreman/woman
- mine supervisor
- motormen/women and dinkeymen/women foreman/woman (except rail transport)
- open pit mine supervisor
- production foreman/woman – mining and quarrying
- quarry foreman/woman
- quarry supervisor
- relieving surface foreman/woman – miningrelieving surface foreman – mining, relieving surface forewoman – mining
- salvage foreman/woman – miningsalvage foreman – mining, salvage forewoman – mining
- sand fill boss – underground mining
- senior foreman/woman – miningsenior foreman – mining, senior forewoman – mining
- shift boss – mining and quarrying
- shift foreman/woman – mining and quarrying
- shift leader – mining and quarrying
- shot foreman/woman – mining and quarrying
- stope foreman/woman – mining
- supervisor, construction – underground mining and quarrying
- supervisor, mine
- supervisor, open pit mine
- supervisor, quarry
- supervisor, surface mine
- supervisor, yard – mining and quarrying
- supply boss – mining
- supply foreman/woman – miningsupply foreman – mining, supply forewoman – mining
- surface foreman/woman – miningsurface foreman – mining, surface forewoman – mining
- surface mine foreman/woman
- surface mine supervisor
- track boss – underground mining
- underground mine foreman/woman
- yard boss – mining and quarrying
- yard supervisor – mining and quarrying
Exclusions
- Drillers and blasters – surface mining, quarrying and construction (7372)
- Heavy equipment operators (except crane) (7521)
- Mine labourers (8614)
- Mine managers (See 0811 Managers in natural resources production and fishing)
- Underground mine service and support workers (8411)
- Underground production and development miners (8231)