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This group performs some or all of the following 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 operation
  • 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.

• 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.

• Mobility between surface mining, underground mining, coal or metal mining sectors may be somewhat limited by differences in production technologies and licensing requirements.
• There is mobility between employers especially for supervisors with post-secondary diplomas or degrees.

• Drillers and Blasters - Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction (7372)
• Heavy Equipment Operators (Except Crane) (7421)
• Mine Labourers (8614)
• Mine managers (in 0811 Primary Production Managers (Except Agriculture))
• Underground Production and Development Miners (8231)
• Underground Mine Service and Support Workers (8411)