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Join our talent pipeline! We're conducting early recruiting for an upcoming project outside of Elko, NV, with an anticipated start date in November, 2026.

Who We Are:
Barminco forms part of the Perenti Group, a diversified global mining services company. Barminco can offer you opportunities to take your career to the next level as one of the world's largest hard-rock underground mining companies, with operations in Australia, Africa and North America. The Perenti Group operates across a wide range of mining sectors and offers unique career progression opportunities.

Barminco is looking for dedicated people that are eager to start a career in underground mining and join our vibrant team. The collective talent and expertise of our people is the key to our success, and we are looking for talented people to join us. We seek to build teams who are loyal, committed to our values and dedicated to delivering for our clients. In return, we provide state of the art facilities, equipment, technology and exciting opportunities to work on projects around the world.

Job Title: Underground Shift Supervisor

The Opportunity:
Barminco Mining Services Canada Ltd. has an exciting opportunity for an Underground Shift Supervisor to join our team at a project location 65 miles outside of Elko, Nevada. Reporting to the Mine Foreman, the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the safety of all underground personnel and day to day activities in the underground mine. The shift supervisor is expected to do this through effective planning, supervision, leadership, and knowledge, with a focus on safety, quality of work and communication.

Location: 65 Miles outside of Elko, Nevada
Shift: Alternating rotation of 14/14 schedule

Accommodation: Camp-style living is provided, including a private room, three meals per day, and daily transportation between camp and site. Additionally, travel assistance of up to $500 per rotation is available.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure full understanding and compliance with company policies/procedures and work in accordance with the Mining Safety and Health Act and other local regulatory agencies to promote safe work behavior.
• Supervise and lead the day to day activities and development mining of the primary underground access decline.
• Train/mentor others in hard rock underground mining best practices.
• Conduct daily pre-shift meetings to ensure employees are informed of safety and operational issues.
• Bring and maintain a high standard of work; with regards to installation of rock support (bolts, screen, shotcrete, cable bolts), as well as housekeeping, mine services and auxiliary infrastructure.
• Be able to plan and co-ordinate mining equipment and activities efficiently to meet the needs of the mine plan.
• Ensure all employees have the knowledge to work safely and efficiently by giving all employees job specific instructions on a daily basis, have appropriate training where needed and monitoring their progress
• Complete supervisor checks including; inspecting log books and safety cards of workers, workplace inspections and audits.
• Complete and maintain accurate daily development reports, data logging and documentation.
• Sufficient knowledge to make sound decisions when encountering work condition changes.
• Ensure all equipment is in good repair, have broken equipment scheduled for repair and make equipment available to mechanics when it is scheduled for preventative maintenance.
• Ensure that any equipment deemed damaged or unsafe by virtue of a defect, or a machine of which any protection system is inoperative, is not used and communicated to the Mine Foreman and/or Maintenance Foreman
• Inspect existing work areas to ensure the workplace is safe and assigned tasks can be executed safely and to design specifications.
• Immediately report problems and lead or assist in incident investigation as required.
• Maintain a professional and courteous relationship with employees and business partners.
• You will be expected to operate underground equipment and assist with crew activities in initial stages of mine growth/development.

Qualifications:

• Previous experience as a development shift supervisor in an underground hard rock mine.
• Maintain valid First Aid certification.
• Read and understand mining instructions
• Able to effectively prioritize workload/activities.
• The ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly changing, cross-cultural environment with high degree of professionalism, leadership, and self-motivation.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of the Mining Safety and Health Act and Regulations
• Maintain a valid Driver’s License; manual transmission experience.
• Effective and respectful communication skills with individuals at all levels of the organization, both verbal and written
• Computer skills; Microsoft Word & Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to analyze, resolve problems and make decisions in a logical and effective manner
• Ability to be organized while simultaneously managing multiple job assignments
• Strong commitment to be a team player, build trust, be accountable and hold crews accountable.
• Leading and mentoring those around you through the Barminco principles.
• Eagerness to learn and grow

Work Conditions:

• Ability to do shift camp work on a rotational basis (dayshift/nightshift), typically the rotations are 2 week on site (minimum 12-hour days), followed by 2 week off, working statutory holidays as they fall within the rotation
• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is frequently required to communicate, sit, stand, walk, climb, reach, push/pull, manipulate objects and work in awkward positions
• Duties may involve moving materials weighing up to 50 pounds
• Manual dexterity and good eye-hand coordination are required
• Extreme weather conditions
• Noise level in the work environment is moderate to high

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary, paid time off and comprehensive benefits.
• Opportunities for career development and advancement within the company.
• A supportive, dynamic work environment focused on growth and success.

Additional Information:
The health and safety of our employees is our top priority. Selected candidates will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment Fit-for-Duty medical, including alcohol and drug screening.