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• Hiring Location Dover, OH

About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced Mine Foreman to oversee daily mining operations and lead miners in a safe, productive, and efficient manner. This role is hands-on and leadership-driven. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter and responsible for meeting production targets while maintaining safety and regulatory standards.
Key Responsibilities:
Supervising quarry/mine employees and plant operations in a sand, limestone, clay, and coal surface mine and milling.
Enforce safety and regulatory requirements
Assist and organize the work of employees in the daily inspection and maintenance of the plant to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant operations to maximize production and minimize interruptions
Plan the daily operation scheduling of plant production to ensure optimal utilization of plant and equipment, personnel and inventory requirements, and work procedures in regard to mining, processing, stockpiling, loading and shipping
Ensure the mine activities are achieved to planned specifications
Assist upper management to control costs to meet budgets and reduce costs to achieve savings
Conduct pre-shift meetings and safety talks
Effectively manage direct reports by setting clear performance objectives providing regular feedback, and providing development through training
Work with maintenance, mining, and engineering to ensure daily, weekly, and monthly plans are aligned
Train, mentor and review staff
Participate in health and safety meetings and risk reviews as required
Perform all other duties assigned by management
Preferred Candidate will have:
Bachelor's degree in mining or civil engineering or equivalent time spent in related field
Minimum of 5 years of experience in a surface mine operation or related field
Mining Foreman's certification or ability to obtain
Blasting training and or be certified blaster
Significant heavy equipment maintenance experience
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals, ability to write routine reports and correspondence
Have strong communication and decision-making ability
Ability to regularly stand and/or walk for long periods of time including on rough terrain and able to bend, stoop. climb, and reach
Ability to lift/move up to 50 pounds
Ability to work in indoor and outdoor environments
Other duties as assigned
About us:
Kimble Company is locally owned and operated by the Kimble Family, with over 70 years of experience in the energy, materials, recycling, and waste disposal industries. We are a dedicated team of aspiring and seasoned professionals who care about our clients, the environment, safety, our families, and our co-workers. At Kimble we strive for perfection in everything that we do.
Benefits:
401(k) retirement plan with match
Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage.
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Health care and dependent care spending accounts (FSA)
Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
Paid time off
Referral program
Employee Discount Program
This Employer is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, genetic information, age, marital status, military/veteran status, sexual orientation, non-job related disability, or any other status protected by law.
Kimble Recycling & Disposal, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, national origin, age, military/veteran status or genetic information or any other status protected by law.