Supervisors - mining and quarrying | Occupational Profiles

Supervisors - mining and quarrying

NOC

82020

- Supervisors, mining and quarrying

oversee and coordinate the activities of workers engaged in underground and surface mining operations and quarries.

Full NOC Description

Supervisors in mining and quarrying supervise and coordinate 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.

Main Duties

This group performs 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.

Also Known As

fill foreman/woman - underground mining
mine captain
mine foreman/woman
mine supervisor
quarry supervisor

surface mine supervisor

track boss - underground mining

underground mine foreman/woman

Requirements

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.

Provincial Regulation

Provincially Regulated: Yes

Regulation Body

New Brunswick Society of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists

Employment by Sex

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0.0%

Female

100.0%

Male

Employment by age

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0.0%

15-24

9.5%

25-34

28.6%

35-44

38.1%

45-54

23.8%

55-64

0.0%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

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9.1%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

18.2%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

40.9%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

31.8%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

0.0%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

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90.9%

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

9.1%

Construction

N/A

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

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60.90%

Northeast

N/A

Southeast

17.40%

Southwest

13.00%

Central

8.70%

Northwest

Economic Regions

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Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

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Salary

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Employment Outlook

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