Taseko Mines Limited

Superintendent, Health and Safety

Taseko Mines Limited  •  $140k - $174k/yr  •  Canada (Onsite)  •  11 hours ago
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Job Description

Position Title

Superintendent, Health & Safety

Employment Type

Full-Time

Organization

Gibraltar Mine

Location

Williams Lake, BC

Reporting Relationship

General Manager

Salary Range

$139,600 – $174,400

About Trekor

Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), Canada, Trekor Metals Limited (Trekor) is a leading North American copper producer with a robust development pipeline ofminerals projects and properties in Canada and the United States.

Known for seeing opportunities where other mining companies do not, Trekor has a two-decade track record of delivering value for shareholders, employees, communities where we operate, and others — from acquiring the Gibraltar Mine in BC for a single dollar and building it into Canada's second-largest copper producer, to transforming Arizona’s Florence Copper into the world's first greenfield in-situ copper recovery operation.

Trekor goesBeyond Potential

For more information visit our website www.Trekormetals.com

The Health and Safety Superintendent plays a key leadership role in supporting a safe, compliant, and high-performing mining operation. By partnering with leaders across the site, this position drives proactive risk management, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives that protect employees, contractors, and the environment. The role leads the Health and Safety team while fostering a culture where everyone is empowered to work safely and responsibly.

Core Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership, coaching, and mentorship to the Health and Safety team, fostering a proactive safety culture and supporting professional development.
  • Champion and promote a strong safety culture by ensuring compliance with company health and safety standards, procedures, and management systems.
  • Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of occupational health and safety programs, systems, standards, and procedures.
  • Ensure compliance with the BC Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines, applicable legislation, regulatory requirements, and company policies.
  • Conduct audits, inspections, and critical control verifications to identify hazards, assess risks, and verify the effectiveness of controls.
  • Oversee key health and safety programs, including hazard identification and risk assessment, contractor safety management, incident reporting and investigations, action management, and safety meetings.
  • Lead investigations into significant incidents, ensuring thorough root cause analysis, quality corrective actions, and the sharing of organizational learnings.
  • Monitor, analyze, and communicate leading and lagging health and safety performance indicators, preparing reports and recommendations for operational leadership.
  • Partner with operational leaders to identify safety priorities, implement corrective actions, and continuously improve health and safety performance.
  • Serve as the technical subject matter expert on occupational health and safety matters, providing guidance to leaders, supervisors, employees, and contractors.
  • Liaise with regulatory agencies and inspectors, ensuring positive working relationships and timely resolution of compliance matters.
  • Develop and facilitate health and safety training programs while ensuring employees have access to the tools and knowledge required to perform work safely.
  • Support emergency preparedness, critical incident response, and overall site wellbeing initiatives.
  • Promote continuous improvement through the evaluation of health and safety systems, risk management processes, and industry best practices.

Education & Experience

  • Degree, diploma, or recognized certification in Occupational Health and Safety or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Minimum 10 years of progressive health and safety experience in mining, including leadership experience at the Superintendent or equivalent level.
  • Extensive knowledge of the BC Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines, occupational health and safety legislation, and regulatory compliance requirements.
  • Strongknowledge in surface mining operations, including drill and blast, mining, processing, mobile equipment, maintenance, crushing, and contractor management.

Surface Mine Rescue certification and a professional health and safety designation (e.g., CRSP) are considered assets.

Skills & Competencies

Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and maintaining occupational health and safety management systems.

Proven experience leading audits, inspections, incident investigations, risk assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Comprehensive understanding of hazard identification, risk assessment, hierarchy of controls, critical control management, and safety performance measurement.

Experience working with regulatory inspectors and external agencies.

Strong leadership, coaching, and team development skills with the ability to influence employees and leaders at all levels of the organization.

Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities, including the confidence to stop work when unsafe conditions exist.

Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic operational environment.

Demonstrated integrity, sound judgment, professionalism, and commitment to safety excellence.

Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams).

Valid Class 5 Driver's License.

The Community

  • Williams Lake has a population of approximately 12,000 but services nearly 25,000 as it is a central hub for many outlying smaller communities
  • Adult recreational leagues for many popular sports including hockey, soccer, and softball
  • A fantastic trail network for mountain biking, walking, and hiking
  • Dozens of nearby lakes for fishing, paddling, and camping opportunities
  • Close by cross country and downhill skiing venues

Compensation

At allTrekor locations, we pride ourselves in offering a challenging and rewarding work environment. Our employees have the opportunity for career and professional growth through development, education, and succession plan programs.

Additionally, our compensation and benefits package includes competitive salaries and vacation packages, health, dental, and disability insurance benefits, and an RRSP matching program.

How to Apply

To apply for this exciting position and join our growing and dynamic organization, apply via the Trekor website athttps://www.trekormetals.com/careers/

Trekor is an equal opportunity employer who encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

Taseko Mines Limited

About Taseko Mines Limited

Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Taseko Mines Limited is a dynamic international mining company driven to unlock the true value of copper in North America for its investors, employees, communities, and for the complex changing world.

As a leading copper producer, Taseko recognizes and delivers enduring opportunity through developing and operating world-class copper mines and mineral properties in British Columbia and Arizona.

Taseko’s corporate strategy is to grow the company sustainably and profitably by focusing on the continued operations of the Company’s foundational asset, the Gibraltar Mine, while also developing its pipeline of high-quality advanced- stage development projects.

The long-life, low-cost Gibraltar copper mine (75% owned) located in south-central BC, is a state-of-the-art facility that has won numerous environmental and safety awards for operational excellence. It is second largest open pit copper mine in Canada, producing an average of 130 million pounds of copper and 2.5 million pounds of molybdenum per year, and supporting a 700+ person workforce.

Taseko is also advancing the Florence Copper project in Arizona – a near-term copper producer with an unparalleled energy, water and GHG profile per unit of production. Florence Copper is a unique ‘in-situ copper recovery’ project which, once in production, will significantly increase Taseko’s annual metal production, delivering a necessary metal our society requires for a low-carbon future.

In addition, Taseko also owns the Yellowhead copper project and the Aley niobium project providing the Company with a diverse development opportunity.

Industry
Oil, Gas & Mining
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Vancouver, CA
Year Founded
Unknown
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