Superintendent - Mining

About the role

Reporting to the Underground Manager, the Superintendent – Underground Mining plays a key leadership role in delivering safe, efficient and high-performing underground operations at Ernest Henry.

This position has been created as part of a recent restructure of the underground leadership team, designed to improve visibility, strengthen supervision, and enhance performance across crews.

You will be responsible for leading Supervisors and underground teams to deliver production outcomes while maintaining a strong focus on safety, cost and operational discipline.

This is a hands-on leadership role where success comes from being visible, engaged and accountable, not just managing from a distance.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading underground mining teams to deliver production safely and efficiently
• Driving a strong safety culture and maintaining compliance with site standards
• Managing workforce performance, behaviour and accountability
• Ensuring effective crew resourcing and manning levels
• Delivering against production plans, schedules and cost targets
• Coaching and supporting Supervisors to improve leadership capability
• Working closely with technical, maintenance and geology teams
• Supporting continuous improvement across underground operations
• Building a culture aligned to safety, respect, excellence and accountability

About you

You are an experienced underground mining leader who understands how to manage teams, deliver results and maintain high standards in a demanding operational environment.

You are confident leading Supervisors, holding people accountable and creating a culture where safety and performance are non-negotiable.

Importantly, you bring a practical, visible leadership style, and are comfortable being on the ground engaging with crews and driving outcomes.

You will also bring:

• Extensive underground mining experience
• Proven leadership experience at Supervisor or Superintendent level
• Strong safety leadership capability
• Experience delivering against production and cost targets
• Ability to lead teams through change and evolving operating environments
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Commitment to developing people and improving team capability

About us

From humble beginnings in 2010, Evolution Mining is now a leading gold producer, operating six mines across Australia and Canada. Enacting our vision to be inspired people creating a premier global gold company, we are a bold team with a bright future. Our operational diversity offers employees access to many experiences and career opportunities within the one company.

At Ernest Henry, our underground operation continues to evolve, with a strong focus on performance, culture and long-term sustainability. Recent changes to the leadership structure provide an opportunity to strengthen how teams are led and supported underground.

Your Benefits

• relocation assistance
• salary packaging (novated leasing and remote area housing)
• quarterly bonuses
• employee share scheme
• referral bonuses
• recognition programs
• study assistance
• discounted health insurance
• allowances for DIDO and local employees
• Flexible work arrangements may be discussed, with FIFO or residential options considered depending on the successful candidate.

To find out more about us and our Ernest Henry Operation, click here.

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