Date: Jul 17, 2025
Location: Red Lake, Ontario, Canada
The Great Bear project is a development-stage asset located in the renowned and prolific Red Lake mining district, and represents one of the most exciting recent gold discoveries globally. The project has excellent potential to become a top-tier deposit that could support a large, long-life mine complex. Kinross’ comprehensive exploration and development program will aim to support the vision of a quality, high-grade, open-pit mine and a longer-term, sizeable underground mine.
As the Site Services Superintendent for the Great Bear Project, you will lead and manage all aspects of site services, including building maintenance, surface infrastructure, logistics, and utility systems. Working closely with the various departmental leads, you will ensure the effective delivery of site services that support construction, commissioning, and underground development. During the early phases of project infrastructure construction, you will oversee the implementation of temporary services, utilities, and logistics. Upon project transition into full operations, you will assume full accountability for sustaining site infrastructure, including the operation of the 13km Chukuni Pipeline and associated effluent treatment system.
This position requires close collaboration with construction, underground, exploration, and support teams. You will be a key contributor to operational readiness and ongoing surface operations, with direct responsibility for safe, reliable, and cost-effective service delivery across the site.
- Provide overall leadership, planning, and direction for all site services, including buildings, yard maintenance, roads and utilities.
- Manage safe and efficient operation, maintenance, and preventative servicing of surface infrastructure, including the Chukuni Pipelione, Effluent Treatment Plant, potable water and sewage systems, air/noise control systems, and light/off-road vehicles.
- Support and provide input into the Operational Readiness Plan for surface infrastructure.
- Oversee preventive and corrective maintenance for all Kinross-owned surface facilities, including heating, cooling, plumbing, fire protection, and building integrity.
- Ensure the safe and efficient loading and unloading of materials and equipment.
- Lead planning and execution of seasonal yard maintenance and snow clearing operations.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance service delivery, operational efficiency, and cost control.
- Prepare budgets, forecasts, and reports related to site services activities.
- Maintain logs, inspection records, and maintenance reports required under environmental permits.
- Manage overall site waste management from central waste management area.
- Assist with environmental maintenance of supporting infrastructure such as ditches, berms, and settling ponds.
- Work in a healthy work environment with full support, cooperation, and commitment to satisfy our operation’s goal of being accident-free.
- Comply with federal and provincial acts and regulations, and legal requirements.
- Work in a healthy work environment with full support, cooperation, and commitment to satisfy our operation’s goal of being accident-free.
- Support a work environment that is aligned with Kinross’ Safeground principles.
- Comply with federal and provincial acts and regulations, and legal requirements.
- Adhere to all relevant Great Bear policies and procedures.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
A minimum of 7-10 years of experience in a site services or infrastructure roles, preferably in a mining and/or industrial or construction project. A minimum of 3-5 years of experience of required in a supervisory or superintendent capacity. A technical diploma or certificate in a relevant field (construction, mechanical, facilities management) is considered an asset).
- Strong working knowledge of site services support equipment such as forklifts, skid steers, generators, etc.
- Strong knowledge of carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical systems and maintenance best practices.
- Expertise in materials handling practises, lifting, rigging, etc.
- Experience with contractor management and project execution in remote industrial environments.
- Familiarity in reading technical documentation.
- Comprehends and capable of interpreting technical language.
- High attention to detail with excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to identify, analyze, and solve problems.
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.