Director, Health and Safety Programs
Coeur Mining is a U.S.-based, well-diversified, growing, precious metals producer with four wholly-owned operations: the Palmarejo gold-silver complex in Mexico, the Rochester silver-gold mine in Nevada, the Kensington gold mine in Alaska and the Wharf gold mine in South Dakota. In addition, the Company wholly-owns the Silvertip silver-zinc-lead exploration project in British Columbia.
Coeur is the only mining company with headquarters in Chicago. The office is conveniently located in the heart of downtown Chicago, near public transportation. Coeur offers a flexible, hybrid work model and a culture that prioritizes health and safety, teamwork, career development, and growth. We are a growing business with various opportunities in accounting, IT, engineering, technical services, HR, and other corporate functions. If you want to grow your career in a progressive, team-oriented environment, apply today.
Reporting to the Vice President, Operations, this position will play a key role in the development, implementation and maintenance of our Health and Safety Programs companywide.
This position can be based at our corporate office in Chicago or on a remote basis with travel to our sites as required:
Responsibilities:
- Develop and drive health and safety program strategy to ensure a culture of zero harm to people, our community, to the environment; and ensure operational effectiveness is validated by a management operating system.
- Identify, develop plan, and execute technical improvement projects across a multi-disciplinary team to achieve annual corporate health and safety objectives, to address emerging risks, to address regulatory changes and operational needs.
- Design, implement, and oversee corporate-wide H&S programs to ensure compliance with MSHA regulations, OSHA standards, and company policies.
- Develop and standardize safety policies, procedures, and training programs across all mining operations, ensuring alignment with best practices and to ensure the programmatic design of programs are met.
- Influence and coach site leadership on execution of robust health and safety programs to improve safety and foster full employee engagement.
- Promote a proactive safety culture by driving employee engagement initiatives and leadership training.
- Foster a continuous improvement, think big, innovative culture through the organization to achieve Best in Class practices and results.
- Develop a robust set of leading indicators which serves to focus on the correct areas for mitigating risks and producing excellent health and safety results within business operations.
- Provide corporate guidance and support plans for due diligence and new acquisition integration with respect to health and safety programs.
Position Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in occupational health & safety or engineering or related discipline.
- Ten or more years of health and safety corporate leadership experience in mining, manufacturing or other related environments preferred
- Proven experience in developing, implementing, and administering corporate safety programs.
- Strong planning, organizational, analytical, leadership, interpersonal, decision making
- Demonstrated ability to take broader themes and transform them into tangible actions.
- Strong project management skills.
The salary range offered for this role is USD $170,000-$180,000 range. The salary range is a good-faith estimate. The salary offer to the successful candidate will be based on job-related education, training, and/or experience. The salary offer will not be based on a candidate’s salary history at other jobs, and by law, Coeur Mining will not seek information about salary history, and candidates should not share such information with Coeur Mining. Coeur Mining provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits, health benefits, paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life & accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Coeur Mining also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.
