Experience level: Mid-senior Experience required: 5 Years Education level: Bachelors degree Job function: Engineering Industry: Mining & Metals Job Description: Currently seeking a professional to fill the role of Mine Health & Safety Director at its underground Zinc operation. Located within 2-hour drive of The Thousand Islands, Lake Ontario shoreline, the Adirondack Mountains and world class skiing at Lake Placid. Explore Canada with Montreal and Ottawa only 2-3 hours away. Responsibilities: • Lead development of strong safety culture. • Analyze indicators of Companys health and safety performance. • Lead audits of processes and facilities within the underground and surface to ensure not only compliance with Empire State Mines safety procedures, but also local, state, and federal requirements. • Advise management team members on need and opportunity for performance improvements. • Assist all team members in developing plans, policies, or procedures necessary to accomplish performance improvements. • Conducts and leads risk management by performing hazard evaluations, risk assessments, and initiates corrective actions and controls for correction. • Assist in completing incident investigations, determines risk levels, and evaluated root cause. • Point of contact for MSHA and manages MSHA mine inspector visits and required documentation. • Uses knowledge and experience of federal, state, and local laws and regulations of the industry to evaluate Company rules, policies, and procedures for adherence and to support a safe work environment. • Communicate health and safety information and use knowledge and experience to address questions and concerns from employees, managers, and other stakeholders. • Other reasonable duties as needed. Qualifications: • Minimum 5 years of experience in health and safety field, specific to underground mining preferred. • Experience in leading the development of and maintaining a strong safety culture. • Experience in training of techniques and systems of hazard recognition and control. • Mine rescue experience. • MSHA Blue Card IU/IS/MM unlimited certification preferred. • Skill in written and verbal communication (in English), critical thinking, data analysis. Offers 401K Retirement Plan including additional employer contribution of 5% of gross wages weekly. Excellus Medical plan with low employee contribution, FREE Vision, Dental, and Life Insurances, Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time Off MUST HAVE • 5 years of experience in health and safety field, specific to underground mining required. • Experience in leading the development of and maintaining a strong safety culture. • Experience in training of techniques and systems of hazard recognition and control. • Mine rescue experience. • MSHA Blue Card IU/IS/MM unlimited certification required.