Posted 24 months ago
Mobile Maintenance Supervisor
@ Baffinland Iron Mines
Nunavut
Overview
Baffinland Iron Mines is hiring a Mobile Maintenance Supervisor at its Mary River iron ore mine in Nunavut. The role directs maintenance crews and contractors, organizes planned and unplanned maintenance, and ensures safe task execution and accurate equipment reporting. The posting states site-based work with travel benefits, site premiums, health and dental coverage and pension participation.
Responsibilities:
- Lead daily safety talks, risk assessments and job hazard analyses
- Direct mobile maintenance teams and business support contractors
- Plan and track preventive and unplanned maintenance activities
- Monitor equipment condition and maintenance backlog
- Approve employee and contractor hours and document work in SAP
Requirements summary:
- Post-secondary education (college or university)
- Interprovincial Red Seal certification in mobile equipment maintenance
- Certified CWB and Nunavut WSCC Supervisor
- Minimum ten years of mobile maintenance management experience
- Minimum three years as a supervisor in open pit mining
- Experience in a remote Arctic operation with camp accommodations
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · icims
- Employer posting date
- 2024-11-04
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-12
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-04
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Maintenance & repair |
| Experience | 10+ years |
| Management experience | 3+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Travel | ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Outdoors |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Licences & certifications | Red Seal, CWB, WSCC Supervisor, First Aid |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples, Women |
| Education | College diploma (required) |
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Baffinland Iron Mines
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Canadian mining company of the highest grade of direct shipped iron ore in the world. Mary River site, Baffin Island, NU
Full company description
At Baffinland, we work and live beyond the Arctic Circle, mining iron ore at our Mary River Property, located in the Qikiqtani Region of Nunavut on Baffin Island; one of the world’s most captivating and seldom seen destinations. We are a unique company with a strong management who have amassed specialty experience on northern mining projects through all phases of Inuit consultation, permitting, construction and operation. Our workforce brings together the modern practice of safe, sustainable mining and the enduring value of a traditional culture, which is rapidly advancing. The result is a work and community experience you won't find anywhere else. We are looking for people ready to share, build, and grow with our company. About Baffinland: Baffinland’s Head Office is located in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. In addition to its head office, Baffinland maintains a year-round presence at its exploration camp at the Mary River site, and community liaison offices in Iqaluit, Igloolik, Pond Inlet, Sanirajak, Clyde River, and Arctic Bay. Baffinland’s engineering and environmental teams have a wealth of Arctic development experience.
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- People associated on LinkedIn
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- Reported office locations
- 360 Oakville Place Drive, Suite 300, Oakville, Ontario L6H 6K8, CA
- 71.1831˚N, 79.3500˚W, Mary River, Nunavut, CA
- Other recorded names
- Baffinland Iron Mines
- Baffinland
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At Baffinland, we work and live beyond the Arctic Circle, mining iron ore at our Mary River Property, located in the Qikiqtani Region of Nunavut on Baffin Island; one of the world’s most captivating and seldom seen destinations. We are a unique company with a strong management who have amassed specialty experience on northern mining projects through all phases of Inuit consultation, permitting, construction and…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mining |
| Company size | 501-1,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Oakville, Ontario |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1986 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 32 |
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Mission for this Position
At Baffinland, we work and live beyond the Arctic Circle, mining iron ore at our Mary River property. Located in the Qikiqtani Region on Baffin Island, Nunavut, it’s one of the world’s most captivating and seldom seen destinations and we are looking for people ready to share, build, and grow with our company.We are a unique company with a strong management team. Our leadership team has amassed specialty experience on northern mining projects from community consultation and permitting, through to operation. Our workforce brings together the modern practice of safe, sustainable mining and the enduring value of a traditional culture, which is rapidly advancing. The result is a work and community experience you won't find anywhere else.
Reporting to the Senior Mobile Maintenance Supervisor, the Mobile Maintenance Supervisor is accountable for ensuring safe execution of all tasks are performed by providing direction and guidance to all Mobile Maintenance Department execution teams and business support contractors. The Supervisor organizes planned and unplanned maintenance activities, this position will ensure accurate equipment health reporting and quality task execution is achieved while driving continuous improvement and value generating initiatives.
Main Accountabilities
- Perform safety interactions and review field level risk assessments with all employees before taskLead Job Hazard Analysis when required to ensure risks are identified and controlled.
- Carry out daily safety tool box talks, periodic safety meetings, routine and statutory safety inspections,root cause analysis and planned task observations as required.
- Participate in the development, implementation and adherence to safe work procedures/instructions andpromote safety, health and environmental awareness and compliance. Perform QA/QC assessments toidentify gaps and implement control measures for correction of all deviations to procedures and standardsand ensure/verify sustainability of corrections.
- Monitor and ensure all employee’s competency for assigned tasks, ensuring they are following theappropriate procedures/instructions/manuals, and are performed without incident, in an environmentallyresponsible manner.
- Investigate task non‐conformances/compliances thoroughly and administer corrective actions up to andincluding disciplinary action when required, in conjunction with management.
- Report, track and approve employee and contractor hours and maintain records hours worked under theSupervisor’s direction.
- Use SAP software system effectively to properly document work performed, order parts, check inventoryand monitor equipment history.
- Monitor all Maintenance equipment and infrastructure condition and ensure preventative maintenance isperformed properly. Advise and act on areas requiring improvement, repair, or correction while ensuringcompliance to all applicable standards.
- Ensure compliance to planned mobile equipment preventive maintenance schedules. Manage equipmentbacklog and track all work performed by employees and contractors under your direction to properlydocument task completion.
- This list is not intended to be all-inclusive. Other duties may be required.
Main Qualifications
- Post‐ Secondary education (College or University)
- Interprovincial Red Seal Certification of Competency in a field related to mobile equipment maintenance
- Certified CWB
- Certified Nunavut WSCC Supervisor
- Certified in First Aid
- Canadian Driver’s license to operate vehicles in Nunavut
- Minimum ten (10) years of experience in mobile maintenance management experience
- Minimum three (3) years of experience as a Mobile Maintenance Supervisor in an open pit mining environment
- Experience working in a remote Arctic operation with camp accommodations
Job Location
Mary River Mine Site, NU, CanadaCompensation
Compensation for this position is aligned with Baffinland’s approved compensation framework and current market conditions. Final compensation will be determined based on:
- Relevant education and certifications
- Related training and experience
- Internal equity considerations
This site-based role is eligible for participation in the travel benefits, site premiums, comprehensive health and dental coverage, and pension participation.
Eligibility & Hiring Consideration
All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
In accordance with our commitments under the Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement (IIBA), priority hiring consideration will be given to Inuit candidates and residents of Nunavut, particularly from communities near our operations.
Baffinland is committed to building a diverse workforce and encourages applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, and individuals from underrepresented groups.
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