Site Senior Executive
Overall control and management of the mine and its operations, including emergencies.
Responsibilities & daily promptsWA STATUTORY POSITIONS
Understand where you stand.
Find your appointment, understand the responsibilities around it, and connect practical shift routines to the current source.
17 role overviews
Quarry Manager
Control quarry operations under the mine operator’s or SSE’s direction; ensure operational duties are understood and performed; assist the SSE during quarry emergencies.
Responsibilities & daily promptsStatutory Supervisor
Supervise workers and activities within the appointed place and keep work hazards controlled.
Responsibilities & daily promptsExploration Manager
Control and manage exploration operations.
Responsibilities & daily promptsUnderground Manager — non-coal
Direct underground operations under SSE instructions, ensure underground duties are understood and performed, and assist with underground emergencies.
Responsibilities & daily promptsUnderground Manager — coal
Manage underground coal operations under SSE instructions and support underground emergency management.
Responsibilities & daily promptsRadiation Safety Officer
Provide specialist radiation-exposure advice, monitoring and dose assessment.
Responsibilities & daily promptsNoise Officer
Assess noise exposure and advise on effective noise controls.
Responsibilities & daily promptsMine Air Quality Officer
Advise on airborne contaminants, heat and humidity and coordinate exposure monitoring.
Responsibilities & daily promptsElectrical Supervisor
Supervise electrical work and address unsafe electrical plant, installations and incidents.
Responsibilities & daily promptsHigh Voltage Operator
Manage the appointed high-voltage permit and switching functions.
Responsibilities & daily promptsUnderground Supervisor — non-coal
Supervise the underground area allocated by the Underground Manager (non-coal).
Responsibilities & daily promptsUnderground Supervisor — coal
Supervise the underground coal area allocated by the Underground Manager (coal).
Responsibilities & daily promptsUnderground Ventilation Officer
Plan, implement, monitor and document underground ventilation controls.
Responsibilities & daily promptsAuthorised Mine Surveyor — underground
Produce, supervise and certify the required underground mine surveys and plans.
Responsibilities & daily promptsWinding Engine Driver
Operate the mine winder covered by the appointment.
Responsibilities & daily promptsAuthorised Mine Surveyor — quarry operation
Produce, supervise and certify the required quarry surveys and plans.
Responsibilities & daily promptsNo matching position. Try “quarry”, “supervisor” or “underground”.
APPOINTMENT & RESPONSIBILITY
How the roles connect.
Mine operator
Appointments and mine safety management system.
Site Senior Executive
Overall control, mine operations and emergencies.
Quarry / Underground Manager
The relevant operational area and its responsibilities.
Appointed supervisors
Their appointed workplaces and workgroups.
Exploration-only operations can follow an Exploration Manager pathway where the statutory rules permit. Specialist positions have their own functions and interfaces. Your mine’s actual reporting arrangements belong in its safety management system.
This is an orientation map. Other duty holders retain their obligations, and appointments do not transfer away those duties.
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