NGM - Regional Training & Assurance… at Barrick Mining · Elko

Position Description:

Are you a Safety professional looking to grow your career with a collaborative, diverse, and dynamic mining company? We have an exciting opportunity for you!

Our people division is growing, and we are looking for a Regional Training & Assurance Superintendent to join our NGM Safety, Health, and Training team. The successful candidate will engage with several key internal and external stakeholders to initiate and support safe and responsible mining operations.

At Nevada Gold Mines, our vision is to be the world’s most valued gold mining business by finding, developing, and operating the best assets with the best people. We are committed to a safe work environment sending every person home safe and healthy every day and leaving a sustainable legacy on our host communities.

Responsibilities:

• Provide direct supervision, mentoring, coaching, and development for Training Mine General Supervisors, Training Assurance Specialists, and Regional Competency Specialists.
• Establish priorities, schedules, workload distribution, and resource allocation across regional Training Mine and Assurance teams.
• Lead workforce planning and staffing strategies to support current and future organizational needs.
• Conduct performance reviews, development planning, succession planning, and talent management activities.
• Foster a culture of accountability, engagement, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Ensure alignment between strategic objectives and field execution across all mine sites
• Provide operational leadership for New Hire Training, Hazard Training, Intro to Work, and Training Mine programs.
• Ensure consistency and quality of curriculum delivery across all sites and divisions.
• Oversee implementation of Competency Based Training requirements.
• Support standardization and continuous improvement of training materials, lesson plans, assessments, and training processes.
• Ensure training delivery aligns with NGM standards, regulatory requirements, and workforce needs.
• Monitor Training Mine performance metrics and effectiveness.
• Provide operational leadership for the Regional Training Assurance Program.
• Oversee training compliance reviews, documentation audits, trainer qualification reviews, and competency verification activities.
• Ensure consistent execution of field engagements, competency assessments, and assurance activities across all sites.
• Monitor verification findings, audit results, and corrective actions to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Establish risk-based coverage strategies for competency verification and assurance activities.
• Ensure findings are communicated effectively and corrective actions are tracked to completion.
• Ensure compliance with applicable MSHA, State, and company requirements.
• Support implementation and sustainment of the Training Management Standard, CBT Procedure, competency verification requirements, and related governance systems.
• Maintain awareness of industry best practices and emerging workforce development strategies.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with site leadership, operational departments, Health & Safety teams, and subject matter experts.
• Communicate training and assurance performance, findings, risks, and recommendations to leadership.
• Support alignment and standardization initiatives across Nevada Gold Mines.
• Identify opportunities to improve workforce competency, training effectiveness, assurance processes, and compliance performance.
• Utilize data, performance metrics, audit results, and field observations to drive decision making.
• Support development of long-term workforce competency and assurance strategies.
• Lead initiatives focused on increasing consistency, effectiveness, and operational value of training programs.

Qualifications:

• Minimum ten (10) years mining experience in surface, underground, process operations, health & safety, training, or workforce development. required
• Minimum five (5) years leadership experience managing supervisors, specialists, or multidisciplinary teams. required
• Demonstrated experience leading training, workforce development, competency management, or assurance programs. required
• Thorough knowledge of MSHA regulations and mining industry training requirements. required
• Experience developing and implementing competency-based training systems. required
• Strong leadership, coaching, mentoring, and employee development skills. required
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills. required
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. required
• Ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of the organization. required
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Education, Organizational Development, Occupational Safety, Mining Engineering, or related field. preferred
• Experience implementing or administering Learning Management Systems. preferred
• Experience leading audit, compliance, assurance, or workforce competency programs. preferred
• Experience supporting multiple sites or regional operations. preferred
• Familiarity with Training Management Systems, competency frameworks, and assurance methodologies. preferred

What We Can Offer You

• A comprehensive compensation package including a competitive medical, dental, and vision plan with national provider networks, a 401k retirement plan with employer contribution, paid time off, company-sponsored medical clinics, company match share purchase program, and much more!
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
• Opportunities to grow and learn with the industry colleagues are endless.
• Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization.
• Nevada Gold Mines is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

About Nevada Gold Mines

Nevada Gold Mines is a joint venture between Barrick Gold Corporation (61.5%) and Newmont Goldcorp Corporation (38.5%), combining their significant assets across Nevada to create the single largest gold-producing complex in the world and realize the full potential of these mines through synergies and best-in-class operational improvements.

The massive mining operation comprises 8 mines along with their associated infrastructure and processing facilities that produced an estimated 4 million ounces of gold in 2018. Three of these assets are Tier One gold mines: Barrick’s Cortez; the combination of Barrick’s Goldstrike and Newmont Goldcorp’s Carlin; and the combination of Barrick’s Turquoise Ridge and Newmont Goldcorp’s Twin Creeks. In addition, Barrick’s Goldrush-Fourmile project has the potential to become the fourth Tier One asset in this portfolio. The new JV is expected to generate around $5 billion in cost savings over the next five years. Nevada Gold Mines is operated by Barrick.

Thank you for your application, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

About the Team

Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) is a joint venture between Barrick (61.5%) and Newmont (38.5%) that combined our significant assets across Nevada in 2019 to create the single largest gold-producing complex in the world. NGM produces approximately 3.5 million ounces of gold a year. The massive mining operation comprises eight mines along with their associated infrastructure and processing facilities and hosts three of Barrick’s Tier One assets: Carlin, Cortez, and Turquoise Ridge. At NGM, our mission is to be the world’s most valued gold mining business by finding, developing, and owning the best assets, with the best people, to deliver sustainable returns for our owners and partners.

About the Company

Our mission is to be the world’s most valued gold and copper mining business. We are committed to partnering with our host countries and communities to transform their natural resources into tangible benefits and mutual prosperity.

Barrick is a leading global mining, exploration and development company. With one of the largest portfolios of world-class and life-long gold and copper assets in the industry - including six of the world's Tier One gold mines - Barrick's operations an projects span 18 countries and five continents. Barrick is also the largest gold producer in the United States. We create real, long-term value for all stakeholders through responsible mining, strong partnerships, and a disciplined approach to growth. Barrick shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "B" and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "ABX".