82020 Supervisors, mining and quarrying

What this occupation covers

Supervisors in mining and quarrying supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in underground and surface mining operations and quarries. They are employed by coal, metal and non-metallic mineral mines and quarries.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 8 main duties for this code.

• Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of workers who extract coal, minerals and ore; operate underground conveyances; and perform other services in support of underground mining, or of heavy equipment operators, drillers, blasters and other workers in surface mining and quarrying
• Establish methods to meet work schedules and confer with managerial and technical personnel, other departments and contractors to resolve problems and co-ordinate activities
• Oversee the safety of the mining or quarrying operations
• Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve productivity
• Requisition materials and supplies
• Train workers in job duties, safety procedures and company policies
• Recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions
• Prepare production and other reports.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 8 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 73402 Drillers and blasters - surface mining, quarrying and construction
• 73400 Heavy equipment operators
• 85110 Mine labourers
• 80010 Managers in natural resources production and fishing
• 84100 Underground mine service and support workers
• 83100 Underground production and development miners

Excluded from this code

• Drillers and blasters - surface mining, quarrying and construction (See 73402 Drillers and blasters - surface mining, quarrying and construction)
• Heavy equipment operators (See 73400 Heavy equipment operators)
• Mine labourers (See 85110 Mine labourers)
• Mine manager (See 80010 Managers in natural resources production and fishing)
• Underground mine service and support workers (See 84100 Underground mine service and support workers)
• Underground production and development miners (See 83100 Underground production and development miners)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

blasters foreman/woman - mining and quarrying · blasters foreman/woman - quarrying · blasters foreman/woman - surface mining · coal mine foreman/woman · construction supervisor - underground mining and quarrying · diamond drilling foreman/woman · drill fitter boss - mining · drill fitter foreman/woman - mining · drilling foreman/woman - mining and quarrying · dynamiters foreman/woman - quarrying · face boss - underground mining · fill foreman/woman · fill foreman/woman - underground mining · fire boss - mining · general foreman/woman - mining · junior foreman/woman - mining · level boss - underground mining · mine captain · mine foreman/woman · mine supervisor · motormen/women and dinkeymen/women foreman/woman (except rail transport) · open pit mine supervisor · production foreman/woman - mining and quarrying · quarry foreman/woman

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required.
• Completion of a college or university program in mining technology or engineering may be required for some positions in this group.
• Several years of experience in the occupations supervised are usually required.
• Provincial certification as an underground mine supervisor, shift boss, or coal mining supervisor may be required.