Mining production director - Salary and Career
Production and operations directors in an extractive, manufacturing and public utility company

Mining production director - Career description, activities, functions and salary

They plan and manage production, act in the definition of strategic planning, participate in the definition of HR policies, manage logistics, ensure environmental management actions, manage quality actions, provide hygiene and safety conditions at work, communicate orally and by written.

How much does an Mining production director earn

A Mining production director earns between $1.872 and $65.865 per month, with an average monthly salary of $20.470 and a median salary of $13.003 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 368 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Mining production director

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 20.470 245.645 5.118 98
1º Quartile 1.872 22.464 468 9
Median Salary 13.003 156.041 3.251 62
3º Quartile 50.232 602.782 12.558 239
Higher Salary 65.865 790.385 16.466 314


Professional job categories

  • Senior members of the public power, managers of public interest organizations and companies, managers
    • leaders of companies and organizations (except public interest)
      • production and operations directors
        • production and operations directors in an extractive, manufacturing and public utility company

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Main workplaces

Production and operations directors in an extractive, manufacturing and public utility company the positions of this CBO family can exercise their functions in manufacturing and extractive companies, production and transformation, mineral extraction and utilities, transportation and distribution of electric energy, gas and water and sewage services. In general, they are hired as employees with a formal contract. They work without supervision, in closed environments, during the day, carrying out the work in a face-to-face system. They may develop some activities under pressure, leading them to a stressful situation.


What does it take to work in the field of Production and operations directors in an extractive, manufacturing and public utility company

To perform the functions of this occupational family, professionals with complete higher education and five years of experience are required for the full performance of activities.


Functions and activities of Mining production director

Production and operations directors in an extractive, manufacturing and public utility company must:

  • manage production;
  • manage logistics;
  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • provide health and safety conditions at work;
  • show personal skills;
  • ensuring environmental management;
  • act in the definition of strategic planning;
  • planning production;
  • provide hygiene and safety conditions at work;
  • work in the definition of strategic planning;
  • plan production;
  • participate in hr policy setting;
  • communicate;
  • participate in hr policy definition;
  • acting in the definition of strategic planning;
  • provide health and hygiene conditions at work;
  • ensure environmental management;
  • manage quality;

  • Activities

    • dialogue with environmental control bodies;
    • show respect to bosses and subordinates;
    • show consistency;
    • define investment plan;
    • qualify equipment and suppliers;
    • establish inventory management policy;
    • seek product quality certification;
    • expose ideas;
    • show versatility;
    • make decisions;
    • contribute in the preparation of job descriptions;
    • vertical information;
    • disseminate a culture of hygiene and health;
    • spread a culture of environmental preservation;
    • perform preventive and corrective actions;
    • manage salaries, promotions, admissions and dismissals;
    • define environmental, social and occupational safety and hygiene policies;
    • evaluate staff performance;
    • decide production plan (type, quantity, deadlines);
    • make media exposures;
    • show creativity;
    • require the use of epi and epc;
    • fostering research and development;
    • demonstrate forward vision;
    • stimulate communication process;
    • deploy technologies and innovations;
    • work as a team;
    • work in the definition of product lines;
    • disseminate a culture of accident prevention;
    • develop contingency plan in production;
    • validate methods and processes;
    • scaling resources;
    • analyze sales plan;
    • manage crisis;
    • work with social responsibility;
    • make investment;
    • approve rules and instructions;
    • delegate responsibilities;
    • implement new work methodologies;
    • maintain documental traceability of the product;
    • record training activities;
    • evaluating feasibility of projects;
    • determine staff qualifications;
    • demonstrate leadership ability;
    • define quality standards;
    • referend maintenance plan;
    • minimize people's exposure to risk;
    • identify new suppliers and service providers;
    • minimize the permanence of people in unhealthy areas;
    • instituting work methodology;
    • schedule production;
    • promote staff training and development;
    • implement recommendations from cipa and other bodies;
    • prospecting technological trends;
    • work ethically;
    • write reports;
    • diagnose need for staff training and development;
    • manage production costs;
    • control compliance with occupational hygiene and safety standards;
    • manage production indicators;
    • propose process improvements;
    • public speaking;
    • interpret reports;
    • analyze economic feasibility;
    • mitigating environmental liabilities;
    • perform budget control;
    • prepare environmental contingency plan;
    • participate in assessments of market trends;
    • show optimism;
    • review production plans;
    • establish logistics policy;
    • focus on search results;
    • planning downtime and interventions in machinery, equipment and installations;
    • specify human and material resources;
    • control order, cleanliness and organization of work areas (housekeeping );
    • ensure compliance with legislation and environmental standards;
    • setting production goals;
    • redirect procedures;
    • ensure the autonomy of the quality department;
    • manage logistics costs and deadlines;
    • develop monitoring systems;
    • enforce quality standards;
    • manage conflicts;


    Sectors that hire Mining production director the most in the job market

    • combined office and administrative support services
    • manufacture of ceramic artifacts and baked clay for use in construction
    • terminal operations
    • manufacture of cars, vans and utility vehicles
    • engineering services
    • support activities for oil and natural gas extraction
    • manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
    • plastic material packaging manufacture
    • iron ore mining
    • retailer of other products




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