Assistant Mines Technologist

2 weeks ago


Sudbury, Ontario, Canada Vale Canada Full time
Who We Are:

Welcome to Vale. Our purpose is to improve life and transform the future. Together. We value our workforce and strive to offer continuous training and career development opportunities for our people.

Vale Base Metals is one of the world's largest producers of high-quality nickel and an important producer of copper and responsibly sourced cobalt. With headquarters in Toronto, Canada, and operations in Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario, Manitoba, UK, Indonesia, and Brazil, we are delivering the critical building blocks for a cleaner, greener future.

Applying the latest technologies to sustainably mine the critical minerals that power electric vehicles, build renewable energy solutions, and help develop life-saving medical equipment is at the heart of what we do.

We invite you to be part of our evolution.

Our Team:

As part of the Mines Technical Services Team, you will help ensure the safe and efficient extraction of Ore within our world class Mining Operation. As an Assistant Mines Technologist, the successful incumbent is expected to do ventilation and survey duties which will assist with the planning work. This role requires regular work underground.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking an Assistant Mines Technologist, to join our Sudbury Operations.

To provide mining technologist support at Copper Cliff Mine.

Accountabilities:

  • Assists in ventilation duties as directed to support the short and long-term production planning requirements.
  • Performs ventilation measurements and logs underground data for analysis.
  • Performs calibration, minor repairs, and adjustments to equipment.
  • Responsible to provide service to internal or external customers in a timely way according to the specific requests and stated expectations of the customer. The quality of the service is largely guided by government legislation and by Vale mine standards.
  • Frequent underground travel is required.

Qualifications and Specific Skills:

Education: Minimum 2 Year Community College Diploma in an appropriate mining discipline or post-secondary equivalent.

Experience: Minimum 2 years of progressive experience in ventilation.

Processes: General knowledge of ventilation.

Equipment: Use and Maintenance of ventilation equipment.

Specific Mining Computer Skills: Proficiency in the use of: DeswikCAD, and Microsoft Excel.

Equipment Knowledge - Required to use or have knowledge of basic equipment or hand tools (e.g. light vehicles, office equipment or basic laboratory equipment). Ability to use and understand ventilation and surveying equipment. Maintains and calibrates ventilation and surveying equipment so that it stays in full working order.

Technical Knowledge - Required to perform routine professional or technical tasks, procedures or calculations requiring basic training in one or more specialty areas pertaining to surveying and ventilation disciplines (e.g. uses standard software at a functional level).

Numerical Knowledge - Uses basic mathematical concepts, established formulae or standard procedures to calculate, prepare or interpret routine financial or statistical information, reports or tables—or designs or develops simple computer, logical or mathematical routines or reports pertaining to surveying and ventilation disciplines. Ability to use PC software such as spreadsheets, computer assisted drafting and word-processing.

What We Offer You

  • Competitive salary
  • Attractive pension and benefits (company paid core coverage, flex health and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans and optional insurances)
  • Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation, flex, sick, parental)
  • Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth.
  • Grow your career in a large and global company, and mining industry leader.
  • Employee Family Assistance Program
  • Online training and career development opportunities

Comments:

These positions are covered under the Collective Agreement between Vale and the Local United Steelworkers.

Applicants are encouraged to review the Job Selection Posting Process for Local Employees located on the Ontario Operations Human Resources website.

We appreciate your interest in being a part of the team though only those applicants who are selected for interviews will be contacted.

Include to Transform

At Vale, we are committed to ensuring an inclusive work environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. Vale encourages everyone to express their ideas and opinions and values the plurality of individual profiles. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are critical to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or any other personal consideration that makes us different.

Vale is an equal opportunity employer seeking to increase diversity across our operations and improve equal opportunity at Vale and in the mining industry.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation is available throughout our recruitment process for applicants with disabilities.

Apply By: May 29, 2024

Paygrade: G

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