Engineer - Mining

5 days ago

Greater Sudbury, Canada This is Mine Life Full time

Job Title: Engineer, Mining

Who We Are

Welcome to Vale in Canada. As a leader in the mining industry, our responsibility is to positively impact our people, communities and the environment. We value our workforce and offer continuous training and career development opportunities for our people.

Vale is a global leader in the production of iron ore and one of the largest producers of nickel. Active in Canada for over 100 years, Vale employs nearly 6,000 people across our corporate office in Toronto and sites in Manitoba, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador. Applying the latest technologies to sustainably produce nickel, copper, cobalt, platinum group metals, gold and silver is at the heart of what we do.

Our Sudbury Operations have been in existence for more than 100 years. With five mines, a mill, a smelter, a refinery and nearly 4,000 employees it is also one of the largest integrated mining complexes in the world. Sudbury is also home to several administrative sites serving both the Ontario Operations as well as all our North Atlantic Operations.

With our global headquarters inRio de Janeiro, Brazil, and approximately 125,000 employees in over 30 countries, Vale is constantly growing and changing. We invite you to be part of our evolution.

Our Team
The Mines Technical Services (MTS) team is responsible for maintaining a variety of functions including mine planning, scheduling, surveying, backfill, ventilation, ground control, geology metrics tracking, production statistics data input/review, incentives administration, annual capital plan development, and operating and capital cost tracking for variances.

The Opportunity
Do you value safety and risk management and make it a priority just as we do? Are you motivated to work collaboratively in a team environment?

We are currently seekingEngineer, Miningto join ourGarson Minein Sudbury.

Reporting to the Chief Mine Engineer, this rolewill work with mine operations and technical disciplines to make sure mining operations are planned, developed and operated in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner.

Although previous experience in mining or an industrial setting is considered an asset, we also appreciate that diversity of thought comes from our differences – and that’s what makes us great

Additionally, in this position, you will:

  • Provide mining engineering support to an existing team of geologists, mining engineers, and geotechnical engineers.
  • Participates in the design, evaluation and support of underground mining operations.
  • Create schedules for development and production by sequencing stopes and development headings with guidance and approval from all parties involved.
  • Design backfill packages for filling of stopes with sand fill and development rock that are consistent with engineering standards for support requirements.
  • Create blasting designs that maximizes ore recovery.
  • Maintain a focus on safety for the work being implemented in conjunction with MTS Safety Plan.
  • Identify, analyze, recommend, and bring into action opportunities for safety, productivity, and cost improvements.
  • Maintain/create drainage, pumping, backfill, compressed air and LTE network level/section prints as required (many levels/multiple orebodies)
  • Initiate engineering requests for new level infrastructure, validate locations, sizes and design for sumps, electrical and sandfill stations.
  • Management of QA/QC sandfill program: manage sampling collection & tracking
  • Update the mine “Water Management Program” documents
  • MTS support for incident investigations related to water management
  • Complete Development layouts when required, and peer-review checking
  • Complete Service boreholes layouts and required site visits
  • Complete Miscellaneous Boreholes QA/QC (ensure borehole listing, as builts and drill database are updated)

About You

Education:Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Mining Engineering. P.Eng preferred.
Experience:Minimum of 18 months of mine production planning and mine engineering experience is required.

Skills for this position:

  • Underground mine design, mining engineering, scheduling, and high level of understanding of underground mining activities.
  • Knowledge of engineering planningsoftware (Mine2-4D, EPS, MineCAD, Deswik) is an asset.
  • Knowledge of cash flow modeling techniques and mineral economics is an asset.
  • Knowledgeof Microsoft Office Suite and familiar with spreadsheet manipulation in Excel.
  • Be creative, not only use past practices but promote new ways of doing things in order to maximize the value of our mineral resources.

What we offer you:
In addition to the responsibilities and career opportunities this role will provide, Vale Canada offers a series of benefits including:

  • 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, top up for maternity/parental)
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • 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

Difference Makes All the Difference

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 essential 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.


Job Grade: F6T
Apply by : April 24, 2024

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