Ith Driller
2 months ago
**Job Opportunity**
Alamos Gold Inc. Young-Davidson is currently recruiting the following challenging position to join our operations team:
**Underground Production Miner (ITH Driller)**
Alamos Gold’s **Young-Davidson** is a low-cost, long-life operation and one of Canada’s largest underground gold mines. It is located near the town of Matachewan centrally located between Timmins, Kirkland Lake, North Bay and Sudbury, Ontario. The recent completion of a highly automated lower mine expansion has resulted in Young-Davidson increasing production as well as strong free cash flow generation. With a large Mineral Reserve base, it will serve as Alamos’ foundation for growth for many years to come. This is a very exciting time at Young-Davidson, and we are searching for highly motivated and committed people to join our team
If you are willing to be part of a team that is dedicated to growth, high performance and a culture of safety and accountability, we would like to hear from you
**Primary Responsibilities**:
- Underground drill set up using provided prints;
- Scaling and doing pre-operation inspection of drill and site;
- Undercut inspection with BT barricade signature every shift;
- Filing 5 point card and maintain accurate operating records, including daily drill reports and inventory logs;
- Perform drilling using ITH drill both manually and remotely when required;
- Manually inserting/pulling rods while drilling;
- Changing bits, hammers, saver-sub and other drilling consumables/attachments as drilling requires;
- Manually cutting PVC casing to the right length and install as production holes are being drilled;
- Install canister reaming head on drill and perform slot hole reaming when required;
- Manually clean holes with compressed air hose or water and clean holes with ITH drill;
- Underground drill take-down, move, general operational maintenance on drill; and
- All other duties, as assigned
**Qualifications and Experience**:
- 5 years’ underground experience as an ITH driller would be an asset;
- Accreditation in U/G common core modules and specialty modules;
- Ability to read prints and follow drill directives;
- Strong Safety focus;
- Self-motivated ability to work alone;
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to work independently.
Schedule**:5,4,4,5 rotating schedule
Young Davidson offers competitive salaries and benefits packages with opportunities for both personal and professional advancement.
- Alamos Gold Inc. is committed to an environment that is barrier free. If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please inform us in advance so that we can arrange reasonable and appropriate accommodation._