Metallurgist

**Metallurgist - Thompson**

**Join Vale today. Continuously learn throughout your career.**

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.

The Port Colborne Refinery was commissioned 100 years ago on the shore of Lake Erie. Raw materials and finished products from Vale’s Sudbury and Newfoundland and Labrador operations are transported to Port Colborne for processing.

We invite you to be part of our evolution.

**Our Team**

The Thompson Concentrator Technical Services Team is integral to the success of the operations in being a safe and reliable producer. We aim to plan the production, monitor, improve and report the performance of the Thompson Concentrator operation through technical excellence in the areas of metallurgy, ore handling, crushing, grinding, flotation, dewatering and concentrate handling.

**The Opportunity**

We are currently seeking a **Metallurgist **to join our Operations Team in Thompson, MB. This is a **permanent **position. **Relocation to Thompson is required.**

The Metallurgist will provide accurate data & analysis to meet the commitments established for the role. The role holder will perform plant and lab scale investigations of process changes and improvements.

**Accountabilities for the position include**:

- Demonstrating an obsession with safety and risk management and meet the requirements of all applicable safety plans.
- Monitoring metallurgical processes, equipment, and product quality and suggest improvements to test procedures.
- Investigating process equipment control problems, evaluate unit operations and metallurgy and recommend action to maintain efficient operation.
- Ensuring accurate and thorough investigation and data analyses. Provide technical assistance to Process Improvement initiatives.
- Evaluating project options & assess their feasibility based on safety, cost impact, product quality & operations.
- Interfacing with operations and maintenance Teams, Process Engineering and Facilities Engineering to identify improvement opportunities.

**About You**

**Education**:

- Engineering Degree in Metallurgical, Chemical or Mineral Processing field with a focus on Process Control is preferable.

**Experience**:

- Minimum of 3 year of experience in a similar position.

**Skills**:

- Process identification, modelling, and simulation experience.
- Process loop analysis and tuning software experience.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Proficient in computer skills (Microsoft Office Applications, etc.).
- Good organizational skills and ability to manage time.
- Good communication skills and good oral/written/presentation skills/some facilitation skills.
- An understanding of Mill operations is an asset.

**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, top up for maternity/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.

**Why Thompson**

Thompson is known as the "Hub of the North.” The town was developed in the 1950s around our mine and is now a thriving community. Our home boasts a close-knit and involved community with a vibrant arts and music scene and is known for its hospitality and welcoming nature.

Thompsonites, as we call ourselves, are always ready to welcome new people to town and excited to share its gems with them. Above all, the main draw to Thompson is its unspoiled wilderness filled with waterfalls and wildlife, making it the perfect place for the adventurous soul.

From the Northern Lights to ice fishing, skating, skiing, hockey, sledding, hunting and every winter sport you can imagine, if you love the outdoors, Thompson is the perfect place for you and your family.

**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 Vale 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 succe