Manager, Geometallurgy

**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.

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. growing and changing. We invite you to be part of our evolution.

**The Opportunity**

We are currently seeking a Manager, Geometallurgy to join our CTO team in Sheridan Park, Mississauga. This is a permanent position.

This position will be responsible for developing policy/guidelines and set the direction for geometallurgy for Vale Base Metals. Manager, Geometallurgy will guide and lead the business as a technical expert in metallurgy, process engineering, process technology, process support and processing business priorities. They will act as a change agent for corporate office and/or operations with the potential to lead focused teams on strategic and technical improvement initiatives.

Additionally, in this position you will

**Key Responsibilities**
- Oversee the geometallurgy program in Vale Base Metals with a team of geologists, mineralogists, metallurgists, and technologists at Vale Base Metals.
- Manage all activities related to geometallurgical studies of future ores at Sheridan Park.
- Interface with mine projects for drill core sample selection and reporting of data.
- Supervise metallurgical testing according to the established operational flowsheets/conditions.
- Determine metallurgical risks (impurities, poor recovery or low concentrate grades) and develop mitigating measures.
- Develop and supervise monitoring processes to evaluate the accuracy of the models.
- Conduct gap analysis between expected and actual metallurgy and report on the reconciliation of the models at all timescales.
- Communicate business objectives, goals and results to management, peers, and subordinates.
- Maintain appropriate scientific resources and develop future technology leaders by employee recruitment, development, coaching, mentoring, manpower distribution, performance evaluation.

**About You**

**Education**:

- Master or Ph.D. in Geology, Chemical, Metallurgical or Mining Engineering.

**Experience**:

- Over 15 years of relevant experience
- (P.Geo.) and Process (metallurgical & chemical, Mineral) Engineering (P. Eng). is preferred.

Skill
- Deep and diverse exposure and experience with Base Metals processing plants, assets, and projects.
- Extensive global network with processing researchers, consultants, and professionals. Renowned as competent professional within the mining industry in minerals processing.
- Proven experience at a comparable level within an organization in either a Group (or significant Site based operation) where you held accountability, delivering operational efficiency, driving accurate and reliable interpretations/decisions, and implementing best practice in both technical and operational areas.
- Capability in influencing and developing Metallurgical, Processing and Asset Management practices and supporting the professional and technical growth of engineering teams.
- Effectively communicate complex process ideas at all levels with a natural ability to build relationships across functions and operations from Operator to Board level.
- Significant Operations Experience; Recognized Global Authority in Base Metals Technical Processes; Expert Knowledge of Process Technology; Research & Development Experience; Change Management Practitioner; Leadership & People Management (mentoring, managing influencing others); Strong Communication Skills; Understanding of Capital Projects; Business Management Skills (results focused, business planning, metals accounting, budgeting, etc.)

**Ho**w** can **V**a**l**e gro**w** your career?**
- 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

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