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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.

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 in Rio 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 Team **is integral for employee safety and providing mine engineering support to Vale’s producing mining operations. Members of this team work collaboratively to support mine sites engineering needs including **ground control **, and short to mid-range mine planning is completed in accordance with the mine’s needs while maintaining a high standard of safety and productivity. Team members are also involved in the development of process improvement initiatives, practices, and procedures in co-operating with other support groups and the mine operations team.

**The Opportunity**

Additionally, in this position you will:

- Follow Vale’s Safety Policy and Legislative Standards
- Develop skills and abilities related to the provision of engineering to Ontario Operations, maintaining a high level of professional conduct
- Identify, analyze, recommend, and bring into action opportunities for safety, productivity, and cost improvements
- Provide technical support to an existing team of geologists, mining engineers, and geotechnical engineers, performing both technical services execution support (survey, ventilation, and ground control) as well as in mine planning & design (stope and development packages, short term scheduling)
- Participates in the design, evaluation, and support of underground mining operations. Design packages include drill and blast layouts, driving layouts, filling packages, etc.

**Accountabilities**

Duties of the job will include and are not limited to:

- Providing geotechnical engineering support to an existing team of geologists, and mining engineers.
- Participating in the design, evaluation, and support of underground mining operations.
- Performing beat inspections, issue weekly beat reports, and focus on supporting short-range mining plans.
- Updating logbooks, issue prints, document any field observations, etc.
- Establishing daily morning seismic routines, checking seismic trends, and be aware of the location of seismic events at the mine.
- Reviewing all 20-scale prints, fill packages, and stope packages.

**About You**
- Undergraduate Degree in Mining Engineering. Must be eligible to register as an Engineer in Training with the professional engineering association in Ontario (PEO).
- Early career (0 to 2 years), mid-level (3 to 7 years) and senior profiles (8 + years) are welcome
- Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office products
- Experience with engineering design software such as Deswik (training can be provided)
- Commitment to safety
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
- Ability to work independently and in a team
- Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Strong problem-solving and data analysis skills
- Must have strong organization and time management skills
- Takes initiative and can self-direct to accomplish goals with minimum supervision.

**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)
- 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.

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