Production Area Coach Trainee

Job Title: Production Area Coach (Trainee)

24-months of learning, career, and leadership development

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.

Applying the latest technologies to sustainably mine the critical minerals that power electric vehicles, build renewable 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.

Our Team

Our Newfoundland and Labrador Operations are an integrated mining, milling, and processing operation. Nickel concentrates from the fly-in, fly-out Voisey’s Bay operation is shipped to our state-of-art Long Harbour Processing Plant where it is refined into low-carbon and high-purity nickel rounds, cobalt rounds, and copper cathodes.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking two (2) Production Area Coach (Trainees) to join our Long Harbour Operations in Long Harbour, NL. These permanent positions involve 24-month rotations within different areas of the Long Harbour Operations. They will be on a 12-hour schedule working at the Long Harbour Operations site.

The Production Area Coach (Trainee) is responsible for the overall performance, delivery, and development of the crew in meeting the organizational objectives based on the needs of the business stakeholders in alignment with Vale Vision, Mission & Values, and the Long Harbour Operations Purpose & Principles. The Coach acts as a director, initiator, mentor and supporter to the crew as it progresses and develops through different phases of capability. The Coach will align the behavior of the crew with Vale’s principles and attributes. They are responsible for developing and sustaining a productive working relationship between all members of Long Harbour Operations while supporting the reliable and safe production of the world’s best nickel.

Additionally, in this position you will:

• Participate in short-term job rotations in different areas of the Long Harbour Operations site.
• Receive individualized mentoring and coaching, as well as formal evaluations with continuous feedback.
• Develop your leadership skills.
• Be provided professional growth opportunities through everyday work as well as formal learning opportunities.
• Participate in global, digital, and multidisciplinary projects.
• Access content, tools, and initiatives to help with personal and career development.
• Ensure Home Safe behaviors are integral in all crew member activity. Coaches’ crews to consistently achieve ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) and to take corrective action to address noncompliance.
• Develop the crew to become self-sufficient in operating and maintaining the day-to-day operations, while ensuring that all regulations/standards, company and organizational concepts and philosophies.
• Accountable for leading and training Star Point (Personnel, Asset Care, Operations Planning, Responsible Care, Process) crew members to allow the self-management of related matters to ensure compliance to schedules, policies, procedures, and standards.
• Create a work environment that generates ownership and initiative in crew members that are actively engaged and understand their role in sustaining the core processes.
• Develop the crew to prioritize work and training requirements based on business, team and individual thought process.
• Guide and audit the work practices utilizing VPS and 5S Work Practices to approve, plan, schedule and execute tasks within the area(s).
• Supervise daily work of production employees.
• Monitor work efficiency through the auditing of KPIs.
• Participate in emergency and breakdown situations as required, drawing on external resources only as necessary, by providing troubleshooting, problem identification, materials procurement, and resource allocation knowledge as required to correct the situation as efficiently and effectively as possible to minimize production impact within the framework of established maintenance policies and procedures.

About You

Education:

• Undergraduate degree in engineering is preferred (any discipline).

Experience:

• 1-2 years’ experience in a supervisory role preferred.
• Industrial and/or operating environment preferred.
• Previous metallurgical knowledge and experience an asset.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered.

Skills:

• Strong organizational skills.
• Supervisory, leadership and mentoring abilities.
• Excellent communication and team building skills.

How can Vale grow your career?

A Production Area Coach (Trainee) is a supervisory position that will allow the right candidate to shape our Long Harbour Operations as well as a team of direct reports. Additionally, Vale Canada offers a series of benefits including:

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to earn an annual Employee Bonus
• Attractive pension and benefits (company paid core coverage, flex health and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans, and optional insurances)
• A bus service departing from the St. John’s vicinity
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation, sick, top up for maternity/parental)
• All Personal Protective Equipment is provided upon hire. Employees are given a safety boot allowance and receive a 100% reimbursement for prescription safety glasses
• Employee Family Assistance Program
• Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth
• Opportunities to grow your career in a large global company, and mining industry leader
• Online training and career development opportunities

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 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 critical 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.

Interested applicants must submit their application online at https://vale.eightfold.ai/careers.

Accommodation is available throughout our recruitment process for applicants with disabilities. If you require a specific accommodation to enable you participate in our recruitment process, please email us at vnlrecruitment@vale.com.

Pay Grade: 17V

Apply by: Thursday, August 15th, 2024

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