Mine Technologist

Job Title: Mine Technologist

Want to work in a leading-edge underground mine?

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 concentrate 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 Mines Technical Services (MTS) team is integral to the success of the Voisey’s Bay operation to ensure we continue to be a safe, predictable, and reliable producer. The various disciplines within our team collaborate to ensure we provide reliable, quality data to support mine design, planning and production.

The Opportunity:

Vale recognizes the Impacts and Benefits Agreements with the Innu Nation and the Nunatsiavut Government in which Innu and Inuit workers have first preference for employment at the Voisey’s Bay Mine Site. This is guided by an adjacency principle that first gives preference to those who live on the coast of Labrador, followed by those residing in the rest of Labrador, those residing on the island of the province, followed by the rest of Canada.

Next, priority will be given to Newfoundland and Labrador residents. We also welcome those who are willing to relocate back home and those looking to make NL their permanent home.

We are currently seeking two Mine Technologists (1 Survey, 1 Ventilation) to join our Mine Technical Services (MTS) team in Voisey’s Bay, NL. These positions are based at the Voisey’s Bay mine site in Labrador, a fly-in fly-out operation. These position are on a two week on, two week off rotation.

The Mine Technologist is responsible for providing intermediate level technical support within the mine on a daily execution schedule. The Technologist works collaterally with their peers within the mining and technical services team and cross functionally with all other areas of the mine to complete tasks in their area of accountability.

Mine Technologist – Survey:

• Maintain survey equipment, survey software and source surveying supplies.
• Perform and conduct open pit and/or underground surveying.
• Upload survey information and update drawings following standards, including sections.
• Issue driving layouts for operations usage.
• Perform month end surveys and compile month end reports.
• Assist the operations team with effective utilization of the total navigation system for the development jumbos.

Mine Technologist – Ventilation:

• Conduct weekly underground ventilation surveys.
• Set up ventilation reading stations.
• Create and issue Ventilation Work Instructions for auxiliary ventilations systems and corrective actions.
• Update emergency drawings and ventilation plans for the mine, and support emergency response exercises.
• Software modelling.

Additionally, in this position, you will:

• Follow the safety plan developed for the operations department in conjunction with the Mines Technical Services Safety Plan.
• Provide input for creation of the drilling, development and production layouts for execution by the Operating Team.
• Monitor mine development, production, and construction excavation projects with respect to lines, grade and conformance to short term production plans raising issues of non-conformance to the Supervisor.
• Identify, analyze, and recommend opportunities for safety, productivity and cost improvements.
• Frequent underground travel is required.
• Work with the Vale’s Operational Excellence Team, establish the Key Performance Indicators for mine development and mine production. This will include establishing data gathering and data validation.
• Analyze performance trends relative to target and make recommendations on Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives.
• Lead Continuous Improvement projects following Vale’s Kaizen process

In addition, there may be future career development opportunities in areas including Ground Control:

• Check and interpret daily instrumentation readings.
• Audit installed ground support.
• Monitor the seismic activity and install instrumentation.
• Assist with the preparation of reconditioning plans for issue.
• Perform compliance inspections.

About You

Education

• A Mineral Exploration/Mining Technology Diploma.

Experience

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in an underground mining environment focusing on surveying and/or ventilation.

Skills

• Solid initiative and collaboration skills.
• Exceptional communication and problem-solving skills.
• Able to perform routine procedures or calculations requiring basic training in more than one specialty as pertaining to surveying, ventilation, and ground control fields.
• Strong digital literacy, including surveying tools, Deswik, and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Dedication to continuous improvement to identify, analyze, and recommend opportunities for safety, efficiency, and cost improvements.

How can Vale grow your career?

This position will allow the right candidate an opportunity to shape our operation. Additionally, Vale Canada offers a series of benefits including:

• Competitive salary and on-site premiums
• 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)
• 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. Innu Nation members and Nunatsiavut beneficiaries can also submit their application to their Vale Aboriginal Employment Coordinator.

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: H02

Apply by: Wednesday, August 21st, 2024

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