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Mine Engineer
Posted on April 28, 2024
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Vale Canada
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Job Title: Mine EngineerJoin Vale today. Continuously learn throughout your career.Who We AreWelcome 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 TeamOur 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 OpportunityVale 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 a Mine Engineer to join our Mines Technical Services team in Voisey's Bay, NL. This is a permanent position.This permanent position is based at the Voisey's Bay mine site in Labrador, a fly-in fly-out operation. This position is on a two week on, two week off rotation. As a Mine Engineer, you are responsible for designing, planning, scheduling, and budgeting mine operations. You are responsible to consult with other technical staff such as geologists and metallurgical engineers to determine best mining practices and to set goals for the operations department. The MTS Team works collaboratively with peers and cross functionally with all other areas of the mine to complete tasks in their area of accountability.Additionally, in this position, you will: Short Range Planning: Guided by the 24-month rolling plan, prepare the 7+21 (4-week plan) and 3-month plans.Ensure plan compliance through frequent field visits and observations.Coordinate preparation of plans with all stakeholders including site operation, maintenance, and the Remote Services Office (RSO).Mine Design:Collect, document, and assess engineering data within the mine to improve efficiency.Produce underground mine designs using the ore body block models, decide what methods and equipment will be used for accessing and extracting ore and waste material and provide a schedule for the removal of this material.Consult with geologists and engineers about the design, selection, and provision of machines, facilities, and systems for mining, and infrastructure such as access roads, water and power supplies.Provide production drilling, blasting and development layouts to operations in a timely manner that are consistent with North Atlantic MTS standards.Design backfill packages.General:Provide engineering support to our team of geologists, mining engineers, and technologists.Coordinate with operations to ensure there is proper implementation of the plans.Record mine engineering related information to generate monthly production reports.Ensure mining regulations are followed, including the proper use a
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LocationLabrador City, NL
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SalaryNot available
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Terms of employment
Full time
- Start date
Starts as soon as possible
- Source
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#1986377
Advertised until
2024-05-28
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