AddressJob Title: Mechanical Engineer
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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 Vale Newfoundland and Labrador Engineering & Studies team provides engineering design and study support across both the Voisey's Bay as well as Long Harbour operations. It is a multi-disciplinary team providing on-site, as well as centralized support in terms of Civil/Structural, Mechanical and Electrical engineering disciplines.
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 a Mechanical Engineer to join our Engineering & Reliability department in Voisey's Bay, NL. This is a permanent position.
This position is based at the Voisey's Bay mine site in Labrador, a fly-in fly-out operation. This position is on two weeks on, two weeks off rotation.
The Mechanical Engineer will provide innovative engineering design solutions to operating and maintenance problems, technical support to operating plants and mines, technical direction to external engineering consultants & construction contractors. Additionally, in this position, you will:
- Prepares engineering packages for operations, maintenance, and capital projects, utilizing good engineering practices and considering risk, while minimizing costs.
- Prepares accurate engineering design deliverables such as drawings, specifications, scopes of work, risk assessments and cost estimates.
- Stamps/seals designs/drawings prepared under their direction.
- Conducts field inspections, measurements and analysis. Prepares reports with action plans as required.
- Translates operating requirements into optimum designs, prepares contract specifications and makes technically accurate and feasible recommendations.
- Provides technical support to the operations and maintenance teams to ensure reliable operation of equipment and recommendations for safety when required under relevant Acts and Legislation.
- Assures compliance with codes, standards, and regulations.
- Supports development of scopes of work for contract engineering work with external engineering consultants. Provides technical direction to external engineering consultants and reviews the quality of their engineering deliverables.
- Effectively schedules, prioritizes, and manages tasks to meet commitments with customers.
About You
Education:
- Mechanical Engineering Degree
- Registered Professional Engineer
Experience:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar role.
- Work within mining and/or industrial facilities.
Skills:
- Has working experience with mechanical design codes, acts, regulations (mainly ASME, API, and CSA standards).
- Has working experience with mechanical design, analysis, and repair of various types of equipment (ventilation, conveyors, pumps, storage tanks, pressure vessels, piping, etc.).
- Has knowledge of material handling, mechanical infrastructure, corrosion mechanisms, FRP, etc.
- Has working experience with various underground and surface mining, and surface mechanical infrastructure.
- Uses software for analysis and calculations.
What We Offer You
- 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)
- Flexible work arrangements
- Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation, flex, sick, top up for maternity/parental)
- 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.
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
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 [email protected].
Pay Grade: F6T
Apply by: Tuesday February 6th, 2024.
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