Geologist, Beat

Job Title: Beat Geologist

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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 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 a Beat Geologist to join our Mines Technical Services 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 a two week on, two week off rotation.

The Beat Geologist will be required to support the Voisey’s Bay Operation to ensure we design safe, sustainable ore extraction at optimum value through technical excellence. Specifically, this role will be required to meet safety objectives of the department and provide geological services as required within the designated area of responsibility in the Voisey’s Bay Operation. This will include monitoring, reporting and scheduling services for grade control, geological mapping, production hole probing, dilution avoidance, increased ore recovery, stope reconciliations, diamond drill co-ordination and core logging. Additionally, in this position, you will:

• Follow Departmental Safe Production Program.
• Notify ground control and operations of unsafe ground conditions.
• Underground geological and structural digital mapping including updating current files and daily grade control monitoring and inventory reporting.
• Provide guidance to Mine operations to ensure ore production is optimized and waste avoidance is adhered to.
• Grade control tracking including daily material movements and assisting with month end projections and monthly assigned tonnes and grade.
• Ongoing ore interpretation using underground observations, diamond drilling and previous mapping to find new ore.
• Geophysical stope probing and grade interpretation
• Provide short range geological and structural information (including ore outlines/wireframes) to engineering group.
• Assist the Senior Geologist with monitoring of tonnes and grade of unrecovered ore and document to ensure future recovery.
• Compete layouts and execute definition diamond drill programs and provide definition drill logging for the mine.
• Assist with auditing QAQC of diamond drill holes and chip samples.
• Communication with operations and engineering departments. Additionally, communication with external sources may be required with some job functions.
• Assist the Senior Geologist with daily and monthly tasks.

About You

Education:

• An undergraduate degree in a Bachelor of Science (Geology or Earth Sciences).
• B. Sc (Honours) is preferred.
• A Professional Geologist Certification (P. Geo).

Experience:

• Minimum 4 years of geology related experience in a mining environment.

Skills:

• Ability to analyze problems systematically and develop solutions.
• Ability to work and supervise contractors daily including development of working relationships with external personnel.
• Concerned with accuracy and thoroughness in data acquisition and interpretation.
• Commitment to continuous learning to improve professional skills, knowledge, and abilities.
• Willingness to learn, comply with and apply Vale SH&E policies and procedures.
• Knowledge and understanding of Vale SH&E policies and procedures.
• Basic understanding of the relevant geoscience discipline.
• Ability to work individually or as part of a team.
• Understanding of computers and competent in using, or able to learn, relevant software skills.
• Knowledge of underground drilling methods and experience working in and underground mining environment.

What We Offer You

• 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.

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 vnlrecruitment@vale.com.

Pay Grade: F6T

Apply by: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024.

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