AddressWho We Are
Welcome to Vale in Canada. As a leader in the mining industry, our responsibility is to positively impact our people, communities and the environment. We value our workforce and offer continuous training and career development opportunities for our people.
Vale is a global leader in the production of iron ore and one of the largest producers of nickel. Active in Canada for over 100 years, Vale employs nearly 6,000 people across our corporate office in Toronto and sites in Manitoba, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador. Applying the latest technologies to sustainably produce nickel, copper, cobalt, platinum group metals, gold and silver is at the heart of what we do.
With our global headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and approximately 125,000 employees in over 30 countries, Vale is constantly growing and changing. We invite you to be part of our evolution.
Our Sudbury Operations have been in existence for more than 100 years. With five mines, a mill, a smelter, a refinery and nearly 4,000 employees it is also one of the largest integrated mining complexes in the world. Sudbury is also home to several administrative sites serving both the Ontario Operations as well as all our North Atlantic Operations.
Port Colborne is home to our Nickel Refinery where raw materials from our Sudbury operations are processed into electrocobalt and precious metals and serves as a distribution centre for finished nickel products.
Our Team
Coleman Mine, a key asset to Vale Sudbury, produces over one million tonnes of ore per year through open stoping and cut and fill. With over 500 employees, predominantly working underground the team consists of a wide range of operators, maintainers, technologists, engineers, and support staff who work in alignment with Vale Values.
The Opportunity
We are currently seeking a Operations Project Superintendent to join Coleman Mine in Sudbury, Ontario. This is a permanent position.
You will drive change through completing key operational projects to improve efficiency and increase productivity at Coleman Mine. This includes monitoring, identifying, and implementing opportunities to improve safety, production and reduce costs. You will work collaboratively with other process superintendents, managers, and Supervisors within the functional and cross functional areas of the operation, to identify work opportunities for the Mine.
In this position you will:
- Analyse data and infield observations to develop projects to enhance productivity, improve efficiency and reduce costs
- Schedule, plan and organize the execution of key operational projects
- Support Operational Superintendents with safety assessments and improvements, process improvements and operational technology improvements
- Be on site and be a visible component of Coleman Mines Leadership team
- Develop your knowledge of Coleman Mine and cover for Operational Superintendents when they are on leave
- Take on required work and projects to improve Coleman Mine
Education:
- Strong knowledge and experience in underground mine operations.
- Mine engineering degree or mine technologist qualification
Experience:
- Minimum 4-10 years of engineering or project execution
Skills:
- Must have strong organization and time leadership skills
- High level of autonomy to see an opportunity and push to completion
- Project process knowledge with the ability to fast track
- Strong influencer to sell and push key projects to workforce, Superintendents and Managers
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office products
What We Offer You
- Competitive salary
- 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, flex, sick, top up for maternity/parental)
- Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth
- Grow your career in a large and global company, and mining industry leader
- Employee Family Assistance Program
- Online training and career development opportunities
Difference Makes All the Difference
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 essential 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.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation is available throughout our recruitment process for applicants with disabilities.
Apply by: Wednesday, February 7th, 2024
Job Grade: 15V
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