AddressClosing Date: April 3, 2024
Join a growing team dedicated to improving our environmental footprint!
Reporting to the Senior Engineer, Applied Research and Development (Applied R&D), the Technician, Applied R&D is responsible for supporting the safe execution of water quality management R&D projects on and around active mine sites.
To be successful, we are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, who can build relationships and work collaboratively with technical teams and site personnel. The successful candidate has strong analytical and decision-making abilities, and practical problem-solving abilities and organization skills in a fast-paced, field environment. Most importantly, we require someone who can remain positive and motivated while working outdoors in all weather conditions.
Join us in the breathtaking Elk Valley of British Columbia. Here you will find outdoor adventure at your fingertips. Whether it's biking or skiing, or the laid-back atmosphere of fishing and hiking, there is something for everyone. Working a compressed work week with alternating Fridays off, come experience what work life balance is all about!
Responsibilities:
- Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures
- Support the execution of projects, mainly from the field-testing phase, through transfer to operations
- Supervise and coordinate contractors, ensuring that work is being conducted safely and in accordance with project scope
- Collect water and/or solid samples and follow chain of custody protocols
- Perform checks, maintain, and manage field and laboratory equipment
- Collect, upload, analyze and manage data
- Develop and maintain documentation for the Applied R&D team
Qualifications:
- Engineering or Science Diploma or Degree in civil, chemical, geological, mining, environmental or related field
- Minimum two years of relevant industry experience; proven experience in the field in an industrial environment would be an asset
Benefits:
Teck employees receive a competitive compensation package that includes, but is not limited to, base salary plus the following benefits:
- Extended Health Benefits
- Health Spending Account
- Vacation Allotment
Salary Range: $45.00 - $55.00 / Hour
The actual base salary offered is determined based on the successful candidate’s relevant experience, skills, and competencies and considers internal equity.
Successful candidates must be willing to satisfy the pre-employment requirements of a pre-employment drug screen and three professional references.
About Teck
At Teck, we value diversity. Our teams work collaboratively and respect each person’s unique perspective and contribution.
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Teck is a diversified resource company committed to responsible mining and mineral development with major business units focused on copper, steelmaking coal and zinc.
Teck has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and is one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People.
The pursuit of sustainability guides Teck’s approach to business. Teck has been recognized as one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations by Corporate Knights and is ranked #1 in the Metals and Mining industry on the S&P Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI).
Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, its shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TECK.A and TECK.B and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TECK.
Learn more about Teck at www.teck.com or follow @TeckResources.
