Job Description

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Job Title: HSE Advisor

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Who 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, and 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 Team:

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.

The Opportunity

The Health, Safety and Environment Advisor will provide support to ensure that all Vale North Atlantic Project Group (NAPG) Studies and Projects are executed within the boundaries established by the applicable Acts, Regulations and Codes as well as the company policies. This will include managing and tracking the Health, Safety, Environment and Risk Management System (HSERMS), tracking changes in the legislation, facilitating project risk assessments and work planning, contractor prequalification and training. In addition to project level activities, the HSE Advisor will also lead incident investigations, analyze trends in the key performance indicators, on a monthly basis report all HSER activities and coordinate safety initiatives.

Additional in this position, you will;

• Oversee all HSER programs for Vale\xe2\x80\x99s North Atlantic Project Group (NAPG).
• Ensure operational and procedural compliance with the Health and Safety Act and applicable Regulations, Codes and Company policies.
• Provide technical advice and guidance to management on health, safety, environment and risk issues.
• Assist the Project team and other stakeholders with interpretation of Vale Systems and rules, assist in communication with Plant HSER resources
• Field visits to site to ensure compliance to Regulations, Vale standards, and the project HSER program.
• Support the field implementation and management of the specific NAPG Project Execution Plan for Construction and Commissioning, including related project commitments.
• Coaching of individuals in the project within the principles and values behind the Vale Cultural Narrative, Home Safe philosophy and Project values.
• Lead/facilitate all incident investigations using Root Cause Analysis methodology and report findings internally following Vale\xe2\x80\x99s instructional documents and SAP-IM.
• Monitor on an ongoing basis leading and lagging HSER indicators for Vale NAPG.
• Responsible for implementing Vale\xe2\x80\x99s NAPG Health, Safety, Environment and Risk Management System.
• Design and run Emergency Response Drills as required. Identify any gaps and ensure resources are made available for the protection of the workers.
• Develop safe work procedures based on needs identified through on-going risk assessments.
• Lead risk assessment workshops for all projects at their inception through completion (PMRA).
• Participate in the creation/review of JHA\'s for all scopes of work. Ensure risks are managed based on JHA outcomes, assessing the exposure, managing the risks and monitoring the effectiveness of controls
• Maintain Project Risk Registers and update them as the scope of work changes or in the event of an incident.
• Ensure risks are managed based on risk assessment outcomes, assessing the exposure, managing the risks and monitoring the effectiveness of controls.
• Identify, develop and implement training programs and orientations for Vale NAPG based on applicable regulations, corporate requirements, and Project requirements
• Complete contractor prequalification and screening, monitor contractors Health and Safety programs and complete frequent inspection of contractor worksites.
• Support the implementation of NAPG HSER Initiatives
• Advocate for and support the Internal Responsibility System (IRS).
• Assist with HSER audits including the implementation of Action Plans to address non-compliance items.
• Assist with contractor HSER management.

About You

Education:

• Relevant 2-3 year Post Secondary Diploma

Mandatory Certification

Preferred Certification:

• Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP)
• National Construction Safety Officer (NCSO)
• Basic Underground Common Core
• Underground Supervisor Common

Experience:

• Minimum of 5-7 years relevant experience in similar subject area.

Skills:

• Construction and project experience
• Experience in underground construction and hard rock mining an asset
• Knowledge of the OHSA, and Regulations
• Excellent communication skills, analytical thinking and good leadership qualities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

How can Vale grow your career?

Vale Canada offers a series of benefits including:

• 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\xe2\x80\x99s reasons (vacation, flex, sick, top up for maternity/parental)
• Flexible work arrangements
• 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
• Opportunities to advise and oversee the design, budget and construction of new mines and expansions

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 \xe2\x80\x93 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.

Grade: F5T
Apply by: 26th July, 2023

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