Job Description

:Job Title: E&I Maintenance StudentJoin Vale today. Continuously learn throughout your career.Who We AreWelcome 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 TeamOur Newfoundland and Labrador Operations are an integrated mining, milling, and processing operation. Nickel concentrate from the fly-in, fly-out Voisey\xe2\x80\x99s 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 Mechanical Maintenance Execution Team is responsible for coordinating maintenance activities for planned and unplanned preventative and repair maintenance tasks. They are expected to follow the weekly maintenance schedule and execute the work as planned based on equipment availability, while also responding to any repairs required during a process upset to ensure the plant continues to run. They enforce and implement safety programs (i.e.: Golden Rules, Toolbox Talks, CRM/LIF Audits, etc.) to help prevent accidents before they occur. They also work collaboratively with other disciplines and support where needed.The OpportunityWe are currently seeking an E&I Maintenance Engineering Student \xe2\x80\x93 Fall 2024 to join our E&I Maintenance Department. This is a 4-month fixed term position. This position will be on a 4x10s schedule (Monday to Thursday OR Tuesday to Friday) working at the Long Harbour Operations site in Long Harbour, NL.As an Electrical Engineering Student, you will have the opportunity to further your development by providing day-to-day support for various projects and initiatives within the Maintenance team. From operations to leadership development, diversity & inclusion, and culture, you will have a holistic and enriching experience like no other. Additionally, in this position, you will:

• Maintenance Engineering - Working with the maintenance engineer to review electrical & instrumentation engineering drawings and specifications. Participating in troubleshooting of various Mandrel Plant equipment. Field verification of and updating electrical drawings.
• Reliability \xe2\x80\x93 Working with reliability engineers and advisors to improve the reliability of equipment throughout the plant by assisting to create maintenance plans, reliability initiatives such as FMEAs, RCAs, equipment condition monitoring initiatives, and other day-to-day activities.
• Quality Assurance \xe2\x80\x93 assisting with periodic internal audits to ensure written procedures stay relevant and up to date that includes the risk-based inspection program to create maintenance strategies for tanks, vessels, and piping, and conducting periodic audits of construction contractors.
• Engineering Design \xe2\x80\x93 Working with the discipline engineers to develop detailed mechanical, piping, electrical & instrumentation engineering drawings and specifications. Maintaining the record of plant and participating in quality reviews of engineering contractor deliverables.
• Contract Coordination \xe2\x80\x93 coordinating the day-to-day interface with engineering and construction contractors, including ensuring timelines and other contractual requirements are being met by all parties and assisting with the preparation of scopes of work for contracts.
• Project Planning \xe2\x80\x93 Assisting with project schedule development during the planning phase by soliciting input from the project and discipline engineers and monitoring & controlling schedule progress during the Execution phase. This includes contractor oversight to ensure all schedules are aligned and their schedule reports meet Vale requirements.
• Document Control \xe2\x80\x93 Assisting with document management support and handling the transmission of formal communications to/from external contractors.
• Support the Safe Production Model of risk and hazard management and lead by example.

About YouEducation:

• Currently enrolled as a student in an Electrical Engineering (Co-op) Program.

Skills:

• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal communication, analytical and problem-solving skills and a proven safety record are essential.

What We Offer You

• Competitive salary
• Flexible work schedule and a bus service departing from the St. John\xe2\x80\x99s vicinity
• 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 TransformAt 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 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.Interested applicants must submit their application online at .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.Apply by: Thursday, May 23rd, 2024#ValeBaseMetals

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