Job Description

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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 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.

We are currently seeking a Health, Safety & Risk Manager to join our Vale Newfoundland and Labrador (VNL) team. This is a permanent position. This position will be based in the St. John\xe2\x80\x99s office with frequent travel to both the Long Harbour Operations and Voisey\xe2\x80\x99s Bay Mine Site.

The Health, Safety & Risk Manager of VNL will provide leadership for the operations in the definition, development and improvement of safety and health performance so that the operations can achieve world-class performance and meet business goals. The manager will engage and influence the leadership teams across Newfoundland & Labrador in the leadership of safety and health. They will develop and integrate systems and define appropriate use of technology within the existing business model to build capability of Safety and Health for future performance in the operations. They will also support North Atlantic leadership through the management of all aspects of safety and health across Vale Newfoundland & Labrador\xe2\x80\x99s Operations.

In this position, you will:

• Lead the VNL Operations in the definition, development and improvement of the Vale Base Metals safety, health & risk standards, systems, and performance.
• Develop the overall HSR capability of the VNL Operations through guidance and coaching of leadership.
• Ensure consistent and effective execution of Vale Base Metals safety, health and environment management systems, standards, and policies.
• Continue to implement the Critical Risk Management, Leadership in the Field and High Impact Risk Assessment programs and ensure embedding at the operations.
• Deliver the Critical Activity Requirements.
• Develop and implement the health and safety management system in line with Vale Base Metals requirements.
• Implement and improve the occupational health program.
• Develop and implement safety and health improvement plans.
• Ensure significant incident investigations provide clear root cause analysis and mitigation identifications are established to limit reoccurrences.
• Ensure risk management processes are in place so that the risks are identified, classified and mitigations are in place.
• Ensure clear expectations and a robust process for management of contractors is in place.

About You

Education:

• Undergraduate degree in engineering, applied science or a related field.
• Post graduate completion of a Health and Safety program or Health and Safety certification.

Experience:

• Ten years\xe2\x80\x99 related experience with a focus on Health, Safety and Risk Management.
• Extensive experience with safety systems and methods.
• Experience in underground mining or a related field is essential.
• Experience with fly in, fly-out operations is essential.
• Experience in an industrial environment would be considered an asset.

Skills:

• Leadership and people management abilities (mentoring, managing influencing others).
• Experience with ISO 14001/45001 implementation.
• Balanced functional knowledge in mining, metallurgy or chemical processes.
• Strong work and business management skills (resource, planning & work prioritization management, results focused, finance & budgeting knowledge, etc).
• Strong communication skills.
• Expert knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Act and regulations, international standards, and injury management.
• Good understanding of International Council of Mining and Metals (ICMM)
• Knowledge and understanding of process safety and critical control management.

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\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

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 \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.

Pay Grade: F

Apply by: Sunday, August 27th, 2023.

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