Operational Technology Student Winter 2024

Canada, Canada

Job Description


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Job Title: Operational Technology Student

Want to work with leading technology?

Who We Are

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 Team

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.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking a Control and Automation Student for the Winter 2024 semester to join our Operational Technology department in Long Harbour, NL. This is a 4-month fixed term position.

The Control and Automation Student will be an integral part of the Systems Engineering Team within the Long Harbour Processing Plant. This involves maintaining and improving the Distributed Control System (DCS), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and the integrated DCS & PLC Networks.

The successful candidate must demonstrate flexibility by tackling multifunctional roles that include a production or operational assignment, team or work crew administrative duties and championing specific assignments, as applicable. These roles will be addressed, as appropriate, at an operating, maintaining and continuous improvement level.

Additionally, In this position, you will

  • Promote and actively contribute to people safety and risk management (Management of Change processes, Hazops, What If\xe2\x80\x99s, Bowties, HIRA), executing identified actions with the highest priority, improving preventive and mitigating controls.
  • Assist with operational support and troubleshooting on demand, working with operations and maintenance teams for the highest plant performance.
  • Help with control logic and operator interface improvements, preforming alarm management, striving for overall continuous improvement of operation and troubleshooting in the area ICS system.
  • Assist with executing tasks and departmental procedures related to the health and cybersecurity of the system and network.
  • Implement/audit tasks related to system backups and the site disaster recovery plan.
  • Continuously strive to maintain expert knowledge and skills related to Controls & Automation.
About You

Education
  • Currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Engineering Degree or enrolled in a 3-year Engineering Technology Diploma.
  • Experience working with Control Systems and Programmable Logic Controllers (Delta V and Allan Bradley platforms considered an asset).
Skills
  • A clear obsession with safety and risk management
  • A high technical aptitude with a motivated problem-solving attitude.
  • Software engineering or computer systems background considered an asset.
  • Data Analytics experience with applications such as Power BI\\Power Automate considered an asset.
What We Offer You
  • Competitive Salary
  • Flexible work schedule and 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 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.

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: Wednesday, November 15th, 2023.

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  • Job Id
    JD2259333
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
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  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Canada, Canada
  • Education
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