Job Description

:Job Title: Production Engineering 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 Long Harbour Technical Services team consists of a combination of Process Engineers, Technicians, and Analysts. The team is responsible for providing technical services support and guidance to the plant operation to optimize metal recoveries, production, product quality, plant efficiency, and throughput.The OpportunityWe are currently seeking a Production Engineering Student \xe2\x80\x93 Fall 2024 to join our Long Harbour Operations in Long Harbour, NL. This is a 4-month fixed term position. This position is a 4x10s schedule (Monday to Thursday OR Tuesday to Friday) working at the Long Harbour Operations site in Long Harbour, NL.The successful candidate will assist the Production Engineering Team with a variety of tasks relating to Production Planning and eliminating or minimizing risk to any plant restrictions that arise. Additionally, in this position, you will:

• Utilize safe production tools and always exhibit behaviors of Safe Production
• Assist in Production Planning and Forecasting on a daily, monthly, and yearly outlook.
• Data collection, analysis, and reporting results to identify process improvement opportunities.
• Monitor plant performance to identify any deviations from KPI\xe2\x80\x99s (Key Performance Indicators)
• Use a variety of lab analysis procedures to troubleshoot and determine optimal plant setpoints.

About YouEducation:

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

Skills:

• A proven safety record and ability to adhere to safety procedures
• Solid verbal, written and analytical communication skills.
• Ability to work with a team or on individual projects
• Ability to take initiative on assigned tasks
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Ability to analyze data and effectively communicate results and recommendations to various groups within the organization.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines.
• Flexible and adaptable mindset.
• Ability to create networks and relationships with stakeholders.
• Detail oriented.

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 atAccommodation 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, May 29th, 2024#ValeBaseMetals

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