Job Description

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Want to work in a leading-edge underground mine?

Who We Are:
Welcome to Vale in Canada. Our purpose is to improve life and transform the future. 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, Newfoundland, and Labrador. Applying the latest technologies to sustainably mine critical minerals that power electric vehicles, create renewable energy solutions, and help develop life-saving medical equipment 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:
The Garson Mine team is integral to the success of the operation in becoming a safe, predictable, and reliable producer. Come and join Garson!

The Opportunity:
We are currently seeking a Production Planner to join our Garson Mine in Sudbury, Ontario. This is a permanent position.

As a Production Planner you will be accountable for continuously improving the work team (crew) performance through the effective use of established processes and procedures. The successful candidate will be primarily accountable for Planning for the production crew at Garson Mine. They will also be working as a relief supervisor as required.

Additionally, in this position you will:

• Work Monday to Friday, 8-hours day shift.
• Adhere to maintenance business processes as outlined in Maintenance Planning and Control (MPC) by using approved systems (SAP, Prometheus, etc.), tools, and standards.
• Establish and maintain work relationships with the various key plant stakeholders including superintendents, supervisors, other schedulers, planners, crew members, etc.
• Execute the \xe2\x80\x9cPlanning\xe2\x80\x9d element of the process for all types of work orders - systematic and non-systematic maintenance. This includes shutdown (PMP) and external resource-related work.
• Coordinate and facilitate with the Scheduler to ensure all required planning/scheduling routines are followed.
• Ensure work order user statuses are properly maintained throughout the lifecycle of the work order.
• Ensure work orders are planned with an emphasis on safety and ready to be executed prior to the required end date as determined through the notification.
• Work within assigned budgets and escalate to management should a budget be exceeded.
• Identify and escalate all critical issues that threaten the successful execution of the \xe2\x80\x9cwork schedule\xe2\x80\x9d for completion by Required End Date.
• Manage backlog to ensure work orders are planned based on priority and required end date.
• Monitor KPIs and actively strive toward plant targets.
• Relief supervisor as necessary which requires:

• Holding the crew accountable for safe behavior, housekeeping, teamwork, and professionalism.
• Ensure planned work orders are closed with proper time confirmations completed.
• Work within budget, guidelines, and standards.
• Work with a crew to develop an interactive workplace environment.

About You

Education:

• Grade 12 level education or GED equivalency is required.
• College diploma or university degree in a related industrial field or a university degree in a related engineering discipline is preferred.

Experience:

• Experience working in a planning, scheduling, or reliability role would be an asset but not required.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in operations is required.
• Experience in a supervisor role is required.
• Experience working underground is preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Products is required.

Skills:

• Ability to work with minimal supervision and work well with others in a team environment.
• Must have strong written and oral communication skills.
• Must be obsessed with safety and risk.
• Must demonstrate open and transparent dialogue in all aspects of work.

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 insurance)
• Leave for all of life\xe2\x80\x99s reasons (vacation, flex, sick, top-up for maternity/parental)
• 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

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.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation is available throughout our recruitment process for applicants with disabilities.

Grade: 17V

Apply by: July 6, 2023

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