Job Description

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Join Vale today. Continuously learn throughout your career.

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

The Shift Engineer is integral for employee safety and Vale\xe2\x80\x99s long-term operating strategy. Members of this team will operate the first-class utilities plant in the Copper Cliff Nickel Refinery. Team members are also involved in the development of long-term and short-term maintenance initiatives, practices and procedures.

Our Sudbury Operations have been in existence for more than 100 years. With five mines, a mill, a smelter, a refinery and nearly 4,000 employees it is also one of the largest integrated mining complexes in the world.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking a 2nd Class Operating Engineer to join our Maintenance Department in Sudbury, Ontario. This is a permanent position.

2nd Class Operating Engineer, you will be responsible for the operation of boilers, cooling towers, chillers, reciprocating compressors, glycol cooling systems and associated auxiliary equipment. Your experience and skills will contribute to scheduled or emergency repairs, and preventative maintenance work to be done. Additionally, in this position, you will:

• Complete written pre-operation checks on all equipment and provide an end of shift report of work completed.
• Participate fully in the Vale Production System (VPS).
• Teamwork will be a key requirement of the role along with the ability to work on one\xe2\x80\x99s own initiatives when required.
• Align with work safety policies and safety regulations.

• Trade Certification: The successful candidate will have 2nd Class Operating Engineer Certification. Consideration for 3rd Class Certification with progress towards completion of 2nd Class exams.
• Experience: Industrial work experience with demonstrated safe work record.

Skills:

• Strong diagnostic skills and judgment.
• Able to take action and/or make decisions affecting security/well-being of others, I.e., alerting others to unsafe conditions.
• Must be able to pass the internal operator training requirements.

How can Vale grow your career?

The Shift Engineer is a maintenance position that will allow the right candidate to shape our mining operations. Additionally, Vale Canada offers a series of benefits including:

• Competitive salary
• Attractive pension and benefits
• Desirable incentive program
• Leave for all of life\xe2\x80\x99s reasons (vacation, flex, sick, 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

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 Vale 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 its 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.

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or by clicking Apply below. Please attach a copy of your trade license.

We appreciate your interest in being a part of the team though only those applicants who are selected for interviews will be contacted.

Apply by: August 23, 2023

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