Job Description

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Join Vale today. Continuously learn throughout your career.

Welcome to Vale in Canada. As a leader in the mining industry, our responsibility is to positively impact our people, communities and the environment. 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 produce nickel, copper, cobalt, platinum group metals, gold and silver is at the heart of what we do.

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. Sudbury is also home to several administrative sites serving both the Ontario Operations as well as all our North Atlantic Operations.

Port Colborne is home to our Nickel Refinery where raw materials from our Sudbury operations are processed into electrocobalt and precious metals and serves as a distribution centre for finished nickel products.

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 Mines Technical Services (MTS) team is responsible for maintaining a variety of functions including mine planning, scheduling, surveying, backfill, ventilation, ground control, geology metrics tracking, production statistics data input/review, incentives administration, annual capital plan development, and operating and capital cost tracking for variances.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking Divisional Supervisor to join our Mines Technical Services (MTS) team at

Coleman Mine in Sudbury. This is a Fixed Term position.

In this role, you will supervise a group of technical staff responsible for providing all technical services execution work at their respective mine, potentially including beat geology, mineability, and dilution reporting, production layouts, survey, ventilation survey, ground control QA/QC, and seismic technology. Following the 3-month plan provided by the Mine Planning team, along with mentorship and instruction from MTS functional groups such as Geology, Ventilation, Ground Control and Standards you will coordinate the execution of all mines technical services execution work.

In addition, you will:

• Ensure that the work performed by MTS execution staff is done safely, following Vale standards and government regulations, through regular job observations and audits.
• Carry out all mines technical services work required by the monthly 3-month & 30-day plans, including, but not limited to, production drill and blast layouts, production development layouts, survey, ventilation survey, ground control QA/QC and seismic technology.
• Participate in daily schedule review meetings, weekly and monthly planning meetings.
• Complete monthly reporting on KPI actuals, including all required budget driver actuals data, incentive calculation requirements.
• Complete daily reporting of actuals for all critical metrics including daily tons hoisted, trucked, mucked; feet developed; feet drilled; sandfill poured, etc.
• Be accountable for the care and calibration of all technical instruments and software used by the MTS execution team and providing required service to respective mine in order complete on mine plans (including but limited to survey, ventilation, probing, etc.).
• Provide required performance feedback and data to support business requirements
• Ensure the capability of all direct report engineering and technical staff meets the encouraged performance level, coach and mentor direct reports.
• Understand the Engineer-in-Training program Progression and non-Engineering technical staff career progression program and develop direct reports.

About You

• Degree in Mining or Geological Engineering, Mines Technology or Geology.

Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in Underground Execution Technical Services.
• Common core will be an asset.

Skills:

• Knowledge of mining standards and guidance documents.
• Underground mine design, mining technology, and high level of understanding of underground mining activities.
• Knowledge of engineering planning software (Deswik) is recommended.
• Strong people leadership skills, including mentoring and coaching skills.
• Strategic thinking and effective decision making.
• Change management skills and openness to learning and sharing new insights.
• Building relationships, collaboration, and teamwork.
• Drive for sustainable results with a strong focus on continuous improvement.

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.

Pay Grade: 16V

Appy by: Friday, July 28, 2023

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