Job Description

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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
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.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking a Learning & Development (L&D) Supervisor (Mine and Surface) to join our L&D Team within our Ontario Operations based in Sudbury, ON. This is a permanent position.

You will lead and manage activities of L&D instructors and peer trainers to maintain training delivery, lead training records, lead achievement of & reporting of technical training KPIs, to meet the needs of the business and the L&D department. The L&D Supervisor will need to be comfortable going underground and have previous leadership experience. The incumbent will take ownership of their portfolio and possess strong data analysis, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Additionally, in this position you will:

• Build relationships with the client area while becoming a business ally to meet training needs and translating business needs into training needs.
• Lead the roll out of L&D programs and initiatives to the business.
• Provide credible learning & development support to meet immediate and future organizational client area training needs.
• Lead instructors in activities including, compliance to regulations (MLTSD), standardization and professionalism, while mentoring and correcting as required.
• Manage peer training to ensure quality of training is maintained; adherence to health & safety best practice; effective hand off between peer training & L&D instructors; and sign off of qualified trainees to align with legislative requirements and signing authority requirements.
• Conduct Shift Line up for L&D Instructors to provide health & safety oversight; review pertinent information such as Supervisor cascades; review hazards; ensure equipment and area availability for training.
• Lead integration process of new employees from NEO to site induction training to workplace integration and hand over to site operations supervision.

About You

Education:

• College Diploma in a relevant discipline is required. Civil Engineering or Mine Engineering Diplomas are preferred.
• Supervisor Common Core certification is preferred

Experience:

• 3 to 4 years of experience in a related field.
• L&D leadership experience with strong business & data analytics acumen would be considered an asset.
• Experience in a mining or heavy industry would be considered an asset.

Skills:

• Initiative & problem-solving skills.
• Positive leadership abilities.
• Strong business analytical skills.
• Proven communication skills.
• Comfortable working autonomously and taking ownership for the whole.
• Experience with applying and coaching others on technical training methods and technical expertise.
• Ability to handle stress and work in a high-pressure environment.
• Passionate about people development and diversity and inclusion implementation.
• Technical expertise in L&D IT systems including IT and Learning Management Systems like VES (Success Factors) and SAP.

How can Vale grow your career?

Vale Canada offers a series of benefits including:

• Competitive salary
• Attractive pension and benefits (company paid core coverage, flex health and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans and optional insurances)
• Leave for all of life\xe2\x80\x99s reasons (vacation, flex, sick, top up for maternity/parental)
• Flexible work arrangements
• 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
• Opportunities to advise and oversee the design, budget and construction of new mines and expansions.

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: April 11, 2023

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