Job Description

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Want to work in a leading-edge underground mine?

Who We Are:
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:
Creighton Mine is an underground nickel, copper, and PGE mine located in Lively, Ontario, and is home to over 400 full-time employees, as well as the world-class science facility SNOLAB. Producing at depths of over 8400 feet, we are one of the deepest nickel mines in the world.

The Opportunity:
We are currently seeking a Supervisor, Maintenance (Industrial Mechanic) role to join our Creighton Mine in Sudbury, Ontario. This is a permanent position.

As a Supervisor, Maintenance (Industrial Mechanic) you will be accountable for managing the social, commercial, and technical processes of a front-line team within established limits, to meet the maintenance and/or production goals and objectives of the work area in safety, reliability, efficiency, and quality. You will be also accountable to get a process under control and maintain the process within established limits as well as identifying special cause variances and taking actions to address issues or take advantage of opportunities as they arise.

Additionally, in this position you will:

• Work in a rotation schedule (days and nights).
• Manage systems within the area of accountability to achieve Zero Harm to employees, the business, the environment, and the community, production quality & quantity targets while maximizing economic resources and recovery.
• Meet objectives and comply with; Monthly Safety plans, incident reporting process, Policy/Procedure reviews, MOC system, etc.
• Utilize the work practices under Work Management to approve, plan, schedule, and execute tasks within the area(s).
• Assigning tasks, utilizing CPQQRT format to team members, reviewing and communicating Risk Management situations at line-up and field discussions so that work gets done in a safe and coordinated way.
• Ensure that direct reports and areas of accountability meet all requirements with regard to legislated regulations, company policies and practices, and collective agreements.
• Assess assignments during, coach, and counsel employees on the standards of behavior, and take corrective actions as required, including discipline and grievance management.
• Identify and correct negative special cause circumstances that are within the authority level and escalate those that are outside authority.
• Perform injury management, working with employees and health care providers to successfully return the employee to work.
• Control inventories of consumables and supplies, and order materials to achieve production and/or maintenance schedules.
• Manage plant activities on the off shifts as required in the on-call scheduling. Manage overtime to within targets and distribute to crew members within the C.B.A. and provincial guidelines.
• Provide performance feedback to team members and provide input into Succession Planning.
• Complete all production and/or maintenance-related reports and work orders and communicates status to oncoming shift(s).

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.
• Valid industrial trade certificate for the province of Ontario is preferred.
• Generic Supervisor Common Core (770141) is preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in the Industrial Mechanics trade.
• Minimum 3 years of experience leading crews.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Products, SAP, and Prometheus add-on.

Skills:

• Ability to work with minimal supervision and work well with others in a team environment.
• Written and oral communication skills.
• Must be obsessed with safety and risk.
• 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 insurances)
• Leave for all of lifes 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

Include to Transform
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 - 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.

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: August 31, 2023

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