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, Production (All Mines Services) to join our All Mines Development Team at Creighton mine in Sudbury, Ontario. This is a permanent position.

As a Supervisor, Production you will continuously improve the work team performance through the effective use of established processes and procedures in achieving assigned objectives following Vale\xe2\x80\x99s Safety Policies, Programs, and Legislative Standards.

Additionally, in this position you will:

• Work on a rotation schedule (5/4 schedule days and nights, 10.5 hour shift).
• Manage systems within the area of accountability to achieve the following outputs.
• Ensure Zero Harm to employees, the business, the environment, and the community.
• Achieve/exceed production quality and quantity targets while maximizing economic resources and recovery. Achieve total product and unit cost, and capital (as applicable) expenditure targets.
• Review and communicate Risk Management situations with crew members at line-up and field discussions. Follow notification protocols for incidents and initiate on-shift investigations.
• Meet objectives and comply with; Monthly Safety plans, incident reporting process, Policy/Procedure reviews, MOC system, etc.
• Perform injury management, working with employees and health care providers to successfully return the employee to work.
• Identify and correct negative special cause circumstances that are within the authority level and escalate those that are the outside authority.
• Control inventories of consumables and supplies, and order materials to achieve production and/or maintenance schedules.
• Manage overtime to within targets and distribute to crew members within the C.B.A. and provincial guidelines.
• Ensure crew qualifications are kept current for required work assignments, and schedule training as required.
• Coach and counsel employees on the standards of behaviour and take corrective actions as required, including discipline and grievance management.
• Continuously improve the performance of the production and maintenance frontline team through the effective use of established processes and procedures. This includes ensuring the completion of assigned work with increasing consistency and accuracy by:

• Assigning tasks, utilizing CPQQRT format, to team members so that work gets done in a safe and coordinated way.
• Utilize the work practices under Work Management to approve, plan, schedule, and execute tasks within the area(s).
• Assess assignments during the shift to ensure that schedules are being attained, and/or take corrective actions as required. Complete all production and/or maintenance-related reports and work orders and communicate status to oncoming shift(s).

About You

Education:

• Grade 12 level education or GED equivalency is required.
• Common Core: First Line Underground Mine Supervisor Common Core (770121) or Common Core for First Line Production Supervisor Underground Hard Rock Mining (770120) is preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of leadership experience leading a team of Trackless Lateral Development miner (Jumbo, McLean Bolter, Boltec, Shotcrete, Trackless Haulage, Scoop, and Mine Services Advance).
• Proficient at reading survey issue prints, being familiar with the various associated processes, proper end states, and start states.
• Experience working underground is required.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Products is required.
• Experience with SAP is preferred.

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 insurances)
• Leave for all of life\xe2\x80\x99s reasons (vacation, flex, sick, 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

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 \xe2\x80\x93 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: September 26, 2023

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