Job Title: Chemist
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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
Our Newfoundland and Labrador Operations are an integrated mining, milling, and processing operation. Nickel concentrate from the fly-in, fly-out Voisey's Bay operation is shipped to our state-of-art Long Harbour Processing Plant where it is refined into low-carbon and high-purity nickel rounds, cobalt rounds and copper cathodes.
Our laboratory team consists of highly skilled and highly motivated individuals that support the analytical requirement of the operations team, on a 24-hour/365-day basis.
With Safety as the number one priority, we provide quality data to our customers to ensure the optimal performance of our facility. In addition, we provide technical leadership along with environmental and final product analysis.
We operate and maintain an extensive network of analysers, most of which are the newest technologies available.
The Opportunity
We are currently seeking a Chemist to join our Laboratory Team in Long Harbour, NL. This is a permanent position.
This permanent position will be on a shift schedule (days only) working at the Long Harbour Operations site in Long Harbour, NL.
The Chemist will prepare and perform routine and non-routine analysis of hydrometallurgical and environmental samples in a safe, accurate, timely, and cost-effective manner. They will use knowledge and skills to validate procedures, recommend and implement improvements, and train other team members on laboratory techniques. Additionally, in this position, you will:
- Use Laboratory Information Management System to track and report sample results.
- Approve technical data and liaise with customers to monitor service and resolve customer complaints.
- Suggest improvements to procedures, instruments, and equipment.
- Perform and document routine maintenance of analytical instrumentation and equipment.
- Troubleshoot and repair analytical instruments and equipment.
- Submit work requests related to instruments, equipment, and facilities, and work with on-Site technical staff, lab staff and vendor support to resolve problems.
- Assist in monitoring and ordering of supplies.
- Assist in other areas of the laboratory as required.
About You
Education:
- Post-secondary education in Chemistry or Sciences preferred.
Experience:
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a similar role.
- Work within mining and/or industrial facilities.
Skills:
- Strives to ensure a healthy and safe work environment.
- Have a consistent positive attitude towards work, including customer and peer relationships.
- Good organization, time management, multi-tasking, and problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of various lab procedures and equipment, including ICP-OES.
- Experience in maintaining analytical equipment, troubleshooting and repairs.
- Experience in SOP writing/development.
- Quality control experience.
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's reasons (vacation, flex, sick, parental).
- Bus service departing from the St. John's vicinity.
- 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.
Accommodation is available throughout our recruitment process for applicants with disabilities. If you require a specific accommodation to enable you participate in our recruitment process, please email us at [email protected].
Pay Grade: H03
Apply by: Friday May 10th, 2024
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