Ready to lead with your engineering skills?
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.
The Long Harbour technical services team consists of a combination of process engineers, technicians, and analysts. The team is responsible for providing technical services support and guidance to the plant operation to optimize metal recoveries, production, product quality, plant efficiency, and throughout.
The Opportunity
We are currently seeking a Process Engineer-in-Training (EIT) to join our Technical Services Department in Long Harbour, NL. This permanent position will be on a 4x10s schedule (Monday to Thursday OR Tuesday to Friday) working at the Long Harbour Operations site in Long Harbour, NL.
Assisting with a wide variety of tasks relating to both technical and operational support for the Long Harbour Processing Plant, the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) will study aspects of operational efficiency, quantify, and develop strategies for mitigating risk. Additionally, the EIT will perform analysis, troubleshooting, optimization, data collection, quality monitoring, performance evaluation, mass balance preparation and plant operation coordination.
In this position, you will:
- Assist in the diagnosis of technical problems related to the plant's operation, and complete metallurgical test work to support recommendations;
- Monitor plant system production performance and integrity; communicate with the various groups to ensure processes are in place to sustain and build production capability and to meet targets outlined in the business plan;
- Coordinate plant operations and process to meet production goals and allow for maintenance of equipment;
- Be knowledgeable about the Hydromet Process and be able to answer process questions as required;
- Jointly plan and implement plant-wide improvements with operations, technical services and other support groups;
- Demonstrate, predict and measure system strategies for effective, efficient and optimized performance;
- Provide mentoring, training, and coaching to a very high standard to colleagues and operations;
- Manage assigned projects in a manner that meets quality, time and resource requirements;
- Design and implement experiments to aid in process optimization. Appropriate investigative techniques should be applied;
- Ensure the applicable regulations and policies are understood and followed with respect to safety, health, and environment;
- Prepare technical reports and presentations;
- Work on assignments across functional departments, such as Business and Engineering, and Operations.
About You
Education:
- An Undergraduate Degree in Chemical, Process, or Metallurgical Engineering is required.
- Registration as an E.I.T is required.
Experience:
- 1 - 2 years of experience in a similar role is an asset; however, new graduates are welcome to apply.
Skills:
- Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication (verbal & written) and interpersonal skills.
- Able to build and maintain strong positive relationships across multiple groups
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines.
What We Offer You
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to earn an annual Employee Bonus
- Attractive pension and benefits (company paid core coverage, flex health and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans, and optional insurances)
- Flexible work schedule and a bus service departing from the St. John's vicinity
- Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation, sick, top up for maternity/parental)
- All Personal Protective Equipment is provided upon hire. Employees are given a safety boot allowance and receive a 100% reimbursement for prescription safety glasses
- Employee Family Assistance Program
- Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth
- Opportunities to grow your career in a large global company, and mining industry leader
- 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: F8T or F7T
Apply by: Monday, May 6th, 2024
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