engineer, mining
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Engineer - Mining
Posted on April 11, 2024
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Vale Canada
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Job Title: Engineer, MiningWho We AreWelcome to Vale in Canada. As a leader in the mining industry, our responsibility is to positively impact our people, communities and the environment. 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 produce nickel, copper, cobalt, platinum group metals, gold and silver is at the heart of what we do.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.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 TeamThe Mines Technical Services (MTS) team is responsible for maintaining a variety of functions including mine planning, scheduling, surveying, backfill, ventilation, ground control, geology metrics tracking, production statistics data input/review, incentives administration, annual capital plan development, and operating and capital cost tracking for variances. The OpportunityDo you value safety and risk management and make it a priority just as we do? Are you motivated to work collaboratively in a team environment?We are currently seeking Engineer, Mining to join our Garson Mine in Sudbury.Reporting to the Chief Mine Engineer, this role will work with mine operations and technical disciplines to make sure mining operations are planned, developed and operated in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner.Although previous experience in mining or an industrial setting is considered an asset, we also appreciate that diversity of thought comes from our differences ? and that's what makes us great!Additionally, in this position, you will:Provide mining engineering support to an existing team of geologists, mining engineers, and geotechnical engineers.Participates in the design, evaluation and support of underground mining operations.Create schedules for development and production by sequencing stopes and development headings with guidance and approval from all parties involved.Design backfill packages for filling of stopes with sand fill and development rock that are consistent with engineering standards for support requirements.Create blasting designs that maximizes ore recovery.Maintain a focus on safety for the work being implemented in conjunction with MTS Safety Plan.Identify, analyze, recommend, and bring into action opportunities for safety, productivity, and cost improvements.Maintain/create drainage, pumping, backfill, compressed air and LTE network level/section prints as required (many levels/multiple orebodies)Initiate engineering requests for new level infrastructure, validate locations, sizes and design for sumps, electrical and sandfill stations. Management of QA/QC sandfill program: manage sampling collection & trackingUpdate the mine "Water Management Program" documentsMTS support for incident investigations related to water managementComplete Development layouts when required, and peer-review checkingComplete Service boreholes layouts and required site visitsComplete Miscellaneous Boreholes QA/QC (ensure borehole listing, as builts and drill database are updated)About YouEducation: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Mining Engineering. P.Eng preferred.Experience: Minimum of 18 months of mine production planning and mine engineering experience is required.Skills fo
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LocationGreater Sudbury, ON
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SalaryNot available
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Terms of employment
Full time
- Start date
Starts as soon as possible
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Advertised until
2024-05-11
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