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Title posted on CareerBeacon - Mill Operator 6
Posted on May 24, 2024 by Employer details Vale Canada
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Job Title: Mill Operator 6Want to work in a state-of-the-art mining facility? Who We AreWelcome 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 TeamOur 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 Concentrator Team is responsible for processing the ore from the mines at site into a concentrate suitable for shipping and processing offsite and providing structural paste backfill for the underground mines. The OpportunityVale recognizes the Impacts and Benefits Agreements with the Innu Nation and the Nunatsiavut Government in which Innu and Inuit workers have first preference for employment at the Voisey's Bay Mine Site. This is guided by an adjacency principle that first gives preference to those who live on the coast of Labrador, followed by those residing in the rest of Labrador, those residing on the island of the province, followed by the rest of Canada.Next, priority will be given to Newfoundland and Labrador residents. We also welcome those who are willing to relocate back home and those looking to make NL their permanent home.We are currently seeking a Mill Operator 6 to join our Concentrator department in Voisey's Bay, NL. This is a permanent position.This position is based at the Voisey's Bay mine site in Labrador, a fly-in fly-out operation. This position is on a two week on, two week off rotation. The primary role of the Mill Operator 6 is to operate one of the seven areas of the milling process (i.e. crushing, grinding, flotation, dewatering, reagents, paste plant, and tailings and water management). Additionally, in this position, you will:Perform pre-operational checks and operate equipment according to standard operating procedures.Monitor equipment and processes.Conduct troubleshooting activities when problems arise and interact with the Control Room Operator and the Supervisor as required to correct.Perform plant housekeeping activities.Complete operator reports and ensure that equipment deficiencies and operational issues are communicated to the supervisor.Use overhead cranes and lifts to move operational supplies around the plant;Participate in crew safety meetings.Perform minor equipment repairs, and support maintenance activities as required.About YouEducation:Completed a minimum grade 10 or equivalent.Experience:6+ months of operating experience in a mineral processing plant.Previous experience in Voisey's Bay would be considered an asset.Skills:Basic understanding of mineral processing theory and practice.Familiar with the process flowsheet and with the equipment and its function.Familiar with the safe work practices and standard operating procedures of the concentrator.Detailed knowledge of one area of the concentrator and can operate the equipment autonomously at the completion of the training period.Able to recognize hazards in an industrial workplace and understands his or her role in assessing and managing risk.Able to apply logical thinking to solve problems and "troubl- LocationLabrador City, NL
- SalaryNot available
- Terms of employment Full time
- Start date Starts as soon as possible
- Source CareerBeacon #2058661
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