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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.

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.

The Port Colborne Refinery was also commissioned 100 years ago on the shore of Lake Erie. Raw materials and finished products from Vale’s Sudbury and Newfoundland and Labrador operations are transported to Port Colborne for processing.

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.

Who We Are:

Welcome 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.

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 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.

Port Colborne is home to our Nickel Refinery where raw materials from our Sudbury operations are processed into electrocobalt and precious metals and serves as a distribution centre for finished nickel products.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking Processing/Chemical Engineers-in-Training (EIT) to join our Ontario Operations team. These positions will be based in Sudbury and Port Colborne and are all permanent opportunities, who will be rotating through the surface plants until P.Eng. designation is obtained, at which point a permanent position will be secured in a surface plant.

The successful candidates will be a member of the Vale’s Ontario Operations and enrolled in an up to 48-month program that includes Application of Theory, Practical Experience, Management of Engineering Communication Skills, and Social Implications of Engineering which is the requirement for licensing as a Professional Engineer in Ontario. The successful candidates must be able to build and maintain relationships and interact with other technical staff and supervision. The position will involve assignments in a variety of technical groups across Vale. The position may also involve assignments in similar departments in other Vale Ontario Operations. This position requires the successful candidate to be in-person, at site, to learn the process and work with the people.

Additionally, in this position you will:

• Provide technical support to enable safe and cost-effective operations
• Complete assigned projects safety and on time. Project work may include sampling, sample preparation, data analysis and reporting.
• Follow Vale’s Safety Policy and Legislative Standards
• Maintain a high level of professional conduct
• Utilize good engineering practices while minimizing costs
• Develop skills and abilities related to the provision of engineering to Ontario Operations
• Monitor process parameters and communicate changes outside normal operational conditions to supervisor and customer

About You

Education:

Undergraduate Degree in Chemical, Metallurgiacl/Materials Engineering or equivalent. Must be eligible to register as an Engineer in Training with the professional engineering association in Ontario (PEO).

Experience:

• Experience with Heat and mass balance software (HSC, Matlab, Aspen) is considered an asset.
• Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office products
• A minimum of 0-2 years of related experience is preferred.

Skills:

• Strong problem-solving and data analysis skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Must have strong organization and time management skills
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Takes initiative and can self-direct to accomplish goals with minimum supervision.
• Commitment to safety

How can Vale grow your career?

The Engineer-In-Training (EIT), Processing/Chemical Engineer, is a developmental technical position that will allow the right candidate to shape our processing operations as well as grow into a technical leadership role. Additionally, Vale Canada offers a series of benefits including:

• Online training and career development opportunities
• Employee Family Assistance Program
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation, flex, sick, top up for maternity/parental)
• Competitive salary
• Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion and career growth
• Attractive pension and benefits (company paid core coverage, flex health and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans and optional insurances)
• Grow your career in a large and global company, and mining industry leader
• Opportunities to advise and oversee the design, budget and construction of new mines and expansions

Difference Makes All the Difference

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 essential 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: F6T

Apply by: August 23, 2023