Engineer Metallurgy Jobs

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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

The Clarabelle Mill Mineral Technology Team in Sudbury Ontario is a multi-disciplinary, well-rounded team who are responsible for the optimization of metal extraction from our ore. Our number one priority is the health and safety of our people as well as ensuring our assets operator reliably and efficiently.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking a Engineer Metallurgy to join our Mineral Separation Technology Team at Clarabelle Mill. This is a permanent position.

The Mineral Separation Technology team is responsible for providing expert advice and specialized knowledge to support the Operating and Maintenance departments in safety, process troubleshooting, plant improvement, R&D, cost control and process optimization. You will also provide technical support to the Mineral Separation Section Leader and Operating Superintendent with development of strategies, process monitoring, planning and resource utilization. Your experience and skills will be utilized to assist in the development of work plans, schedules, prioritizations, and execution of continuous improvement and major process improvement projects.

Additionally, in this position you will:

• Contribute to research and development and Process Development Projects in a manner that
• Contribute to health and safety of all employees in their area through participation in safety plans, process monitoring, management of change and process hazard analysis, etc.

meets quality, time and resource requirements.

• Achieve results by working within cross-functional team environments and with all groups (Maintenance, Operations, Management) to achieve the desired goals of the business in a safe manner.
• Deliver on accountabilities of Engineer Metallurgy as required.
• Coach, mentor, supervise and lead indirect reports while helping foster potential of junior team members and co-workers.
• Analyze plant data and make recommendations to increase efficiencies.

About You

Education:

• University degree.
• Certification: P.Eng.

Experience:

A minimum of 5 years’ experience.

Skills:

• Action orientation skills (take calculated risks to achieve goals, visibility, and presence on the workplace).
• Communication (technical and non-technical) systems development.
• Proven leadership skills in coaching and mentoring.
• Significant time management and using targets and measures to get work done.
• Strong Problem solving and Analytical thinking.
• Strong technical writing skills.
• Business acumen and managing for results.

What we offer you:

The Senior Engineer, Metallurgy, is a technical position that will allow the right candidate to shape our mining operations and mentor the next generation of technical talent at the mine site. Additionally, Vale Canada offers a series of benefits including:

• 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, top up for maternity/parental).
• Competitive salary.
• Employee Family Assistance Program.
• Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth.
• Grow your career in a large and 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 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.

Pay Grade: F5T

Apply by: Monday, September4, 2023