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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.

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.

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 Team

The Process Technology team is integral to the safe and efficient operation of the of the Mill and is responsible to assist in maintaining the Mills metallurgical targets for our customers. Members of the team will be working with our customers across the smelter complex, including the filter plant, furnace, converters, casting and crushing, matte processing, and the acid plant. The technical team fully supports their counterparts in operations and maintenance with ongoing process support and longer-term process improvement activities and projects that support local and corporate initiatives.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking a Superintendent, Section Lead to join our Clarabelle team in Sudbury, Ontario. This is a permanent position.

The role ensures that process improvements and technologies are assessed on an ongoing basis and consistent manner, and used appropriately to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of Clarabelle Mill. The Section Lead provides Safety leadership, guidance, and direction to the team of professional engineers and technologists that perform these functions. This position reports to the Manager of Clarabelle Mill.

Additionally, this position:

• Ensures safety of all employees in his/her area, personal safety plan compliance, and execution of the area safety plan.
• Develops safety-related behaviours in direct reports.
• Leads or contributes significantly to process safety analysis and critical failure investigations.
• Supervises a workgroup on a full-time basis.
• Assigns and schedules work, provides advice and direction, establishes work standards, and monitors work quality & quantity.
• Develops direct reports and promotes teamwork.
• Promotes working across boundaries for the betterment of the business.
• Monitors metallurgical process parameters and takes corrective action with his/her team, advises operating Superintendents accordingly, and escalates issues as required.
• Implements project analysis, including data collection and interpretation, and recommends a plan for process improvements.
• Provides technical resources and support to projects (capital and operating) ranging from participating on the teams to leading the project.
• Participates in short and long-range planning and provides input to Managers' plans.
• Accesses and interprets department and plant budgets.
• Prepares, writes, and presents scopes of work and business cases for capital & R&D requests.
• Contributes to departmental and operational budgets and forecasts.
• Completes feasibility studies and makes recommendations on requests for capital or operating funding.

About You

Education:

• Required: Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering or technical college diploma (chemical, metallurgical, materials science, minerals)
• Preferred: advanced degree in a related discipline and P. Eng.

Experience:

• 10 years minimum related work experience

Skills

• Leading & developing teams along with previous supervisory experience.
• Strong communication (technical and non-technical) and interpersonal skills.
• Strong process knowledge.
• Business acumen and systems knowledge.
• Continuous improvement training would be an asset.

What We Offer You

• Competitive salary.
• 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).
• Predominantly on-site work with some flexibility on work arrangements.
• Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth.
• Grow your career in a large and global company, and mining industry leader.
• Employee Family Assistance Program.
• Online training and career development opportunities.

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.

Pay Grade: 15V

Appy by: Wednesday, April 26, 2023