Make an impact at Canada’s premier mining company.

When you advance your career at New Gold, you are joining a Canadian-focused intermediate gold mining company engaged in the operation, development and exploration of mineral properties. Our mission is be a leading intermediate gold producer, driving responsible and profitable mining in a way that creates sustainable value for our employee, shareholders, the communities in which we live and work and our environment. To learn more about New Gold, visit our website at www.newgold.com . To learn more about our culture and people practices, visit the Career page .

New Gold attracts and hires highly skilled individuals. By joining our team, you can look forward to:

• A stimulating values-based work environment
• A culture of collaboration and inclusion
• Inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• Career development opportunities
• A deeply rooted commitment to responsible mining, health and safety and community engagement
• A competitive total compensation program
• A comprehensive benefits package including a retirement savings plan

Rainy River Mine
Situated in beautiful northwestern Ontario, 65 km northwest of Fort Frances, the Rainy River Mine is an open pit, gold and silver producing, residential mine site.

The Rainy River Mine, located adjacent to the Ontario / Minnesota border is 65 Kilometers northwest of Fort Frances, Ontario and is situated half way between Winnipeg, Manitoba and Thunder Bay, Ontario The area is home to more than 130 species of birds and large populations of moose, black bear and deer. If you enjoy outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, winter sports and lake country then this is an area you will love to live and work in.

Schedule: 5/2, 4/3 – 9-hour days

Position Reports To: HR Superintendent

Position Overview

The Human Resources Administrative Assistant provides general support to the Human Resources Team in all areas of HR including onboarding, employee relations, record keeping, document tracking, and data entry. This role is a temporary 6 month contract.

Key Responsibilities

• Participates in the recruitment onboarding process by completing reference checks, setting up pre-employment medicals, scheduling interviews, distributing new hire documents, conducting new hire training
• Assists with coordinating the logistics for site visits for applicants
• Assists in the maintenance of personnel records
• Creating purchase requisitions, maintaining purchase orders and invoicing through the SAP system
• Maintain booking calendars for boardrooms, meeting rooms and scheduling catering when required
• Supporting the HR team with taking meeting minutes
• Answer and distribute HR related calls and emails
• Assist in delivering HR communications to workforce
• Maintain department inventory for career fairs, onboarding and employee recognition programs
• Assist with coordinating staff events and functions
• Assist with department mail
• Completing routine disability management claim documentation
• Liaising with benefit providers and payroll to respond to employee inquiries
• Any related duties to ensure the success of the HR Team

Qualifications

• Office management experience an asset
• Minimum 3+ years related experience
• High School Diploma or GED
• Diploma or Certificate in Business Administration or Human Resources preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Office – Word, Outlook and advanced knowledge of Excel
• SAP or Equivalent ERP Software experience preferred.
• Excellent organizational skills – detail oriented
• Must be able to handle highly confidential material on a continual basis in a professional manner
• Works well under pressure and in meeting deadlines
• Excellent multi-tasking skills – able to prioritize
• Analytical thinking skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills
• Team player
• Takes initiative and ownership for work
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure and produce high quality work within time constraints.

Why New Gold?

• Highly competitive base salary, compensation programs and a quarterly incentive program
• Extended Health & Dental Benefit
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance benefit
• Defined match contribution to group registered retirement savings account

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process. New Gold does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a forma contractual arrangement with the Company. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by New Gold will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered.

Inclusion, Equal Opportunity, Accessibility

New Gold is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans’ status, Indigenous status or any other legally protected factors. Disability-related accommodations during the recruitment process are available upon request.

Additional Information

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