Summary

Job Title: Training Coordinator

Location: Chetwynd, BC (Willow Creek Mine)

Language of Work: English

Start Date: When filled

Schedule/ Terms of Employment: This is a temporary (40 hours/week) position

Primary Purpose

Reporting to the Health & Safety Manager, the Training Coordinator will lead the site training initiatives in support of Operations, Plant, Maintenance & Warehouse. They will lead the assessment of departmental training needs and development the implementation of training.

Company Information

Conuma is a leading Canadian producer and exporter of metallurgical coal for the global steel industry. Products from our three mine operations in Northeastern BC, Brule, Willow Creek and Wolverine, leave us well-positioned to serve customers in South America, Europe and Asia.

Three times winner of the Edward Prior Mine Safety Award for the lowest injury frequency rate in British Columbia, Conuma continues to lead the industry with multi-million-dollar investments in the latest collision avoidance and fatigue monitoring safety technologies for the protection of our employees.

Conuma is much more than metallurgical coal. Conuma and its employees are embedded in our communities. The company's Pay It Forward program began in 2017 and since then has raised over $425,000 in support of "Our Kids" at a Bolivian Orphanage and the Vancouver Children's Foundation. Locally, Conuma's employee winter hockey matches ensure much-needed donations to the Food Bank, while in the summer, our employees get together to assist the local high school teams as they prepare their go-karts for the Conuma Challenge.

Our local communities in Northeastern British Columbia are amongst some of the most beautiful surroundings in North America. At the Tumbler Ridge UNESCO Global Geopark, employees can enjoy almost limitless hiking amongst some of Canada's biggest waterfalls, ride through ATV and snowmobile trails, explore 97 million-year-old dinosaur footprints, ski cross-country trails, play ice-hockey, swim indoors and out, cycle, and enjoy the sense of community only a small town provides. An hour and a quarter away, Chetwynd is famous for its chainsaw wood carvings and offers a range of kayaking, snowmobiling and rock-climbing opportunities. Regarded as a wonderful place to raise a family, with affordable costs of living, Northeast British Columbia is the outdoor paradise our employees are proud to call home.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Participates and maintains a positive and supportive work culture among site Trainers and Trainees.
• Works with site equipment trainers to train all new employees and transfers (cross transfer) to assess individual trainee training needs. Makes recommendations on equipment training completion, return to previous position, continuing training or termination in conjunction with Plant, Maintenance, Warehouse and Operations Management and site Human Resources.
• Evaluates and monitors equipment trainer performance, always looking for ongoing improvements.
• Meets with Operations, Plant, Maintenance and Warehouse on a regular/daily basis to identify near term ongoing manpower training needs. Schedules training to identify meet skilled training needs. Works with department management to identify training/transfer opportunities.
• Coordinates with Human Resources and Department Heads to ensure the postingpromotion process is followed.
• Maintain site training records including an up to-date list of individual qualifications.
• Conduct weekly new employee and contractor orientation programs. Completes all sign offs and documentation. Records electronically.
• Works with the Health and Safety Department to organize and implement site training needs outside of equipment training such as Transportation of Dangerous Goods, First Aid or Investigative Techniques.
• May identify external training programs or groups to address ongoing training needs or improvements to current programs.
• Assists with development of training aids such as manuals and handbooks.
• Facilitate learning based on site requirements through a variety of delivery methods including classroom instruction, hands-on training, on-the-job coaching, and virtual or computer-based training.
• Work with NEBC Training Coordinator to evaluate and continuously improve training material and methodology.
• Maintain training equipment such as laptops, projectors and printers in good working order.
• Manage and maintain in-house training facilities and equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

• Site equipment operation knowledge, as well as previous heavy equipment training is a strong asset.
• Comfortable with resolving Trainer and Trainee behavioral issues.
• Able to identify and correct instructional Trainer errors.
• Familiar with training techniques and strategies.
• Experience in an open pit mining environment is an asset.

Skills and Abilities

• Proficient in MS Office programs; Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, etc.
• Analytical and problem solving skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Organized and has attention to detail.
• Able to maintain confidentiality.

Work Location / Travel

• Employee bus transport is available from Chetwynd, and Mackenzie, BC.
• Please be aware no camp facilities are available. Conuma believes in supporting our local communities by promoting them as a place for our employees to call home, not just a work place.

Wage and Benefits

Conuma provides competitive wages and benefits. Benefits include paid vacation, RRSP matching and extended healthcare.

Conuma Resources is an equal opportunity employer

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