Summary

Job Title: Quality Control Pit Technician

Location: Tumbler Ridge, BC (Wolverine Mine)

Language of Work: English

Start Date: When filled

Schedule / Terms of Employment:12-hour shifts, (7 days on / 7 days off)

Primary Purpose

To provide timely pre coal release quality feedback to Engineering/Pit Operations to ensure optimal final clean coal product blend.

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 time 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

• Conduct routine in-pit seam sampling and carry out sample preparation/analysis.
• Coordinate with engineering and operations to ensure sample results are incorporated into ongoing mining activities.
• Ensure safe and healthy working environment in the pit and metallurgical laboratory.
• Interact between QC Manager, Pit Operations and Process personnel.
• Maintenance and calibration of key analytical instrumentation.
• Including but not limited to processing coal samples, crushing, pulverizing and floating.
• Performing routine quality control checks to ensure a high quality of work.
• Recording and reporting test results on standardized forms and data capture reports.
• Ensuring that the lab is clean/organized, and equipment is maintained and operational.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

• Training or background in coal geology preferred.
• Previous experience using a variety of coal lab instrumentation is a strong asset.
• Previous supervision/management experience is a strong asset.
• Strong computer skills, experience using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook mandatory.
• Valid Class 5 driver's license.
• Decision making, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Literacy skills including the ability to read manuals and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written in oral forms with all levels of management including both internal and external departments.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels with both internal and external departments.
• Comfort with multi-tasking and ability to work effectively within tight timelines in a team environment while maintaining effective time management.

Leadership and Problem-Solving Capability

• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills including ability to effectively communicate and interact with all individuals with integrity, empathy, and sincerity.
• Having strong motivation.
• Visible team player at workplace.
• A positive attitude.
• Ability to prioritize.
• Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity skills.
• Demonstrate a dedication to the position and the organization.
• Demonstrate sound work ethics.
• Be consistent and fair in decision making process.
• Conflict management skills.

Work Location / Travel

• Employee bus transport is available from Tumbler Ridge, 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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