Summary

Job Title: Grader Operator - (Heavy Equipment Operator)

Location: Northeast British Columbia, (Tumbler Ridge, Chetwynd, Mackenzie, BC)

Language of Work: English

Start Date: Immediate

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

Please be aware no camp facilities are available.

Employee bus transportation is provided from Tumbler Ridge (Wolverine and Brule), Chetwynd (Brule and Willow Creek) and Mackenzie (Willow Creek), BC.

Primary Purpose

The Grader Operator will be responsible for providing support to mine operations in an active open pit coal mine.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Candidates must be able to operate Cat 16H graders safely and productively in a mining environment.
• Committed and have the ability to learn from others and adopt best practices while maintaining a strong focus on safety, integrity and reliability.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with peers, trainees and supervisors.
• Self motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

• Completion of Grade 12.
• Valid Driver's License.

Skills and Abilities

• First Aid/Mine Rescue Training is Considered an Asset.
• Physically Fit with the Ability to Perform Physical Labor.
• Strong Communication Skills.
• Willingness to Learn.
• Safety Focused.
• Positive Attitude.

Work Location / Travel

• Northeast British Columbia, (Tumbler Ridge, Chetwynd, 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).
• Employee bus transportation is provided from Tumbler Ridge (Wolverine), Chetwynd (Brule and Willow Creek) and Mackenzie (Willow Creek), BC.

Wage and Benefits

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

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.

Four 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. Safety is not a goal to be achieved, it is our standard of expectation.

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 The 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.

Conuma Resources is an equal opportunity employer.

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