Who We Are:

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.

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 Maintenance Planning and Control (MPC) Team at Creighton Mine is an integral part of Vale’s long-term operating strategy. As part of the Creighton Team, you will be supporting the Maintenance Departments in scheduling all work required to keep the plant running efficiently. Working closely with Maintenance Supervisors, as well as other maintenance and operating departments, in scheduling all inspections and repair work will minimally impact the plant’s production..

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking to fulfill a full-time permanent position for an Electrical Planner to join our Maintenance Planning and Control (MPC) Team at Creighton Mine in Sudbury, Ontario.

As a Planner, you will be accountable for continuously improving the work team (crew) performance through effective use of established processes and procedures. You will also be accountable for electrical maintenance planning within Creighton Mine as well as providing relief supervision as required. Additionally, in this position you will:

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• Work Monday to Friday, 8 hours day shift
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• Adhere to maintenance business processes as outlined in Maintenance Planning and Control (PNR000004) by using approved systems (SAP, Prometheus, etc.), tools and standards.
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• Establish and maintain work relationships with the various key plant stakeholders including supervisors, schedulers, superintendents, crew members, etc.
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• Execute the “Planning and Provisioning” element of the process for all types of work orders - systematic and non-systematic maintenance. This includes shutdown (PMP) and external resource related work.
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• Coordinate and facilitate all required planning/scheduling routines.
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• Ensure WO user statuses are properly maintained throughout the lifecycle of the work order.
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• Review and promote/reject all new notifications into your work center through the group approval process.
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• Ensure work orders are planned and ready to be executed prior to the required end date as determined through the notification.
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• Work within assigned budgets and escalate to management should a budget be exceeded.
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• Identify and escalate all critical issues that threaten the successful execution of work orders for completion by their Required End Date.
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• Manage backlog to ensure work orders are planned based off priority and required end date.
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• Communicate and coordinate with procurement partners to ensure requisitioned items arrive as scheduled.
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• Create and update task lists to capture routine work and efficiencies.
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• Monitor KPIs and actively strive toward plant targets.
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• Relief supervisor as necessary which requires:Holding the crew accountable for safe behavior, housekeeping, teamwork and professionalism.
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• Ensure planned work orders are closed with proper time confirmations completed.
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• Work within budget, guidelines and standards.
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• Work with crew to develop an interactive workplace environment.

About You

Education

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• The ideal candidate will have a college diploma or university degree in a related industrial field
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• The ideal candidate will have valid industrial trade certificate for the province of Ontario
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• Generic Supervisor Common Core (770141) is preferred.

Experience

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• The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3-5 years of experience working within SAP and the Prometheus add-on.
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• The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3-5 years of experience leading crews.
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• The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3-5 years of experience in the electrical trade.
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• The ideal candidate will have experience with Microsoft Office Products, etc.

How can Vale grow your career?

The Supervisor, Maintenance (PS) - Electrical Planner, is a management position that will allow the right candidate to shape our mining operations as well as a team of direct reports. Additionally, Vale Canada offers a series of benefits including:

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• Competitive salary
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• Attractive pension and benefits (company paid core coverage, flex health and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans and optional insurances)
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• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation, flex, sick, top up for maternity/parental)
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• Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion and career growth
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• Grow your career in a large and global company, and mining industry leader
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• Employee Family Assistance Program
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• Online training and career development opportunities
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• Opportunities to advise and oversee the design, budget and construction of new mines and expansions

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

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Deadline to Apply: December 9, 2022

Pay Grade: 17V