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 open-pit mine and concentrator in Voisey’s Bay – Vale’s only fly-in/fly-out operation in Canada – produces nickel-cobalt-copper concentrate and copper concentrate. An underground expansion will see a transition to a leading edge underground mine extending the life of the mine until 2034. Our state-of the-art facility in Long Harbour is the first nickel processing plant in the world to use hydrometallurgy technology to produce Plating Rounds TM from hard rock (sulphide) concentrate, with low carbon footprint compared to traditional smelter technology. A team of employees across the province provide support to the Newfoundland and Labrador Operations.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking a RELIABILITY SUPERINTENDENT to join our North Atlantic Reliability Team at our remote mine site in Voisey’s Bay, Labrador, a fly-in fly-out operation. This permanent position will be on a 1 week on/1 week off rotation working primarily from a home office location with regular visits to the mine site required.

In addition to supporting the Voisey’s Bay Mine Site, this role will also remotely support our UK Operations at our Clydach Refinery with visits required periodically.

This Reliability Superintendent is accountable for delivering improved performance of assets and reliability across the sites they support. This role will work directly with the site teams in the development, implementation, and optimization of the reliability strategy. The Reliability Superintendent will also support the Reliability Manager and Site Managers in the development of the strategic and tactical reliability objectives, plans and priorities to improve overall results.

The Reliability Superintendent must be a collaborative, energetic individual who, through leadership and coaching, will foster a culture where reliable design, operation and maintenance of the assets is key to improving safety and production for the business. The role leads a reliability team that is integrated with the operations sites they support within the North Atlantic Operations. In this role, you will:

• Lead the implementation and optimization of a reliability program, which encompasses systems, processes, procedures, standards, KPIs, analysis and tools that will maximize business value for fixed and mobile assets for the sites they support.
• Identify and address asset reliability issues in the operations ensuring best practices for asset uptime are standardized and shared with peers across the business.
• Work with the Projects Team to ensure reliability strategies (operating and maintenance) are in place prior to operations handover.
• Work with the operations in establishing operating parameters and standards that will optimize the asset’s reliability.
• Work with management teams to ensure compliance to the reliability program and that asset reliability risks are identified and mitigated appropriately.
• Provide recommendations on strategic investment in equipment, technology, and initiatives to optimize asset value at the sites they support.
• Collaborate with management teams and key stakeholders in development of budgets as well as production and shutdown plans.
• Responsible to supervise and assign reliability work to team, ensuring that all work is properly documented and communicated to stakeholders through established Management of Change policies and procedures.
• Regularly review reliability programs to ensure that they are performing effectively and efficiently and to develop KPIs that quantify this performance that can be used to continuously improve all reliability systems and assist in the prioritization and allocation of resources and personnel.
• Interface with Maintenance Planning personnel on a regular basis to ensure that equipment data, spares requirements, and procedures and documentation are modified as necessary because of additions, deletions, or modifications to the plant processes or configuration.
• Contribute to the implementation of new systems/processes and provide guidance, auditing, mentoring and analysis support to the management team.
• Build an effective reliability team ensuring that they have the right skills, knowledge and experience to safely deliver improved performance and reliability in the operations they are part of.

About You

Education:

• Undergraduate Degree.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) Designation with PEG-NL is considered an asset.
• Reliability Professional and/or Maintenance Management Professional is considered an asset.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 to 7 years in reliability or maintenance leadership role.

Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to motivate, coach, influence and collaborate with others to build effective working relationships.
• Experience with development and implementation of reliability programs and metrics such as OEE, MTBF, and MTTR in a mining or industrial environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical, planning, organizational and time management skills.
• Software skills in MS Office products and ERP systems (SAP).

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary and Site Premiums.
• Opportunity to earn an Annual Employee Bonus.
• Attractive pension and benefits (company paid core coverage, flex health and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans, and optional insurances). Employee Family Assistance Program.
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation, sick, top up for maternity/parental).
• Chartered flights within the province.
• 24/7 access to a fully stocked cafeteria with balanced meals prepared by our culinary team.
• Access to recreational facilities and social activities (cardio/weight room, gymnasium, music room, movie theatre, etc.).
• Accommodations are equipped with cable TV, unlimited long-distance calling, and high-speed internet capacity.
• All Personal Protective Equipment is provided upon hire. Employees are given a safety boot allowance and receive a 100% reimbursement for prescription safety glasses.
• Exposure to advanced mining technology and state of the art mechanized underground equipment.
• Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth.
• Opportunities to grow your career in a large global company, and mining industry leader.
• Online training and career development opportunities.

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 Vale 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.

Interested applicants are encouraged to submit their application online at https://vale.eightfold.ai/careers. Innu Nation members and Nunatsiavut beneficiaries can also submit their application to their Vale Aboriginal Employment Coordinator.

Deadline to Apply: Tuesday, January 3 rd , 2023