Overview
INTRO
Location: Detour Lake Mine
Rotation: 14 days in, followed by 14 days off
If you thrive on success and team work in a team culture, Kirkland Lake Gold offers career opportunities on a global scale. We provide rewarding and challenging work that will help you grow your skills and your career.
Kirkland Lake Gold is committed to creating meaningful opportunities for our employees and we encourage everyone who works for us to contribute to their full potential. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We provide a safe work environment and seek to ensure all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, free from harassment, discrimination, bullying and retaliation. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. Disability-related accommodations during the application and selection process are available upon request.
Interested? We hope you are.
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
Based at the Detour Lake Mine site, we currently have an exciting opportunity for a* Mine Maintenance Welding Supervisor *to join our Mobile Maintenance team reporting to the Mine Maintenance Superintendent.
Detour Lake is the second largest gold producing mine in Canada with the largest gold reserves and substantial growth potential. The open pit mine is located in northeastern Ontario, approximately 300 kilometres northeast of Timmins and 185 kilometres by road northeast of Cochrane, within the northernmost Abitibi Greenstone Belt. The mine is situated in the area of the historic Detour Lake open pit/underground mine operated by Placer Dome which produced 1.8 million ounces of gold from 1983 to 1999. The Detour Lake operation has a mine life of approximately 22 years with an average gold production of 659,000 ounces per year.
The Mine Maintenance Welding Supervisor will be responsible for directing the Mobile Maintenance welding workforce in daily maintenance activities for all mining and mobile equipment, while ensuring compliance with all safety and regulatory procedures.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Your responsibilities will include:
- Overseeing and providing expertise for all welding and machining as well as some mechanical and electrical activities related to mining and mobile equipment maintenance;
- Leading and coaching team members in the achievement of maintenance safety and productivity targets;
- Developing and implementing standards and procedures that meet all statutory and regulatory requirements;
- Assisting in the preparation of maintenance operating cost forecasts, budgets and monthly maintenance reports;
- Scheduling and planning welding and machining as well as some mechanical and electrical activities to maximize equipment availability and reduce down time and operating cost.
QUALIFICATIONS
Our ideal candidate has:
- Ontario provincial or inter-provincial (Red Seal) trade certificate is preferred;
- 10 years’ experience in a maintenance capacity;
- 5 years’ experience supervisory experience;
- Sound interpersonal and management skills with the ability to lead and motivate a team of employees;
- Experience with open pit mining equipment, with electrical shovels and drills would bring a strong asset;
- Experience working at a remote work site is an asset.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
Together, we are building a world-class gold mine and our success is determined by the hard work and dedication of our team. All of our team members are rewarded with a competitive benefits package and on-the-job perks, including:
- Competitive salary
- Relocation
- Travel Allowance
- Group benefits package
- Training and learning opportunities
Should you be the successful candidate for this role, you will be contacted by a member of our Human Resources Department to schedule an interview.
Job Type: Full-time