Surface and Tailings Operator

Make an impact at an all-North American precious metals producer. New Gold is now part of Coeur Mining. Visit www.coeur.com to learn more.

Coeur Mining attracts and hires highly skilled individuals. By joining our team, you can look forward to:

• A stimulating values-based work environment


• A culture of collaboration and inclusion


• Inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders


• Career development opportunities


• A deeply rooted commitment to responsible mining, health and safety and community engagement


• A competitive total compensation program


• A comprehensive benefits package including a retirement savings plan

About Coeur Mining:

Coeur Mining is a growing, all-North American precious metals producer with seven operations: the Las Chispas silver-gold mine and Palmarejo gold-silver complex in Mexico, the Rochester silver-gold mine in Nevada, the Kensington gold mine in Alaska, the Wharf gold mine in South Dakota, the Rainy River gold mine in Ontario, Canada, and the New Afton copper-gold mine in British Columbia, Canada. In addition, Coeur owns the Silvertip silver-zinc-lead exploration project in British Columbia.

Coeur offers a flexible, hybrid work model and a culture built on safety, collaboration, and real opportunities to develop your career for those who want to grow alongside a company that is doing the same.

New Afton

Situated 10 kilometers west of Kamloops, British Columbia, the New Afton mine is an underground gold and copper producing site.

Kamloops is a city of 105,000 people, located 350 kilometers east of Vancouver. The area provides the opportunity to live and work in a vibrant community with its own university and within easy reach of world class ski resorts, championship golf courses, mountain biking trails, popular recreational lakes and award-winning vineyards.

About the Role

Schedule: 7 on 7 off, 12-hour shifts, day shift. 
 

Position Reports To: Tailings & Surface Supervisor

Position Overview
This experienced operator position will be responsible for supporting all site surface activities including dewatering wells, tailings piping management and Batch Plant. 

Key Responsibilities

• Dedication to safety, equipment care, and the environment


• Repairs to dam structure as required in the Tailings Storage Facility by operating Dozer, Loader and Excavator


• Piping inspection, maintenance and layout modifications (shimming, bolting and fusing) for both HDPE, flanged carbon steel and Victaulic pipping


• Dewatering wells inspections, maintenance and operation


• Stormwater infrastructure inspections and water management around site


• Reclaim water systems management and operation


• Batch plant operation


• Site services including but not limited to overall appearance and cleanliness of site, parking lot and road maintenance, ditching, snow clearing around building doors and walkways, brush cutting, Lawn mowing


• Earthworks projects including but not limited to grading and maintenance of dumps and borrow areas, pit road access maintenance, managing subsidence impacts to roads or other site infrastructure, progressive reclamation activities.


• Waste ore and live pile ore handling with Dozer and articulated rock truck

Qualifications

• Grade 12 diploma or equivalent


• Minimum of 6 months (or 500 hrs. equivalent) operating Dozers, Loaders and Excavators 


• Ability to read cross section drawings and grade stakes


• Air brakes endorsement is an asset


• Experience with HDPE pipe fusing is an asset


• Experience using SAP, INX, Microsoft Suite is an asset


• Valid Class 1 Driver’s License would be considered an asset

Other Requirements

Candidates will be required to participate in a comprehensive qualification process, including:

• Successful completion of pre-placement functional screen


• Provide proof of a valid Class 5 driver’s license


• Demonstrate eligibility to work in Canada


• Provide confirmation of valid educational requirements

Compensation

The anticipated salary for this position will be between $65,000 to $75,000.  A comprehensive benefits program and performance bonus plan will also be provided.  This is not a camp operation and therefore the successful candidate will be required to relocate to the Kamloops area or travel and accommodation will be the responsibility of the successful applicant. 

Inclusion, Equal Opportunity, Accessibility

Coeur Mining is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.  We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans’ status, Indigenous status or any other legally protected factors.  Disability-related accommodations during the recruitment process are available upon request.

Additional Information

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process. Coeur Mining does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, headhunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with the Company.  Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by Coeur Mining will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered

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