Construction Miner (Paste)

Lake Shore Gold; Ontario; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Construction Miner for the Bell Creek Mine in Timmins, Ontario. This full-time role offers a unique opportunity to work in an underground environment, focusing on essential tasks like building paste walls, installing ventilation systems, and ensuring safety compliance. The ideal candidate will possess strong experience in paste and concrete work, alongside a commitment to safety. This position not only offers a competitive hourly salary but also a range of comprehensive benefits, including medical coverage and a pension plan. Join a team where your contributions matter and take your career to the next level!

Benefits

Mine Performance Plan Incentive

Company-paid medical benefits

Wellness Spending Account

Health Care Spending Account

Company-paid pension plan

Life insurance

Long-term disability coverage

Employee Assistance Program

Telemedicine Virtual Primary Care

Competitive Paid Vacation

Qualifications

• Experience with paste, concrete, and shotcrete is essential.
• Must operate jackleg and stopper; welding skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Install ground support, paste walls, and ventilation systems.
• Maintain underground pumps and pipelines; perform minor welding.

Skills

Paste experience

Concrete experience

Shotcrete experience

Jackleg operation

Welding

Working at heights

Safety compliance

Education

Basic UG Hard Rock Common Core

Tools

Jackleg

Stopper

Job description

Lake Shore Gold, a subsidiary of Pan American Silver, is located in Timmins, Ontario. The Bell Creek Complex, located approximately 20 kilometers northeast of Timmins, Ontario, consists of an underground mine and processing facility. Mineralization is associated with the Porcupine-Destor fault system within the Abitibi greenstone belt, with ore mined by narrow vein longhole stoping methods. Ore is then transported to surface via a modern one thousand eighty metre deep shaft capable of forty-eight hundred tonnes per day.

About the Opportunity

We are looking to hire a Construction Miner (Paste) to join our team at the Bell Creek Mine in Porcupine, ON, on a full-time basis.

The schedule is 5-5-4, 10-hour shifts rotating days and nights each week.

In this position, you will be responsible for bringing ground support to underground storages, building paste walls and installing paste lines. You will be responsible for the installation of shotcrete walls, installation/maintenance of ventilation lines and fans, installation/maintenance of all underground pumps and pumping systems, monitoring and maintaining all pipelines, and minor welding work.

Please note that this role requires relocation to the Timmins area and is not a camp-based position.

More About You

While our ideal candidate has the following qualifications, we welcome applicants who may not meet every criterion to apply.

• Previous paste, concrete and shotcrete experience is required
• Must be able to operate a jackleg and stopper
• Experience with installation of timbers and specialized ground support, extend services, ventilation, forming, vent doors, walls, refuge stations, blasting and welding would be considered an asset
• Working at heights
• Be committed to safety
• Basic UG Hard Rock Common Core is required

As our ideal candidate, you are a motivated team player, and above all, you demonstrate compliance with all health and safety regulations.

About the Benefits

In return for your hard work and dedication you can expect to receive a competitive hourly salary, as well as the following benefits:

• Mine Performance Plan Incentive (bonus)
• Company-paid extended medical, prescription, dental, and vision benefits
• Wellness Spending Account
• Health Care Spending Account
• Company-paid pension plan with 8% company contribution
• Basic life/accidental life insurance
• Long-term disability coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Telemedicine Virtual Primary Care via Dialogue
• Competitive Paid Vacation Entitlements
• Paid pregnancy and parental leave

Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to take the next step toward your career goals with an industry leader - apply now!

To express your interest in this position please forward your resume to:
Lake Shore Gold - Human Resources
P.O. Box 1067
Timmins ON
P4N 7H9
Email: [e-mail]
Fax [phone]

Lake Shore Gold is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect and we believe that diversity and inclusion among our team members is critical to our success. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and all aspects of employment including the decision to hire or promote will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business requirements. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.