Refiner

St Barbara Limited; Middle Musquodoboit; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

RRSP matching

Job summary

St Barbara Limited's Atlantic Operations is seeking a Refiner to support the Touquoy mine site near Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia. This full-time max-term role reports to the Senior Metallurgist and focuses on overseeing the gold room operations, including electrowinning, cell washing, filtering, drying and smelting.

The incumbent will develop SOPs, ensure security protocols, and coordinate month-end and quarter-end activities while maintaining inventory and safety standards in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Unencumbered Class 5 driver's license.
• Post-secondary schooling from a recognized institution.
• Ability to address complex problems within a team setting.
• Capable of using a computer effectively – office software.
• Respond to mill shutdowns using available resources.
• Collaborate in a multidisciplinary, fast-paced environment.
• Diligent in product tracking from electrowinning to shipment.
• Physically fit with repetitive lifting up to 25 kg.
• Think critically to select the right diagnostic tools.

Responsibilities

• Oversee gold room operations to meet production targets.
• Develop SOPs for related activities.
• Plan end-of-month and end-of-quarter operations.
• Enforce gold room security protocols and material handling.
• Coordinate maintenance services and visitors with security.
• Manage inventories of reagents, tools and equipment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Gold room ops

Teamwork

Problem solving

Safety awareness

Education

Post-secondary diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Refiner

Atlantic Operations is a wholly owned subsidiary of St Barbara Limited, an ASX listed gold producer and explorer with mining assets in Canada and Australia.

We are currently seeking a Refiner to support our Atlantic Operation. This role is a full time, max-term position, reporting to the Senior Metallurgist and will be based at our Touquoy mine site located approximately 1-hour northeast of Halifax, near Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia.

The Opportunity:

• Apply all applicable regulations, codes and corporate/site standards to all maintenance activities
• Identify safety issues and encourage a site safe work culture with safety being top priority
• Ensuring gold production targets are met or exceeded by overseeing operation of the gold room including, but not limited to, electrowinning, cell washing, filtering, drying and smelting.
• Leading support for gold room operations.
• Developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for all related activities.
• Organizing and plan end of month and end of quarter operation to meet production targets.
• Complying and enforcing strict gold room security protocols with regards to ingress, egress and material handling.
• Working closely with security to coordinate gold room activities such as maintenance services and visitors.
• Managing inventories of reagents, tools and equipment within the Gold Room to minimize process delays and interruptions.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Our successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Unencumbered Class 5 driver's license.
• Relevant post-secondary schooling from a recognized training institution (graduate certificate/diploma or degree).
• Prepared to address complex problems and solutions within a team setting.
• Able to use a computer effectively – automated maintenance programs and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to promptly respond to and effectively troubleshoot unforeseen mill shutdowns utilizing available materials and manpower resources.
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues within a multidisciplinary, fast-paced, and demanding environment.
• Diligent in product tracking from electrowinning harvest to shipment
• Must be physically fit and capable of repeated lifts of up to 25kg
• Ability to think critically about problems and to select the right tool to complete the diagnostic.

About Us:

• ‘Grow our own Success’ approach with a preference to develop and promote internally.
• Developed and structured professional development opportunities and educational assistance.
• Competitive compensation, health benefits and RRSP matching program.
• 2020 PDAC Viola R. MacMillan Award recipients for developing the Touquoy open pit mine and consolidating other gold deposits near Moose River.
• Be a part of the high performing St Barbara community – a proud Equal Opportunity Employer and Employer of Choice.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to employment equity and encourage applications from women, aboriginal peoples and members of visible minorities and we provide nil gender pay gap in like for like roles and a commitment to addressing pay equity and gender equality through our recruitment, promotions, reward and recognition programs.

Members of the Mi’ kmaq community are encouraged to self-identify in your cover letter.

We would like to thank all those who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be notified.

For further information about St Barbara, visit https://stbarbaragold.ca

Please understand that screening and interviewing may take place prior to the advertised close date.