Tailings Operator

Lake Shore Gold; Timmins; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Tailings Operator to join their team at a leading mining facility in Timmins. This full-time role involves ensuring the safety and functionality of tailings facilities through daily inspections and maintenance. Ideal candidates will have hands-on experience with heavy equipment such as dozers, excavators, and loaders, and a commitment to safety standards. The position offers a competitive hourly salary along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and wellness accounts. Don't miss this chance to advance your career with a respected employer in the mining sector.

Benefits

Mine Performance Plan Incentive (bonus)

Company-paid extended medical benefits

Wellness Spending Account

Health Care Spending Account

Company-paid pension plan

Basic life insurance

Long-term disability coverage

Telemedicine Virtual Primary Care

Employee Assistance Program

Paid vacation entitlements

Qualifications

• Experience operating dozers, excavators, and loaders is essential.
• Ability to fuse pipes is a valuable asset.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily inspections of tailings dam and dykes.
• Perform maintenance and repairs of tailings facilities.
• Assist with snow removal and site road maintenance.

Skills

Dozer Operation

Excavator Operation

Loader Operation

Pipe Fusing

Safety Compliance

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 Tailings Operator to join our team at the Bell Creek Mine in Porcupine, ON, on a full-time basis.

The schedule for this position is Monday to Friday, 8 hours per shift.

In this position, you will be responsible for daily inspections of the tailings dam and dykes; tailings pump houses; maintenance and repairs of tailings facilities; fusing, installation, and maintenance of tailings lines; site water distribution/discharge lines; assisting with snow removal and site road maintenance and repairs. Must have experience with dozers, excavators, and loaders. Experience operating a grader and other heavy equipment is an asset.

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.

• Be committed to safety
• Experience operating Dozer, Excavator, Loader
• Experience fusing pipe is an asset
• Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada.

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
• Telemedicine Virtual Primary Care via Dialogue
• Employee Assistance Program
• 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.