WHAT DOES AGNICO EAGLE VALUE?
At Agnico Eagle, our values never waver. We believe in trust, respect, equity, family and responsibility. Why? Because they express who we are, and they have helped us succeed in business for over 60 years. We value
you – your unique set of skills and experience. We value your willingness to build those skills and make a meaningful contribution to our company. And, we value your commitment to treat every person on our team with respect, helping us to operate safely, protect the environment and make a positive contribution to our local communities.
About Our Operation
Canadian-based and led, Agnico Eagle is Canada's largest mining company and the second largest gold producer in the world. It produces precious metals from operations in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico and has a pipeline of high-quality exploration and development projects. Agnico Eagle is a partner of choice within the mining industry, recognized globally for its leading sustainability practices. Agnico Eagle was founded in 1957 and has consistently created value for its shareholders, declaring a cash dividend every year since 1983.
Agnico Eagle Mines' Macassa Mine is situated on the traditional homelands of the Apitipi Anicinapek Nation, Beaverhouse First Nation, and Matachewan First Nation. In honoring our relationships with and commitments to our Partner Nations, Agnico Eagle prioritizes the hiring of Members from these Nations. To support this commitment, members from these Nations seeking employment opportunities at the Macassa Mine are encouraged to self-identify during the job application process. This ensures that we can consider your application appropriately in line with our dedication to supporting our Partner Nations.
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Your Next Challenge
Reporting to the Metallurgy Superintendent, you will be part of the Process Plant Department. You will perform best practices and comply with procedures that are specific to metallurgy in terms of reporting, testing, sampling on all circuits of the process, and equipment follow up. You will also ensure that the goals and objectives are achieved while promoting and respecting Agnico Eagle’s values, Health & Safety Code of Conduct and the environment.
- Work in a safe and environmentally responsible way;
- Responsible for performing testwork using the metallurgical laboratory for metallurgical and operations testing, applying best metallurgical practices;
- Provide daily technical support to mill & lab operations and assist operations with implementation of new plan practices;
- Perform testwork needed for Paste Plant Operation and optimization;
- Monitoring and reporting of refinery operations, electrowinning process, cleaning the electrowinning cells and gold pouring activities;
- Prepare and develop refinery and metallurgy lab procedures for approval, and apply them in everyday work;
- Prepare and perform sampling for mid-month and month-end inventory;
- Inspect and monitor process samplers;
- Perform surveys on the crushing, grinding, leach, CIP, stripping circuits for KPI validation;
- Validate the accuracy of equipment measurements, perform simple maintenance on process equipment and fill out work orders accordingly;
- Work with a continuous improvement mindset always working to safely improve throughput and recovery;
- Respect the budget and control costs;
- Ensure an effective transfer of information to the cross-shift;
- Any other duties required by the Supervisor.
What You Need To Succeed
- Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related field equivalent; Chemical or Metallurgical Technologist Diploma, or experience in gold metallurgy;
- 1-2 years of experience in mining process plant operations;
- Detailed knowledge of all phases of gold processing including grinding and agitated leaching with cyanide, carbon absorption and regeneration, and refining;
- Eligibility to obtain security clearance to access the refinery;
- Experience working in a multicultural environment;
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team;
- Excellent working knowledge of all Microsoft Office Suite applications, especially Outlook, Excel, Word & PowerPoint.
Your Work Schedule
- 7/7 schedule at our Macassa Mine Site;
- Able to modify schedules to support ongoing testwork and projects.
