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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.
Rainy River
Situated in beautiful northwestern Ontario, 65 km northwest of Fort Frances, the Rainy River mine is an open pit and underground, gold and silver producing, residential mine site.
The Rainy River mine, located adjacent to the Ontario/Minnesota border is 65 kilometers northwest of Fort Frances, Ontario and is situated half way between Winnipeg, Manitoba and Thunder Bay, Ontario The area is home to more than 130 species of birds and large populations of moose, black bear and deer. If you enjoy outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, winter sports and lake country then this is an area you will love to live and work in.
Applicants who reside in Northwestern Ontario and have experience working in a cross-cultural environment, coupled with knowledge of the unique challenges and opportunities presented to those living in the Northwest Ontario, are assets. Hiring priority will be given to qualified applicants who are beneficiaries of the Impact Benefits Agreement (IBA) and to qualified applicants residing in the Northwest Ontario communities. (Indigenous) Members must clearly identify their status on the online job application and resume if they wish to receive priority consideration.
About The Role
Position: Assay Lab Lead Hand
Shift: 14/14 - day and night shifts (Camp accommodation is available for this role)
Position Reports To: Assay Lab Supervisor
Position Overview
Assay lab lead hand will be responsible for overseeing and assisting in the supervision of the assay lab daily operations and crew support for day-to-day tasks. Having full training and understanding of the Sample prep area, Fire assay area, LECO & Digestion, and Instrumentation (ICP + AA+ MP). Assay lab lead hand leads and trains employees in every area of the assay lab, ensuring efficient quality standards and control, regulatory requirements and safety processing.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate toolbox meeting
- Entering toolbox meetings into INX
- Entering INX reports
- Entering daily stats for Mill and Geology
- SAP proficiency for reservations and ordering of materials and equipment for the assay lab
- Ensuring all employees are working within safety guidelines and wearing proper PPE
- Reviewing daily roster schedule for all crews
- Ensuring SOPs are being followed and employees are following QA-QC protocols
- Addressing health and safety concerns to the supervisor
- Conduct weekly health and safety meetings if required
- Conduct all duties of any working area (Sample preparation, Fire assay, Wet lab, Instrumentation, bullions and supervision) of the assay lab
- Conduct cross-training of all employees in every area of the assay lab
- Conduct Job hazard analysis and Job task observations
- Ensure sample processing and results are released within an adequate time frame of 48 hours
- Bullion analysis to be completed as required (both internal and external)
- Ensuring maintenance logs are completed and updated on a daily basis
- Ensuring training compliance of assay lab staff members
Qualifications
- Previous assay lab experience in all areas (Sample preparation, Fire assay, Wet lab and Instrumentation)
- Leadership experience considered an asset
- Problem solving skills
- Background in chemistry considered an asset
- Extensive knowledge of operating procedures
- SAP and MS office proficiency
- Work in a team environment to meet deadlines
- Positive attitude and commitment to safety
- Good initiative and judgement
- Effective communication
The anticipated salary for this position will be between $XX
- Note: this employment opportunity is based on an actual current vacancy, not just for future consideration.
Why Coeur?
- Highly competitive base salary, compensation programs and a quarterly incentive program
- Extended Health & Dental Benefit
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance benefit
- Defined match contribution to group registered retirement savings account
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, head-hunters 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.
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.
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