1 Laborer, Sample Preparation Technician (Temporary) Job in Red Dog, AK
Teck Resources Limited is Hiring a Laborer, Sample Preparation Technician (Temporary) Near Red Dog, AK
Internal Job Description
Closing Date: April 2, 2024
Teck Alaska Incorporated, Red Dog Operations, one of the world's largest producers of zinc concentrate, is recruiting for a Laborer- Sample Preparation Technician
Rotation schedule will be 2 weeks on-site with 2 weeks off-site
Responsibilities:
- Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures
- The Sample Preparation Technician will consistently use the required personal protective equipment in order to promote a safe work environment this includes but is not limited to respiratory protection in the form of a respirator or powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR), hard hat, coveralls, steel toed boots, gloves, coveralls, and ear protection
- The Sample Preparation Technician will spend the majority of their shift, often in excess of 10 hours, split between the mill and sample preparation room. This is a very physically demanding position involving walking several flights of stairs, lifting heavy samples, and using sample processing equipment
- The Sample Preparation Technician will process routine samples, demonstrating to the laboratory supervisor or a more senior Laboratory Assistant the knowledge of the specific processing requirements of each sample type
- A Sample Preparation Technician will operate and maintain the equipment used in sample preparation in order to safely prepare samples for analysis
- The Sample Preparation Technician will collect samples in the mill, at the appropriate collection times, in order to provide needed analytical samples to the Assay Laboratory
- A Sample Preparation Technician will attend and actively participate in daily safety meetings in order to promote a safe work environment. As directed by the laboratory supervisor, the Lab Assistant 1 will present a short safety topic in a daily safety meeting, with assistance in preparation from the laboratory supervisor or a designated senior employee
- The Sample Preparation Technician will perform moisture analysis on a variety of sample types in order to assist in providing needed information for mill operations or shipping
- The Sample Preparation Technician will consistently log in samples received in the sample preparation room in order to provide an audit trail should samples need to be tracked throughout their processing
- The Sample Preparation Technician will learn to operate the XRF analyzers in order to provide routine assays of mine pit samples
- The Sample Preparation Technician will learn to safely operate the various crushing machines required to process geology samples
- The Sample Preparation Technician will learn to accurately weigh samples in preparation for digestion and analysis
- The Sample Preparation Technician will learn to prepare samples for Total Organic Carbon (TOC) analysis
- The Sample Preparation Technician will learn how to wash labware
External Job Description
- Must be at least 18 years old and have a High School Diploma (or equivalent)
- High school math required and High School science classes strongly preferred
- Six months prior experience preferred
- Computer skills such as email and word processing
- The ability to manage several tasks simultaneously
- Ability to work proficiently with little to no supervision and must be able to work nights alone
- Ability to wear all of the personal protective equipment required for the job duties
- Must be physically fit and able to lift heavy samples repeatedly
- Ability to lift up to 1 to 15 lbs frequently and occasionally lift 30 to 75 lbs
About Teck
Job Summary
Temporary
Energy
$68k-96k (estimate)
03/24/2024
07/19/2024
teck.com
SPOKANE, WA
500 - 1,000
2008
NORMAN B KEEVIL
$500M - $1B
Energy
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About Teck Resources Limited
Teck is Canadas largest diversified resource company, committed to responsibly providing products that are essential to building a better quality of life for people around the world. Our business units focus on steelmaking coal, a critical ingredient in steel production; zinc, used to galvanize and protect metals; copper, essential for electronics, power generation and transmission; and energy, necessary to meet growing global demand. Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia (B.C.), Canada, we own or have interests in 12 operating mines, one large metallurgical complex, an oil sands mining... and processing operation, and several major development projects in North and South America. We offer opportunities across a wide range of activities related to exploration, development, mining and minerals processing, including smelting and refining, health and safety, environmental protection, materials stewardship, recycling and innovation and technology. Our people are our greatest resource. Teck was built by people with vision, creativity and ideas. Join the Teck team and become a part of that long tradition.
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