Surface Operator

Lundin Mining is a diversified Canadian base metals mining company with operations and projects in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Portugal, Sweden and the United States of America, primarily producing copper, zinc, gold, and nickel.

Role Summary
The Surface Operator is responsible for supporting operation of the backfill plant which produces concrete and shotcrete products in support of underground mining operations. This position is also responsible for operation of the Coarse Ore Storage Area (COSA), Temporary Development Rock Storage Area (TDRSA), snow removal, and other duties to support operations.

Main Responsibilities | Activities

• Operate heavy equipment as needed

• Load over the road haul trucks to the required weight, using a WA500 Kamatsu Loader

• Must fill out pre- shift safety checklist on all machines instructed to operate
• Manage material stockpiles
• Manage backfill plant operations through use of control room interface
• Inspect backfill and shotcrete material to ensure product quality
• Troubleshooting complications with the backfill plant
• Complete reports accurately and thoroughly
• Participate in operational and safety training
• Cleaning and performing minor maintenance
• Must be alert to any conditions which could pose a safety hazard or result in injury or equipment breakdown or damage, and to report or correct such conditions immediately
• Assist with underground haulage and utility crews when needed
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education, Qualifications And Experience

• Minimum of High School Diploma or GED

• Previous concrete, maintenance, or industrial experience preferred

• 1 Years of Heavy equipment operating experience required
• Experience with Microsoft Suite preferred
• Experience with SAP preferred

Key Personal Competencies

• Action Oriented - Initiates timely action to address important issues.

• Collaborates - Encourages unity rather than us vs. them thinking

• Communicates Effectively - Clear, concise, and professional in communication.
• Decision Quality - Considers various inputs, criteria, and trade-offs to arrive at effective decisions and recommendations.
• Ensures accountability - Follows through on commitments.
• Manages Ambiguity - Accepts needed change despite the uncertainty it brings.

HSEC Accountabilities
Everyone in the workplace is responsible for his or her own safety and for the safety of their co-workers. Employees are responsible for performing all tasks in accordance with relevant HSEC Site Procedures, so as to work safely and keep the workplace safe. Lundin Mining Company is responsible for determining steps required to ensure health and safety of all employees, protection of the environment, and the community. Specifically, all employees must:

• Accept personal responsibility for HSEC
• Identify hazards, unsafe actions, and conditions that could result in damage to property, injury, impacts to the environment, and the community
• Obey any instruction issued to protect their own personal health and safety, and the health and safety of others, protection of the environment and the community.
• Report, as soon as practicable to their Manager any situations where HSEC requirements are not being conformed to within their work area
• Avoid endangerment to any other person through any act or omission
• Only use equipment you are trained to use and operate the equipment in a way that is safe, protects the environment and doesn't cause undue community impacts.
• Participate in HSEC training provided to them
• Report all incidents; including but not limited to injuries, near miss, community interactions and impacts, environmental impacts, spills, unsafe work practices, etc.

Benefits Offered

• Vacation
• Holidays
• Sick Leave
• Health Insurance:
• HSA and FSA
• BCBSM Dental
• BCBSM Vision
• 401(k) Plan
• Short-Term Incentive Plan (STIP)
• Life Insurance AD&D
• Accident and Critical Illness
• Short-Term Disability (STD)
• Long-Term Disability
• Parental Leave
• Wellness/Fit for Everyone
• EAP
• Education Reimbursement
• Student Loan Repayment