Red Seal Electrician

Career Opportunities:
Red Seal Electrician (7996)
Make an impact at an all-North American precious metals producer.

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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

A deeply rooted commitment to responsible mining, health and safety and community engagement

A comprehensive benefits package including a retirement savings plan

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.

New Afton

Situated 10 kilometers west of Kamloops, British Columbia, the New Afton mine is an underground gold and copper producing site.

Kamloops is a city of 105,000 people, located 350 kilometers east of Vancouver. The area provides the opportunity to live and work in a vibrant community with its own university and within easy reach of world class ski resorts, championship golf courses, mountain biking trails, popular recreational lakes and award-winning vineyards.

About the Role

Schedule:

7 on, 7 off, Wednesday to Tuesday, 11-hour shifts

Position

Reports To:

Electrical & Instrumentation Supervisor

Position Overview

Red Seal Electricians provide electrical/mechanical support in response to operational changes resulting from the malfunction, breakdown, relocation, replacement or installation of new equipment associated with all aspects of the mine site including surface and underground operations. The Technician conducts preventative/corrective maintenance on all electrical systems. Red Seal Electricians are an instrumental part of the planning team during the installation or modification of new or existing equipment.

Key Responsibilities

Install, troubleshoot, design, commission, and maintain all control systems, electrical, hydraulic, motor control, VFDs, radios, and solid-state controllers associated with the surface and underground mining areas;

Work with operations assisting in the daily operating needs of the field;

Maintain equipment, parts, and supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed equipment parts, and supplies, placing requests with the planners and follow up on deliveries when required;

Perform machine ownership responsibilities on assigned equipment to exceed expectation of ensuring equipment is in proper working condition to meet safety, quality and productivity expectation;

Communicate with your immediate lead hand on daily activity and any issues whether positive or negative to ensure a healthy work environment and continuity between technicians and crews;

Demonstrate leadership through direction and guidance of daily activities;

Address and mitigate safety/environmental risks to ensure all daily safety protocols are being met;

Deliver and support operational technology in support of business objectives at New Afton;

Maintain excellent documentation including but not limited to work orders, commissioning documentation, daily reports, as-builts, status reports, safety and maintenance programs, job hazard analysis (JHA), standard operating procedures (SOP) and preventative maintenance (PM) documentation;

Demonstrate clear and effective communication with onsite departments, in house expertise as well as equipment suppliers/field service technicians.

Qualifications

3-5 years in an industrial setting;

Advanced understanding of process system automation, PLC Controls, fixed plant, mobile equipment and motor control systems;

Strong knowledge in industrial automation including PLC programming and troubleshooting;

Experience working with DCS systems and troubleshooting of process plant instrumentation;

Excellent knowledge and troubleshooting skills in accordance with the Canadian Electrical Code and Mines Act;

Demonstrated leadership through daily…