Closing Date: June 20, 2024
Teck Alaska Incorporated, Red Dog Operations, one of the world's largest producers of zinc concentrate, is recruiting for a Mine Operations Field Trainer.
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
- Ensure all MSHA standards and documents required are completed and adhered to
- Develop and prepare training sessions to ensure that trainee’s receive adequate training in their specific work tasks to protect their health and safety and competency for assigned tasks
- Develop and maintain training content including but not limited to: Safety Operating Procedures, Operator Manuals, Training Videos, and Standards
- Responsible for scheduling and managing all in the field training using the developed training modules, while creating learning situations where trainees can demonstrate competency in advancing their knowledge and skills in areas for pit equipment
- Measure and evaluate trainee performance by assigning projects to trainees, conducting practice sessions and obtaining feedback from supervision as to trainee’s performance after the training session
- Provide follow-up on training by issuing evaluations, maintaining frequent contact with supervision, conduct on-the-job training and keeping up with current records of mine department personnel training status
- Maintain all training records and issue monthly departmental training status reports
- Maintain a high degree of oral communicative skills to encourage the active participation of trainees
- Ensure Red Dog Mine Site employees are provided with the necessary safety equipment to safely complete their jobs and that all employees are familiar with the operations’ safety and operating procedures
- Performs other related duties as requested or required
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma (or equivalency)
- Minimum of seven (7) years of heavy equipment operating experience in open pit mining or related construction field
- Minimum of three (3) of demonstrated operator training experience
- Possession of a valid Alaska Driver’s License is preferred
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work well with others and have a professional demeanor.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office programs
- Knowledge of all the major and auxiliary types of equipment used in an open pit load/ haul dump operation
- Correctly evaluate trainee performance to ensure trainee is capable of operating safely
Successful candidates must be willing to satisfy the pre-employment requirements of a physical assessment, drug screen and a background check. Red Dog provides excellent benefits to employees including: medical, dental, life, AD&D and long term disability insurance, paid sick leave, vacation days and a 401k. Red Dog currently offers a 2x2 (two weeks on & two weeks off) schedule to provide a better work-life balance to our employees.
At Teck, we value diversity. Our teams work collaboratively and respect each person’s unique perspective and contribution.
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Teck is a diversified resource company committed to responsible mining and mineral development with major business units focused on copper, steelmaking coal, zinc, as well as investments in energy assets.
The pursuit of sustainability guides Teck’s approach to business. Teck has been recognized as one of the 2022 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations by Corporate Knights and is ranked #1 in the Metals and Mining industry on the S&P Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI).
Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, its shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TECK.A and TECK.B and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TECK.