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Welcome to Vale. Our purpose is to improve life and transform the future. Together. We value our workforce and strive to offer continuous training and career development opportunities for our people.
Vale Base Metals is one of the world’s largest producers of high-quality nickel and an important producer of copper and responsibly sourced cobalt. With headquarters in Toronto, Canada, and operations in Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario, Manitoba, UK, Indonesia, and Brazil, we are delivering the critical building blocks for a cleaner, greener future.
Applying the latest technologies to sustainably mine the critical minerals that power electric vehicles, build renewable energy solutions, and help develop life-saving medical equipment is at the heart of what we do.
We invite you to be part of our evolution.
Our Team
Our Newfoundland and Labrador Operations are an integrated mining, milling, and processing operation. Nickel concentrates from the fly-in, fly-out Voisey’s Bay operation is shipped to our state-of-art Long Harbour Processing Plant where it is refined into low-carbon and high-purity nickel rounds, cobalt rounds and copper cathodes.
Our Vale Newfoundland & Labrador (VNL) Human Resources Team supports our operations across St. John’s, Voisey’s Bay, and Long Harbour. Our operations in Newfoundland and Labrador are inclusive of our underground and surface mining operations in Voisey’s Bay and our processing plant in Long Harbour. Our HR Team is staffed by human resources and analytical professionals in each location.
The Opportunity
We are currently seeking a talented and energetic individual to join our Human Resources team as a Human Resources Coordinator in our Newfoundland and Labrador Operations based in St. John’s, NL. This is a fixed-term 18-month position.
The Human Resources Coordinator will join our elite team of HR professionals who meet regularly to share learnings, solve HR challenges and “Dig Deep” together to provide exceptional HR service to our clients. The incumbent will report directly to the Human Resources Manager.
In this role you will support the Human Resources Business Partners (HRBP’s) and the Human Resources Manager on a variety of administrative components such as HR Programs, HR Projects, employment changes, and organizational initiatives. This opportunity is ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic and fast paced work environment, sees challenges as opportunities, believes in the value of continuous improvement and is looking to develop themselves through a variety of HR experiences. We are seeking a new team member who has expert analytical and reporting skills, proficient in Excel, and is comfortable managing a range of administrative tasks and meeting deadlines.
Additionally, in the position, you will:
- Act as our HR Team focal point for regular/annual/ad-hoc HR processes, programs, and reports.
- Research and recommend solutions to address client needs at the request of the HRBP’s.
- Assist HRBP to research creative solutions on HR related matters, including policy interpretation, staff development, disciplinary and performance issues.
- Generate regular and ad hoc reports, metrics, and dashboards using data from multiple sources.
- Provide data administration for all employee change actions as required using our Vale HRIS system (PeopleSoft).
- Manage and interprets data in a way that allows for the identification of key trends and presents the results in a logical manner to enable data driven decisions.
About You
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Human Resources/Business Administration related focus.
- Completion of a relevant post-secondary program in HR Management or equivalent is preferred.
Experience:
- 2 years of related HR Coordinator/Administrator experience in a client-focused Human Resources department is preferred, however, recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
- Working knowledge of the NL Labour Standards Act and regulations.
Skills:
- Brings positive attitude and enthusiasm to the work!
- Expert MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Demonstrates creative problem-solving to resolve problems in a timely manner.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain information in an organized and concise way.
- Strong organizational skills and excellent attention to detail, with the ability to meet challenging deadlines.
- Ability to build and maintain collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Effectively prioritize and deliver results in a fast paced and dynamic environment.
- Independent delivery with the ability to work in a team-driven environment.
What We Offer You
- Competitive Salary
- Flexible work arrangements
- Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth
- Opportunities to grow your career in a large global company, and mining industry leader
- Online training and career development opportunities
Include to Transform
At Vale, we are committed to ensuring an inclusive work environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. Vale encourages everyone to express their ideas and opinions and values the plurality of individual profiles. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are critical to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or any other personal consideration that makes us different.
Vale is an equal opportunity employer seeking to increase diversity across our operations and improve equal opportunity at Vale and in the mining industry.
Interested applicants must submit their application online at https://vale.eightfold.ai/careers .
Pay Grade: G02
Apply by: Wednesday, September 27 th , 2023.
