Job Opportunity
Alamos Gold Inc. Young-Davidson is currently recruiting the following challenging position to join our operations team:
Underground Trainer and Safety Advisor
Alamos Gold’s Young-Davidson is a low-cost, long-life operation and one of Canada’s largest underground gold mines. It is located near the town of Matachewan centrally located between Timmins, Kirkland Lake, North Bay and Sudbury, Ontario. The recent completion of a highly automated lower mine expansion has resulted in Young-Davidson increasing production as well as strong free cash flow generation. With a large Mineral Reserve base, it will serve as Alamos’ foundation for growth for many years to come. This is a very exciting time at Young-Davidson, and we are searching for highly motivated and committed people to join our team!
If you are willing to be part of a team that is dedicated to growth, high performance and a culture of safety and accountability, we would like to hear from you!
Date Posted: May 4, 2023 Closing Date: Until Filled
Reporting to the Health and Safety Superintendent, the successful candidate will be responsible for developing and administering training programs for operations staff ensuring site safety, loss control and environment.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Deliver onsite training aligned with ministry guidelines and ensuring compliance with company standards and policies.
- Correct any substandard behaviors, using mentoring and coaching strategies to ensure compliance.
- Assist with employee orientation / site inductions.
- Provide advice on safety and training matters to departments.
- Identify training needs or gaps.
- Determine source of any gaps and appropriate method to close the gaps.
- Oversee experienced employees who are providing additional training (Peer Training)
- Collaborate with frontline supervisors on employee training requirements.
- Provide advice on safety and training matters.
- Assisting in the development and review of procedures.
- Developing and reviewing training assessment material.
- Setting up and reviewing training plans in line with common core modules.
- Administration of training documentation in line with common core modules.
- Assist in risk assessments as required.
- Contribute to the promotion and development of Health, Safety and Training initiatives and awareness through a team-based approach.
- Participates in the on-call roster / system as required.
- Provide support to the business leadership group to ensure day-to-day site training requirements are met.
- Support the S & T Department in the induction process.
- Prepare training modules as per legislation and company requirements.
- Prepare internal material and tests for individual training modules and needs.
- Maintain accurate training records and files.
- Ensure all files are complete according to company and ministry standards.
- Ensure all employees have been properly signed off for equipment they have been trained to operate.
- Ensure all training records are put in employee training files and ensure the database is updated.
- Register MTCU modules for accreditation.
- Conduct job observations and follow-up training as required.
- Perform job observations on all employees in the mine to determine if follow-up training is necessary.
Qualifications and Experience:
- ‘Train the Trainer’ accreditation
- Accreditation in government training modules for Program 770010
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a mine production environment.
- Self-starter who can anticipate the needs and work independently with minimal supervision.
- Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail, able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, growing work environment.
- Excellent inter-personal skills together with an ability to facilitate commitment to a cooperative team effort.
- Good communication skills, both orally and written with both internal and external contacts and the ability to work with all levels of the organization.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs is required.
Schedule: 10-hour shifts following a 5/4/4/4 rotation, steady days
Young Davidson offers competitive salaries and benefits packages with opportunities for both personal and professional advancement.
Qualified candidates are invited to visit our website, www.alamosgold.com and apply online under the careers’ sections.
Alamos Gold Inc. is committed to an environment that is barrier free. If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please inform us in advance so that we can arrange reasonable and appropriate accommodation.
We sincerely appreciate the interest of all applicants however; only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
