Job Description
Ready to build a rewarding career in an industry that is growing?
Who We Are
We are a global mining company dedicated to safely delivering nickel, copper, cobalt, and platinum group metals essential for the world’s energy transition.
Our mission is to improve lives and shape a better future together.
From utensils to cellphones to satellites, our operations simplify daily life and enhance connectivity. Our metals are integral to life-saving medical equipment and the electric vehicles driving the fight against climate change – our work truly matters.
Join our diverse team of 15,000 talented individuals committed to transforming critical minerals into prosperity and sustainable development in countries like Canada, Brazil, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, and Japan. We invite you to use your skills with us and contribute to something meaningful and enduring.
The Opportunity
We are currently seeking a Mines Survey Technician to join our Mines Technical Services Team in Thompson, Manitoba. This is a permanent position.
You will work to build and maintain relationships and interact with other technical staff, supervision, and hourly employees. The position requires field work in an industrial environment, underground and/or surface and on uneven ground.
Additionally, in this position you will:
- Provide underground and surface surveying services in an industrial production environment, including topography, heading alignment, stope cavity survey monitoring, check surveys, raises, and drone lidar.
- Perform safety searches as requested in the development headings.
- Update mine drawings, including plans and sections, and issue prints to associated departments regarding layout to be excavated, surveyed control points, and excavations approaching other areas or diamond drill boreholes.
- Complete month-end survey for incentive calculations and lay out reference lines and rings as required for vertical blasthole mining (VBM) production drilling.
- Survey collars and breakthroughs (probe and gyro) on production drilling for quality control, lay out reference lines for diamond drill holes, and provide borehole and breakthrough warnings.
- Ensure care and control of equipment and designated mobile equipment, and report daily activities to the Divisional Supervisor.
About You
Education:
- A technical diploma, OR High school diploma with strong skills in math and computer usage and 2-3 years of experience in an industrial environment, preferably in an underground setting.
Experience:
· Minimum of 2 years of experience in an industrial environment, preferably in an underground setting.
Skills:
- Sound survey and associated mathematical skills with a robust knowledge of mine survey techniques/standards.
- Experience working in an industrial environment, preferably in an underground setting, and proficiency in Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, and Deswik.
- Demonstrates safe behavior, solid analytical and problem-solving abilities, excellent attention to detail, and high standards of work.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, good time management, prioritization of stakeholder requirements, and proficient use and care of survey instruments.
What We Offer You
· Competitive salary.
· Attractive pension and benefits (company paid core coverage, flex health and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans and optional insurances)
· Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation, flex, sick, top up for maternity/parental)
· Flexible work arrangements.
· Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth.
· Grow your career in a large and global company, and mining industry leader.
· Employee Family Assistance Program.
· Online training and career development opportunities.
Why Thompson
Often referred to as the "Hub of the North," Thompson is a city deeply intertwined with the mining industry, particularly due to its rich deposits of nickel. Our presence in Thompson includes significant mining and milling operations that extract and process nickel ore from the surrounding deposits. These operations are central to Thompson's economy, providing employment and supporting local businesses. The company's ongoing investments in the region highlight Thompson's importance in our broader operational strategy to improve life and transform the future.
Include to Transform
At Vale Base Metals, 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.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Manitobans Act, accommodation is available throughout our recruitment process for applicants with disabilities.
Accommodation is available throughout our recruitment process for applicants with disabilities.
Apply by: July 13, 2026
