Journeyman Welder
Job No:
PVG2020105113
Location:
Northwestern BC
Welcome to Pretivm!
We are Pretivm – headquartered in Vancouver, BC. Pretivm owns and operates Brucejack, a high-grade underground gold mine located 65 kilometers north of the town of Stewart in northern British Columbia. We have an office and Warehouse in Smithers, BC as well as 3 camps located on our Brucejack property.
As an employer of choice and having been featured as one of BC's Top Employers for 2022 we are committed to our values - ensuring a safe, respectful, and diverse working environment. We value teamwork and integrity and are working closely with our neighbors, the local communities and First Nations - to provide employment.
Brucejack is one of the largest and highest-grade gold mines globally and as of January 1, 2021 has Proven and Probable mineral reserves of 3.9 million ounces of gold (14.4 million tonnes grading 8.3 grams per tonne gold) with a mine life of 12 years. Resource expansion drilling is ongoing and we have a large land package where we conduct grass roots exploration in the summer months.
Pretivm trades on the TSX and NYSE under the ticker symbol “PVG”.
Job Purpose & Accountability:
The purpose of a Journeyman Welder Fabricator is to support Surface Maintenance activities at the Brucejack mine and ensure that all assigned work meets the quality control requirements in accordance with Pretivm permits, policies, standards and environmental requirements.
The position also ensures compliance with all Pretivm Health & Safety and other relevant policies and regulations.
Responsibilities:
Perform following duties, with safety being the number one priority:
- Perform advanced welding and fabricating skills
- Operate manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment
- Operate Oxy acetylene torches and plasma cutting tools
- Read and interpret blueprints or welding process specifications
- Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments using processes such as gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), gas metal arc welding (GMAW), flux-cored arc welding (FCAW), shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), oxy-acetylene welding (OAW)
- Must be able to wear personal protective equipment including specialty PPE as well (respirator, ventilated welding mask and other as required)
- Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to work as part of a team
- Operate hoisting and lifting devices such as cranes, fork lifts and man lifts to position machinery and parts repair of machinery
- Perform other related duties as required.
Qualifications:
- Welding A Level Interprovincial (Red Seal) endorsement
- Five years of certification in the welding trade and field
- Valid Class 5 driver’s license with clean driving abstract
Skills:
- Heavy equipment welding repair experience
- Ground engaging equipment repair rebuild experience
- CWB certification is an asset but not required
- Line bore experience but not required
- Previous experience in plate work and fabrication
- Read blueprints, diagrams and schematic drawings to determine work procedures
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Actively involved in developing SWPs (safe work procedures)
Additional Information:
- Work at remote location (camp) on a 13 day on/13 day off rotation
- Ability to work to the highest safety standards and follow safety policies and procedures
- Able to pass a pre-employment medical screening
- Underground work maybe required
- Must be able to lift/move up to 50lbs throughout a work shift
- Be able maintain high levels of performance over 12-hour shifts
- Able to work in areas of extreme weather conditions
- Able to work in close team environment with the Mobile Maintenance team.
- Pretivm promotes a drug and alcohol-free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug and alcohol testing
What we can offer you:
We are committed to ensuring that our team members are kept healthy and safe. To achieve this, we provide comfortable camp accommodations, as well as balanced meals prepared by our culinary team.
Team members can expect access to TV and Wi-Fi, our on-site gym, and a variety of recreational activities.
All our team members are also rewarded with a host of great benefits, including:
- Travel allowance and arrangements made for transportation to and from site
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience, skills, and qualifications
- Ongoing training with continuous growth and development opportunities
It is important to note that the safety and wellbeing of our team is our top priority. As such, we promote a drug and alcohol-free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug and alcohol testing.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AN EXCITING NEW CHALLENGE JOIN PRETIVM AND THE BRUCEJACK MINE TODAY!