About Us
Lake Shore Gold is located in Timmins, Ontario. Timmins is a vibrant community of 45,000 residents that is a central hub for Northeastern Ontario. People can enjoy recreational activities such as camping, world class fishing, nature, and snowmobile trails. Direct flights to Toronto are available at the local airport via multiple carriers. There are many support networks in the community including the local Timmins and District Hospital, local sports leagues for children and adults (hockey, baseball, basketball, etc.), golf courses, both cross country and downhill ski resorts, a community pool, and many other community events that provide entertainment throughout the year - fairs, carnivals, concerts, and more!
Lake Shore Gold, a subsidiary of Pan American Silver, is located in Timmins, Ontario. The Bell Creek Complex, located approximately 20 kilometers northeast of Timmins, Ontario, consists of an underground mine and processing facility. Mineralization is associated with the Porcupine-Destor fault system within the Abitibi greenstone belt, with ore mined by narrow vein longhole stoping methods. Ore is then transported to surface via a modern one thousand eighty metre deep shaft capable of forty-eight hundred tonnes per day.
We are currently recruiting for: Cage Tender
Job Description
In this position, you will be required to operate the Cage safely to convey workers, material, and explosives underground. The ideal candidate must have well-developed planning skills in order to reduce the amount of lost time when transporting workers and materials. You must be able to operate the Rock Breaker and Loading Pocket systems, assist in performing rope and conveyance maintenance and inspect and assist in performing mine shaft repairs including timber and rock repairs.
Salary & Benefits
• Competitive Wages
• Medical and Prescription Benefits
• Dental Plan
• Vision Coverage
• Company Paid Pension Plan
• Basic Life/Accidental Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Vacation
• Mine/Mill Performance Plan Incentives
• Perfect Attendance Rewards
• Paid Pregnancy and Parental Leave
Job Details
Bell Creek Mine – Porcupine, Ontario
5-5-4 rotation – 12 hr shifts
Qualifications
• Experience operating rock breakers and loading pocket systems
• Previous experience is considered an asset
• High level of safety-consciousness
• Well developed planning skills to reduce timeframes of transporting workers
• Practice good housekeeping
• Be committed to safety
• Basic UG Hard Rock Common Core is required
• Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada
To express your interest in this position please forward your resume to:
Human Resources
Lake Shore Gold
P.O. Box 1067
Timmins ON
P4N 7H9
Email: [email protected]
Fax 705-269-4936
Lake Shore Gold is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect and we believe that diversity and inclusion among our team members is critical to our success. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and all aspects of employment including the decision to hire or promote will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business requirements. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
