Production Supervisor (Planner/Scheduler)
Top Benefits
About the role
Ready to build a rewarding career in an industry that is transforming the future?
Who We Are
We are Vale Base Metals – a global supplier of the critical minerals transforming the future.
With industry-leading reserves of copper and nickel in Canada, Brazil, and Indonesia, and state-of-the-art infrastructure in the U.K., Canada, and Japan, VBM delivers a secure and responsible supply of high-quality products to customers across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
Global demand for critical minerals is growing exponentially. From energy to aerospace, batteries to magnets, robotics to artificial intelligence, a secure and responsible supply of critical minerals is fundamental to power modern technologies. And at Vale Base Metals, we are transforming our business to provide a secure and responsible supply of these minerals.
Join our diverse team of 13,000 talented individuals committed to providing mineral security to a world in transition. We invite you to put your skills to work, driving meaningful and enduring change while enjoying a rewarding career.
The Opportunity
We are currently seeking aProduction Supervisor (Planner/Scheduler)to join ourTotten Mineteam in Sudbury, Ontario.
This is apermanent on-siteposition. The work schedule isrotating shift work on a 5-4 schedule (days and nights). This posting is for an existing position vacancy.
The Production Supervisor (Planner/Scheduler) manages production targets and technical processes to ensure safe, reliable, efficient, and high‑quality operations. The role focuses on improving crew performance through established processes, procedures, and work‑management practices. The Supervisor is responsible for planning and scheduling work and providing crew supervision when relief is required. A key objective is maintaining operational control, responding to variances, and addressing issues or opportunities as they arise. The incumbent also ensures all personnel meet legislative requirements, company policies, practices, and collective agreements whenever relief or compliance issues occur.
Additionally, in this position you will:
- Manage production systems to achieve Zero Harm, meet quality and quantity targets, control costs, and develop effective planned work packages.
- Execute the full “Plan Work” process, including reviewing daily work orders, planning approved tasks before Required‑By Dates, and incorporating crew input.
- Identify and escalate critical issues affecting schedule success, minimize operational impacts, and use templates and tools to improve planning efficiency.
- Coordinate materials, supplies, and SAP work management activities, including supply delivery, weekly planning, short‑interval control, and crew review updates.
- Provide crew relief by leading risk management discussions, ensuring HomeSafe behaviors, assigning tasks, resolving issues, and driving continuous improvement.
- Apply all policies, procedures, and Work Management practices; monitor shift progress, complete reports, communicate with cross‑shifts, and take corrective actions.
- Control inventory, manage overtime within guidelines, maintain employee qualifications, schedule training, and handle coaching, discipline, and grievance matters.
- Collaborate with peers on production and capital schedules, maintain ongoing technical and procedural knowledge, and provide Superintendent relief when required.
What We Offer You
- Competitive compensation including a variable annual incentive plan
- Participation in a competitive Defined Contribution Pension package
- Comprehensive benefits package (company paid core coverage, health and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans and optional insurances)
- Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation, flex, sick, parental)
- Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth
- Employee Family Assistance Program
- Virtual Healthcare online
- Online training and career development opportunities
About You
Education:
- Grade 12 completed or GED equivalency with equivalent experience is required.
- Generic Supervisor Common Core (770141), First Line Underground Mine Supervisor Common Core (770121), or Common Core for First Line Production Supervisor Underground Hard Rock Mining (770120) is an asset.
Experience:
- Minimum of 3 years of related experience as a Planner/ Scheduler.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Products, SAP, and Prometheus add-on.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in production planning/ scheduling is preferred.
- Minimum 3 years of experience supervising and leading teams with best work practices.
- Experience in a mining plant or heavy industry is an asset.
Skills:
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and work well with others in a team environment.
- Written and oral communication skills.
- Must be obsessed with safety and risk.
- Demonstrate open and transparent dialogue in all aspects of work.
Why Sudbury
Greater Sudbury is a vibrant city in northeastern Ontario, renowned for its rich mining history and significant role in Canada's mineral production. The city sits atop one of the world's largest and oldest meteorite impact sites, the Sudbury Basin, which is exceptionally rich in nickel, copper, and other critical minerals that are required for modern technologies such as AI and defence. The mining sector is a cornerstone of Sudbury's economy, driving both employment and economic growth, and Vale Base Metals plays a pivotal role in this regard. Our commitment to the community is as deep as our mines.
Include to Transform
At Vale Base Metals, we are committed to ensuring an inclusive work environment where people can act like owners, being their authentic selves and empowering them to deliver results. Vale Base Metals 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 Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation is available throughout our recruitment process for applicants with disabilities.
Vale uses artificial intelligence to screen, assess, and/or select applicants for this position.
**Pay Grade:**17V
Minimum Starting Salary:$92,800.00
**Apply by:**April 1, 2026
#ValeBaseMetals
Interested applicants must submit their application online at https://vale.eightfold.ai/careers
About Vale Base Metals
Welcome to Vale Base Metals. Our purpose is to improve life and transform the future, together.
We are a global mining company committed to safely delivering the nickel, copper, cobalt and platinum group metals essential for the world’s energy transition.
Our workforce of 15,000 is dedicated to transforming these critical minerals into prosperity and sustainable development across the countries in which we operate, including Canada, Brazil, Indonesia, the United Kingdom and Japan.
Applying leading-edge technology to sustainably mine critical minerals that drive mobility and material solutions is at the heart of what we do.
We are Vale Base Metals.
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Production Supervisor (Planner/Scheduler)
Top Benefits
About the role
Ready to build a rewarding career in an industry that is transforming the future?
Who We Are
We are Vale Base Metals – a global supplier of the critical minerals transforming the future.
With industry-leading reserves of copper and nickel in Canada, Brazil, and Indonesia, and state-of-the-art infrastructure in the U.K., Canada, and Japan, VBM delivers a secure and responsible supply of high-quality products to customers across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
Global demand for critical minerals is growing exponentially. From energy to aerospace, batteries to magnets, robotics to artificial intelligence, a secure and responsible supply of critical minerals is fundamental to power modern technologies. And at Vale Base Metals, we are transforming our business to provide a secure and responsible supply of these minerals.
Join our diverse team of 13,000 talented individuals committed to providing mineral security to a world in transition. We invite you to put your skills to work, driving meaningful and enduring change while enjoying a rewarding career.
The Opportunity
We are currently seeking aProduction Supervisor (Planner/Scheduler)to join ourTotten Mineteam in Sudbury, Ontario.
This is apermanent on-siteposition. The work schedule isrotating shift work on a 5-4 schedule (days and nights). This posting is for an existing position vacancy.
The Production Supervisor (Planner/Scheduler) manages production targets and technical processes to ensure safe, reliable, efficient, and high‑quality operations. The role focuses on improving crew performance through established processes, procedures, and work‑management practices. The Supervisor is responsible for planning and scheduling work and providing crew supervision when relief is required. A key objective is maintaining operational control, responding to variances, and addressing issues or opportunities as they arise. The incumbent also ensures all personnel meet legislative requirements, company policies, practices, and collective agreements whenever relief or compliance issues occur.
Additionally, in this position you will:
- Manage production systems to achieve Zero Harm, meet quality and quantity targets, control costs, and develop effective planned work packages.
- Execute the full “Plan Work” process, including reviewing daily work orders, planning approved tasks before Required‑By Dates, and incorporating crew input.
- Identify and escalate critical issues affecting schedule success, minimize operational impacts, and use templates and tools to improve planning efficiency.
- Coordinate materials, supplies, and SAP work management activities, including supply delivery, weekly planning, short‑interval control, and crew review updates.
- Provide crew relief by leading risk management discussions, ensuring HomeSafe behaviors, assigning tasks, resolving issues, and driving continuous improvement.
- Apply all policies, procedures, and Work Management practices; monitor shift progress, complete reports, communicate with cross‑shifts, and take corrective actions.
- Control inventory, manage overtime within guidelines, maintain employee qualifications, schedule training, and handle coaching, discipline, and grievance matters.
- Collaborate with peers on production and capital schedules, maintain ongoing technical and procedural knowledge, and provide Superintendent relief when required.
What We Offer You
- Competitive compensation including a variable annual incentive plan
- Participation in a competitive Defined Contribution Pension package
- Comprehensive benefits package (company paid core coverage, health and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans and optional insurances)
- Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation, flex, sick, parental)
- Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth
- Employee Family Assistance Program
- Virtual Healthcare online
- Online training and career development opportunities
About You
Education:
- Grade 12 completed or GED equivalency with equivalent experience is required.
- Generic Supervisor Common Core (770141), First Line Underground Mine Supervisor Common Core (770121), or Common Core for First Line Production Supervisor Underground Hard Rock Mining (770120) is an asset.
Experience:
- Minimum of 3 years of related experience as a Planner/ Scheduler.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Products, SAP, and Prometheus add-on.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in production planning/ scheduling is preferred.
- Minimum 3 years of experience supervising and leading teams with best work practices.
- Experience in a mining plant or heavy industry is an asset.
Skills:
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and work well with others in a team environment.
- Written and oral communication skills.
- Must be obsessed with safety and risk.
- Demonstrate open and transparent dialogue in all aspects of work.
Why Sudbury
Greater Sudbury is a vibrant city in northeastern Ontario, renowned for its rich mining history and significant role in Canada's mineral production. The city sits atop one of the world's largest and oldest meteorite impact sites, the Sudbury Basin, which is exceptionally rich in nickel, copper, and other critical minerals that are required for modern technologies such as AI and defence. The mining sector is a cornerstone of Sudbury's economy, driving both employment and economic growth, and Vale Base Metals plays a pivotal role in this regard. Our commitment to the community is as deep as our mines.
Include to Transform
At Vale Base Metals, we are committed to ensuring an inclusive work environment where people can act like owners, being their authentic selves and empowering them to deliver results. Vale Base Metals 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 Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation is available throughout our recruitment process for applicants with disabilities.
Vale uses artificial intelligence to screen, assess, and/or select applicants for this position.
**Pay Grade:**17V
Minimum Starting Salary:$92,800.00
**Apply by:**April 1, 2026
#ValeBaseMetals
Interested applicants must submit their application online at https://vale.eightfold.ai/careers
About Vale Base Metals
Welcome to Vale Base Metals. Our purpose is to improve life and transform the future, together.
We are a global mining company committed to safely delivering the nickel, copper, cobalt and platinum group metals essential for the world’s energy transition.
Our workforce of 15,000 is dedicated to transforming these critical minerals into prosperity and sustainable development across the countries in which we operate, including Canada, Brazil, Indonesia, the United Kingdom and Japan.
Applying leading-edge technology to sustainably mine critical minerals that drive mobility and material solutions is at the heart of what we do.
We are Vale Base Metals.