Instrumentation Technician

Atlantic Operations is a wholly owned subsidiary of St Barbara Limited, an ASX listed gold producer and explorer with mining assets in Canada and Australia.

We are currently seeking 2 Instrumentation Technicians to support our Atlantic Operations. These roles are full time, max-term positions, reporting to the Electrical Maintenance Supervisor and will be based at our Touquoy mine site located approximately 1-hour northeast of Halifax, near Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia.

The Opportunity:

• Ensuring own Health & Safety as well as that of all other workers, identifying and maintaining safe work practices, and completing all required safety training.
• Installing, programming, and calibrating new equipment (rebuild as needed) and evaluate latest technologies for feasibility and efficiencies.
• Carrying out preventative maintenance, installation, and repair of activities of electrical and instrumentation systems as required.
• Troubleshooting, repairing, and conducting periodic calibration of instruments on a wide range of equipment including analysers, PLC and process control equipment, communication networks, environmental emission and data logging equipment and field monitoring equipment
• Calibrating and maintaining components and instruments according to manufacturers’ specifications.
• Interpreting and using appropriate CSA, ISA and API installation standards and practices.
• Working with advanced meter(s) (e.g., HART capable process meters) checking for continuity, resistance, voltages and current readings
• Strong understanding and use of Instrumentation Test Equipment & will be able to complete calibrations unattended.
• Using pneumatic, electrical and electronic testing devices to inspect and test instrument and system operation, diagnose faults and tubing
• Maintaining a high standard of housekeeping throughout the maintenance workshops and wherever maintenance work is carried out, to contribute towards a safe work environment, efficient operation of the facilities and to reduce the risk of incidents or injury and the existence of potential hazards.
• Managing effective use of available resources, including own time, in support of the delivery of the Mill Maintenance team/crew.

Our successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Unencumbered Class 5 driver's license.
• Journeyman Red Seal Certification
• Prior work experience in the industrial mining, maintenance and/or electrical/instrumentation industry.
• Proven technical skills, fault finding and repairing complex electrical, instrumentation and communication systems.
• Experience in fault finding and utilizing the appropriate diagnostic tools to resolve issues in a timely manner.
• A personal commitment to behaviour consistent with St Barbara's Values including honesty and integrity, respect, working together, delivering to promise and striving to do better.
• Ability to effectively communicate with co-workers and supervisors to ensure that projects are completed properly.

About Us:

• 'Grow our own Success' approach with a preference to develop and promote internally.
• Developed and structured professional development opportunities and educational assistance.
• Competitive compensation, health benefits and RRSP matching program.
• 2020 PDAC Viola R. MacMillan Award recipients for developing the Touquoy open pit mine and consolidating other gold deposits near Moose River.
• Be a part of the high performing St Barbara community – a proud Equal Opportunity Employer and Employer of Choice.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to employment equity and encourage applications from women, aboriginal peoples and members of visible minorities and we provide nil gender pay gap in like for like roles and a commitment to addressing pay equity and gender equality through our recruitment, promotions, reward and recognition programs.

Members of the Mi’ kmaq community are encouraged to self-identify in your cover letter.

We would like to thank all those who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be notified.

For further information about St Barbara, visit https://stbarbaragold.ca

Please understand that screening and interviewing may take place prior to the advertised close date.