Instrumentation Technician

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Coeur Mining attracts and hires highly skilled individuals. By joining our team you can look forward to:

• A stimulating values-based work environment
• A culture of collaboration and inclusion
• Inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• Career development opportunities
• A deeply rooted commitment to responsible mining health and safety and community engagement
• A competitive total compensation program
• A comprehensive benefits package including a retirement savings plan

About Coeur Mining:

Coeur Mining is a growing all-North American precious metals producer with seven operations: the Las Chispas silver-gold mine and Palmarejo gold-silver complex in Mexico the Rochester silver-gold mine in Nevada the Kensington gold mine in Alaska the Wharf gold mine in South Dakota the Rainy River gold mine in Ontario Canada and the New Afton copper-gold mine in British Columbia addition Coeur owns the Silvertip silver-zinc-lead exploration project in British Columbia.

Coeur offers a flexible hybrid work model and a culture built on safety collaboration and real opportunities to develop your career for those who want to grow alongside a company that is doing the same.

Rainy River
Situated in beautiful northwestern Ontario 65 km northwest of Fort Frances the Rainy River mine is an open pit and underground gold and silver producing residential mine site.

The Rainy River mine located adjacent to the Ontario/Minnesota border is 65 kilometers northwest of Fort Frances Ontario and is situated half way between Winnipeg Manitoba and Thunder Bay Ontario The area is home to more than 130 species of birds and large populations of moose black bear and deer. If you enjoy outdoor activities including hunting fishing winter sports and lake country then this is an area you will love to live and work in.

Applicants who reside in Northwestern Ontario and have experience working in a cross-cultural environment coupled with knowledge of the unique challenges and opportunities presented to those living in the Northwest Ontario are assets. Hiring priority will be given to qualified applicants who are beneficiaries of the Impact Benefits Agreement (IBA) and to qualified applicants residing in the Northwest Ontario communities. (Indigenous) Members must clearly identify their status on the online job application and resume if they wish to receive priority consideration.

About The Role

Schedule: Shift 14/14 12 hour days

Position Reports To: Electrical Supervisor

Position Overview

The Instrumentation & Control Technician is responsible for the installation calibration maintenance troubleshooting and optimization of instrumentation and process control systems throughout the mine and processing facilities.

Working as part of the Electrical Instrumentation & Automation team the Instrumentation Technician will provide technical expertise in instrumentation control systems process measurement and automation to support safe reliable and efficient mining and mineral processing operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform installation commissioning calibration maintenance and troubleshooting of instrumentation and control equipment throughout the mining operation.
• Maintain and troubleshoot DeltaV DCS hardware I/O control loops alarms trends and associated field instrumentation.
• Maintain calibrate and troubleshoot instruments including; Pressure transmitters gas detectors flow meters level transmitters temperature transmitters and RTDs pH dissolved oxygen and cyanide analyzers.
• Perform instrument calibration using appropriate test equipment and document calibration results in accordance with site procedures.
• Troubleshoot 420 mA HART digital and discrete instrumentation circuits.
• Install terminate test and troubleshoot instrument cabling junction boxes marshalling panels and I/O systems.
• Troubleshoot and maintain control valves and actuators including valve positioners and feedback systems.
• Assist with the commissioning and startup of new instrumentation control systems and process equipment.
• Provide technical support to operations maintenance electrical engineering and automation personnel.
• Troubleshoot industrial communication systems and instrumentation networks including Ethernet/IP Modbus HART and other applicable communication protocols.
• Identify recurring instrumentation and control problems and recommend improvements to increase equipment reliability.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records calibration documentation equipment histories and work orders.
• Follow all applicable Ontario mining legislation site standards electrical/instrumentation standards safe work procedures and lockout/tagout requirements.

Qualifications

• Red Seal Instrumentation and Control Technician certification
• Minimum 3 years of industrial instrumentation and control experience preferably within mining mineral processing or heavy industrial environments.
• Strong working knowledge of process instrumentation and control systems.
• Experience with DeltaV is required or strongly preferred.
• Experience with EndressHauser instrumentation is considered an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret: P&IDs loop drawings electrical schematics control narratives and instrument datasheets
• Ability to safely use electronic test equipment calibration equipment process calibrators and associated instrumentation tools.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA considered an asset
• Ability to work independently while also working effectively with operations electrical maintenance engineering and automation teams.
• Valid drivers license.

The anticipated salary for this position will be between $118000 to $128000.

*Note: this employment opportunity is based on an actual current vacancy not just for future consideration.

Why Coeur

• Highly competitive base salary compensation programs and a quarterly incentive program
• Extended Health & Dental Benefit
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance benefit
• Defined match contribution to group registered retirement savings account

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process. Coeur Mining does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with the Company. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by Coeur Mining will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered.

Inclusion Equal Opportunity Accessibility

Coeur Mining is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability protected veterans status Indigenous status or any other legally protected factors. Disability-related accommodations during the recruitment process are available upon request.

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