Career`s with Voisey`s Bay Nickel Company Limited Commercial

Career’s with
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Commercial Nickel Processing Plant
Bob Marshall / Diane Horlick / Fred King
Division:
Hydromet Operations
Date
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Voisey’s Bay
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Project Components
ƒ Mine, Concentrator
and Support
Infrastructure
ƒ Underground
Exploration
ƒ Demonstration
Hydromet Facility
ƒ Commercial
Processing Facility
ƒ Innovation Centre
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Demonstration Project Timeline
Years
2002
2003
2004
2005
Phase One
Mini-pilot plant
Design & Construction
Operation
Demonstration Plant
Site Preparation Studies
Design, Construction
& Commissioning
Demonstration Plant Operation
Nov.
Nov. 2005
2005
2006
2007
2008
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Commercial Plant Project Timeline
Years
2005
2006
October 2005
Demonstration Plant
Operation & input to
Commercial plant design
Commercial Plant
Environmental Assessment
Pre-feasibility
& Feasibility Studies
Agree selected process
option with government
Design, procurement,
construction & testing
Commissioning and
production build-up
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Commercial Plant Artist Rendition
Long Harbour
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Demonstration Plant
Demonstration Plant Exterior View
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Demonstration Plant
Demonstration Plant Interior View
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Demonstration Plant
Demonstration Plant Interior View
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Demonstration Plant
Demonstration Plant Interior View
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce – Commercial Plant - Construction
Engineering & Technical:
Project Execution:
¾ Project Engineers
¾ Project & Construction Management
¾ Process Engineers
¾ Contract & Procurement Management
¾ Electrical Engineers
¾ Logistics Management
¾ Mechanical Engineers
¾ Project Controls
¾ Civil Engineers
¾ Environment, Health & Safety
¾ Chemical Engineers
¾ Materials Management
¾ Systems Engineers
¾ Human Resources
¾ Quantity Surveyors
¾ Accountants
¾ Document Control
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Workforce – Commercial Plant - Construction
Building Trades:
¾ Surveyors
¾ Welders
¾ Bricklayers
¾ Sheet Metal Workers
¾ Boilermakers
¾ Insulators
¾ Iron Workers
¾ Painters
¾ Plumbers/Pipefitters
¾ Carpenters
¾ Electricians
¾ Heavy Equipment Operators
¾ Instrument Techs
¾ Labourers
¾ Millwrights
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce – Commercial Plant - Operation
Plant and Port Operation:
Plant and Port Maintenance:
¾ Process Operators
¾ Instrument Technicians
¾ Process Operation Supervisors
¾ Electricians
¾ Heavy Equipment Operators
¾ Utility Operation (Power Engineering)
¾ Ship Offloading Operators
¾ Millwrights
¾ Welders
¾ Pipefitters
¾ Machinists
¾ Heavy Duty Mechanics
¾ Maintenance Planners
¾ Maintenance Supervisors /
Superintendents
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce – Commercial Plant - Operation
Administration:
¾ Safety & Environment Officers
¾ Human Resources
¾ Occupational Health Nurses
¾ Administrative Assistants
¾ Security Officers
¾ Trainers (Operations & Safety)
¾ E,H & S Superintendent
¾ Training Superintendent
¾ Site Services Personnel
¾ Information Technology
¾ Warehouse Floor Persons
¾ Accountants
¾ Purchasing and Contracts
¾ Warehouse Superintendent
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce – Commercial Plant - Operation
Engineering:
Technical:
¾ Metallurgical Engineers
¾ Chemical Analysts
¾ Chemical Engineers
¾ Sample Preparation
Technicians
¾ Process Control Engineers
¾ Engineering Technologists
¾ Systems Engineers
¾ Mechanical Engineers
¾ Electrical Engineers
¾ Analytical Lab Supervisors
¾ Analytical Lab
Superintendent
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce Skill Requirements
Analytical Lab: Sample Preparation Technician
Duties:
¾ Receive samples
¾ Separate solid portion from aqueous
portion
¾ Preliminary Testing
Requirements:
¾ High School Graduation (Minimum)
¾ On The Job Training
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce Skill Requirements
Analytical Lab: Chemical Analyst – Control Lab
Duties:
¾ Quick response (1-3 hrs turn-around time)
¾ Single-element concentration (Ni, Cu, Co,
Fe)
¾ Acid/Chloride concentration by titration
¾ Make standards using concentrated acids
¾ Perform daily maintenance on a variety of
instruments
Requirements:
¾ Bachelor of Science, (Chemistry Major An Asset)
¾ Technology Diploma, Laboratory Sciences
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce Skill Requirements
Analytical Lab: Chemical Analyst – Inductive Coupled
Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICPOES)
Used for tracking multi- element
concentrations
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce Skill Requirements
Analytical Lab: Chemical Analyst – Inductive Coupled
Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS)
Trace Analyses:
Analyse water samples
for environmental
purposes
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce Skill Requirements
Process Plant Operation: Control Room Operator
Duties:
¾ Monitoring and responding to parameters that impact the plant
operation.
¾ Inputting data into systems and summarizing plant status
¾ Performing the role of central
communications point.
Requirements:
¾ High School Graduation (Minimum)
¾ Technology Diploma preferred. (Process,
Electrical, Instrumentation, Mechanical, Industrial)
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce Skill Requirements
Process Plant Operation: Process Plant Operator
Duties:
¾ Operating and monitoring equipment
processes
¾ Maintaining reports
¾ Conducting process sampling
¾ performing minor maintenance tasks as
well as performing routine housekeeping
duties
¾ Working in a team environment, the
operator is responsible for their safety,
as well as the safety of other members of
the team.
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce Skill Requirements
Process Plant Operation: Process Plant Operator
Requirements:
¾ High School Graduation (Minimum)
¾ Technology Diploma Preferred. (Process,
Electrical, Instrumentation, Mechanical, Industrial)
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce Skill Requirements
Process Plant Engineering
Duties:
¾ Monitoring and optimizing plant
process to generate nickel, copper
and cobalt
¾ Reviewing and analyzing process
operation data
¾ Testing new processes to improve
plant operation.
¾ Troubleshooting plant upsets
¾ Creating technical reports for
management.
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce Skill Requirements
Process Plant Engineering
Requirements:
¾ University Degree in:
¾ Metallurgy Engineering
¾ Materials Engineering
¾ Chemistry Engineering
¾ Process Engineering
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce Skill Requirements
Process Plant Maintenance: Millwright (Industrial Mechanic)
Duties:
¾ Installing, maintaining, repairing,
mechanic operating equipment such
as:
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Pumps
Conveyor Belts
Filters
Thickeners
Compressors
Crushers
Ball Mills
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce Skill Requirements
Process Plant Maintenance: Pipefitter
Duties:
¾ Installing, maintaining & repairing
piping involved in process operations:
¾ Process water lines
¾ Domestic water lines
¾ Fire water lines
¾ Waste lines
¾ Process slurry lines
¾ Acid and reagent lines
¾ High pressure air & steam
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce Skill Requirements
Process Plant Maintenance: Welder
Duties:
¾ Performing welding work required to
maintain the process operation:
¾ Pipelines (low and high pressure)
¾ Welding special materials such as
Titanium
¾ Tanks and vessels
¾ Plant support structure
¾ Stairways & access to equipment
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce Skill Requirements
Process Plant Maintenance: Electrician
Duties:
¾ Installing, maintaining & repairing
electrical equipment involved in
process operations:
¾ Motors
¾ Power Supply (Switch
Gear/Breakers)
¾ Stop / Start Switches
¾ Variable Speed Drives
¾ High Voltage Equipment
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce Skill Requirements
Process Plant Maintenance: Instrumentation Technician
Duties:
¾ Installing, maintaining & repairing
plant instrumentation required to
operate and monitor the process:
¾ Flowmeters
¾ Density Gauges
¾ Process Logic Controllers
¾ Tank Level Detectors
¾ Radioactive Measuring Devices
¾ Heat Sensors
¾ PH probes
¾ Alarm Systems
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce Skill Requirements
Requirements For All Trades:
¾ High School Graduation
¾ Nine month apprenticeship training
course (Industrial Mechanic) at a
public or private college
¾ Four year apprenticeship with an
employer
¾ Yearly training at college during the
four year apprenticeship
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce Skill Requirements
Process Plant Maintenance: Maintenance Planner
Duties:
¾ Plans daily, weekly & monthly
maintenance activities
¾ Reviews maintenance history of
plant equipment and projects
when preventive maintenance is
required.
¾ Uses computer systems to
prepare for maintenance activities
via scheduling work and ordering
parts from the warehouse.
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce Skill Requirements
Process Plant Logistics and Site Services: Warehouse
Duties:
¾ Receives and ships material, supplies, parts,
process plant products
¾ Stocks shelves
¾ Fills maintenance orders for stock materials
¾ Orders parts and supplies
Requirements:
¾ High school graduation (minimum)
¾ Warehousing training
¾ Specialized courses – Transportation of dangerous goods
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce Skill Requirements
Process Plant Logistics and Site Services: Purchasing
Duties:
¾ Creates purchase orders and places
orders with suppliers
¾ Creates contracts and initiates
¾ Builds databases of vendors
¾ Manages warehouse stock
Requirements:
¾ High school graduation (minimum)
¾ Warehousing training
¾ Specialized courses – contacts and purchasing
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce Skill Requirements
Process Plant Logistics and Site Services: Logistics
Duties:
¾ Moves materials and supplies
throughout the site
¾ Operates mobile equipment such
as:
¾ Overhead Cranes
¾ Forklifts
¾ Aerial Lifts
Requirements:
¾ High school graduation (minimum)
¾ Mobile equipment training
¾ Specialized courses – Transportation of Dangerous Goods
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce Skill Requirements
Environment, Health and Safety: Officers
Duties:
¾ Implements company safety policies and
programs
¾ Performs environmental sampling
¾ Measures and monitors noise levels
¾ Compiles and analyses safety statistics
Requirements:
¾ High school graduation (minimum)
¾ Environmental science degree or degree in safety
and loss management preferred
¾ Specialized courses – fall protection, WHMIS, confined space,
etc.
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce Skill Requirements
Environment, Health and Safety: Security
Duties:
¾ Protects company property and assets
¾ Monitors and controls access to and from
the work site
¾ Ensures the site is secure
¾ Provides the communication link to
emergency services
Requirements:
¾ High school graduation (minimum)
¾ Security training (College)
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Workforce Skill Requirements
Human Resources:
Duties:
¾ Recruits personnel for the site:
¾ Develops job descriptions
¾ Places employment ads
¾ Screens resumes
¾ Interviews prospective employees
¾ Manages company compensation
programs
¾ Salary, Pension & Benefits
Requirements:
¾ High school graduation (minimum)
¾ Human resources training (College)
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited
Demonstration Plant
Your Future
What to do? Make an informed choice:
¾ Know what occupations exist
¾ Know the job market
¾ Know what you would enjoy doing – check it out!
¾ Know what the education requirements are (a must!)
‰ General/Academic Math - Trades
‰ Academic/Advanced Math – Technology
‰ Chemistry/Math – Laboratory
‰ Chemistry/Physics/Math – Engineering
¾ Know the University / College / Training Institutions & Academic
Requirements
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Good Luck With Your Career Choice!