Lineman

About This Role

This role involves installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical distribution systems, including overhead and underground power lines, within the Infrastructure Department. The Lineman will ensure that goals and objectives are met while upholding Agnico Eagle's values, Health & Safety Code of Conduct, and environmental standards.

Responsibilities

• Comply with all safety policies, procedures, and regulations
• Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair electrical distribution systems including overhead and underground power lines and cables, insulators, conductors, lightning arrestors, switches, stress cone, transformers, and other associated equipment
• Erect and maintain wood poles and guy wires
• Inspect and test overhead and underground power lines and cables and auxiliary equipment using electrical test equipment
• Operate hydraulic buckets when working on poles
• Install and maintain fiber infrastructure
• Communicate with other workers to coordinate the preparation and completion of work assignments
• If weather conditions do not allow work to be done safely, you will be assigned interior tasks such as repairing 8kV and 25kV mine trailing cable

Requirements

• Ontario provincial (434A) or inter-provincial (Red Seal) Powerline Technician trade certificate
• Practical work experience within the mining sector and power line construction

Nice to have:

• Experience working at a remote work site

Important Details

• Schedule: 14/14 schedule at Detour Lake Mine

About the Company

Canadian-based and led, Agnico Eagle is Canada's largest mining company and the second largest gold producer in the world. It produces precious metals from operations in Canada, Australia, Finland, and Mexico and has a pipeline of high-quality exploration and development projects. Agnico Eagle was founded in 1957 and has consistently created value for its shareholders, declaring a cash dividend every year since 1983. Agnico Eagle Mines' Detour Lake Mine is situated on the traditional homelands of the Apitipi Anicinapek Nation, Moose Cree First Nation, and Taykwa Tagamou Nation. Agnico Eagle prioritizes the hiring of members from these Nations, and also citizens of the Métis Nation of Ontario, and encourages self-identification during the job application process. Accommodations and meals are provided on site at no cost to the employee. Agnico Eagle provides transportation to and from the mine site and will accommodate to cover other travelling expenses according to your location of residence in Canada.