Jobs at Wesdome Gold Mines (Now Hiring) — 9 open

Strategic Talent Acquisition Specialist

Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Company Information

Wesdome is a Canadian-focused gold producer with two high-grade underground assets, the Eagle River mine in Ontario and the Kiena mine in Québec. The Company’s primary goal is to responsibly leverage its operating platform and high-quality brownfield and greenfield exploration pipeline to build a growing value-driven gold producer.

Wesdome’s newly renovated and modern office is situated in the heart of downtown Toronto, offering unparalleled convenience and accessibility for professionals. Located in the Financial District near major business hubs, it is well connected to transit (a 5-minute walk to Union Station) and only 25 minutes from Pearson International Airport, as well as restaurants, shopping, sports, entertainment and fitness centres.

Salary Range: $ 117,000 to $ 127,400 

See below for a summary of Wesdome’s comprehensive and competitive total compensation package.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, HR, the Bilingual (EN/FR) Strategic Talent Acquisition Specialist/Manager exists to elevate and align the Company’s existing recruitment practices across Kiena, Eagle River and the Corporate office. Recruitment activity is already taking place at the site level; this role is responsible for strengthening the overall framework, creating a more unified approach, and ensuring that recruitment practices are consistent, effective, and reflective of both corporate priorities and site-specific realities. 

This position is strategic as it will standardize and implement recruitment processes, candidate experience expectations, employer brand standards, LinkedIn recruitment activity, and recruitment reporting across all locations. It is also hands-on, with direct accountability for full-cycle corporate recruitment. Key outcomes include establishing a unified recruitment framework across all locations, strengthening employer brand consistency, improving corporate recruitment execution, and partnering directly with site teams to support recruitment needs as required, build proactive talent pipelines, and enhance recruitment reporting and visibility for HR leadership.

About YOU – You Belong Here!

The ideal candidate is a self-starter who thrives in an environment where recruitment practices already exist but require greater alignment, consistency, and elevation. They are equally comfortable thinking strategically and executing hands-on recruitment work. They must be able to build trust with site teams while also having the confidence and discipline to standardize and implement shared practices.

Position Responsibilities, Accountabilities and Job Duties

• Lead the alignment of recruitment practices across Kiena, Eagle and Corporate ensuring site-based recruitment teams operate within a consistent recruitment framework while retaining appropriate flexibility for regional labour market and operational needs.
• Establish, standardize, and implement recruitment processes, tools, candidate experience standards, and reporting practices across all locations in partnership with site-based recruitment teams.
• Manage full-cycle recruitment for corporate roles, including intake meetings, job postings, sourcing, screening, interviews, offer management, and onboarding coordination.
• Develop and implement a cohesive employer brand approach for recruitment activities, ensuring a consistent look, feel, and message across career fairs, campus events, LinkedIn content, recruitment campaigns, and candidate-facing materials.
• Own the Company’s LinkedIn presence from a talent acquisition perspective, including recruitment content planning, employee stories, career opportunities, site highlights, company milestones, and performance monitoring.
• Collaborate with the Communications Manager on recruitment-related LinkedIn and employer brand content, with Communications approval maintained until brand, tone, and workflow alignment are established.
• Collaborate with Communication Manager to design and standardize recruitment collateral, including presentation materials, booth assets, digital templates, and bilingual candidate-facing materials for use across all locations. 
• Leverage ATS data, LinkedIn analytics, and recruitment metrics to identify trends, measure effectiveness, mitigate hiring risks, and provide regular reporting and recommendations to HR leadership.
• Provide guidance to site-based recruitment teams on sourcing strategies and regional labour market conditions.
• Identify and leverage skilled workforce programs that support mining sector for long term for talent pipeline
• Collaborate on special projects such as student programs, vendor relationships, HRIS implementations etc

Qualifications and Experience

• Post-secondary education in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, combined with 8-10 years of progressive recruitment or talent acquisition experience
• Bilingualism in English and French, both written and verbal, is mandatory.
• Experience in mining, natural resources, or heavy industry is preferred.
• Prior experience supporting recruitment across multi-site or geographically distributed organizations is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to influence, align, standardize, and implement practices across stakeholders and sites. 
• Experience with ATS is required. 
• Proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter is required. 
• Strong sourcing capability, full-cycle recruitment expertise, candidate pipeline development, recruitment marketing, data-informed decision-making, stakeholder partnership, and the ability to create a consistent, professional, bilingual candidate experience.
   
   

Working Conditions / Schedule

• Location: Toronto, ON
• Type of Hire: Permanent Full-time
• Existing vacancy: Yes
• Travel: Quarterly to site and per business needs 

Other Information:

To learn more and for additional details about “Why Work with Us” and “Life at Wesdome”, please visit www.wesdome.com > People and Careers.

About our Total Compensation Package

Our total compensation package is more than just a great salary. We have established a comprehensive program that takes care of both you and your family that includes:

Comprehensive Compensation and Benefits Package includes:

PLUS…

Apply Online at Wesdome.com > People & Careers > Join our Team – Current Opportunities

Wesdome prides itself on being an equal-opportunity employer committed to responsible mining practices and building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or Aboriginal status.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position. However, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Wesdome uses artificial intelligence (AI) supported technology as part of its recruitment, screening and evaluation processes that are performed by real people.

Wesdome is committed to accessibility for people with disabilities. We will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of the recruitment and selection process. If you require accommodations, please contact us at [email protected]

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (the “Act”), Wesdome is committed to hosting and maintaining an accessible environment.

To be eligible for this position, you must be legally permitted to work in Canada without any additional sponsorship support from Wesdome.