Expression of Interest-Electrical & Instrumentation Technicians

Why TACORA?

Tacora Resources Inc. (Tacora) is an innovative iron ore mining and development company focused on the acquisition and revitalization of iron ore assets. Our mining and processing facility, Scully Mine, is located in Wabush, Labrador, Canada. Tacora is servicing high demand customers throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Asia to provide high-grade and high-quality iron ore products.  

As a Tacora Resources employee, you will become part of a supportive, performance‐driven, highly engaged, dynamic environment. We focus on creating a work environment where employees can utilize their skills and knowledge while maintaining a team-based, inclusive approach to meeting greater challenges. We maintain straight lines of communication between our operations and management, so we can move collectively toward achieving our goals.  

With our core values as the foundation of our Canadian operation, we are passionate about innovation, and we are excited about our future. We are collaborative in our approach to projects and with our entrepreneurial spirit, we aim to dig deeper and reach higher. We are innovative, turning obstacles into opportunities – and we do it all in ways that are safe and sustainable. We place the highest priority on employee safety, protecting the environment, and enhancing the development of the communities in which we operate. At TACORA, we are family.  

At TACORA, we are committed to ensuring an inclusive and diverse work environment. You will be provided with the opportunity to expand your knowledge and skill set by working alongside dedicated employees from a variety of backgrounds and cultures.  

We are seeking qualified individuals for the Expression of Interest - Electrical & Instrumentation Technicians. Please note that this is not a fly-in, fly-out position and will be based in Labrador West, NL.  

Job Responsibilities:

• Read and interpret drawings, blueprints, schematics, and electrical code specifications to determine the layout of industrial electrical & instrumentation equipment installations.
• Install, examine, replace, or repair electrical wiring, receptacles, switch boxes, conduits, feeders, fibre-optic and coaxial cable assemblies, lighting fixtures, and other electrical & instrumentation components.
• Test electrical and electronic equipment and components for continuity, current, voltage, and resistance.
• Test, calibrate, install, repair, and inspect equipment and monitoring devices. You will also perform general maintenance on the equipment and design new measuring and recording equipment.
• Maintain, repair, install and test switchgear, transformers, switchboard meters, regulators, and reactors.
• Troubleshoot, maintain, repair, test, and install electrical motors, generators, alternators, industrial storage batteries, and hydraulic and pneumatic electrical control systems as well as programmable logic control (PLC) systems.
• Conduct preventive maintenance programs and keep maintenance records.
• Perform Lock-out/Tag-Out on various types of equipment.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience in maintaining, testing, troubleshooting, and repairing industrial electrical equipment and associated electrical and electronic control systems
• Experience working in an industrial plant or mine setting is desirable 
• Comfortable with a fast-paced environment.
• Self-starter with an ability to work with limited supervision.
• Excellent work ethic and attendance record.

Education:

• Journeyperson Electrician (Industrial Preferred) 
• Electrical Engineering Technology Designation (3-Year)
• Journeyperson Instrumentation & Control Technician

License:

• Class 5 Driver’s License  

We are an equal opportunity employer! 

Only those candidates who most align with the ideal candidate profile will be contacted by Tacora Resources for an interview.