Critical minerals producer serving energy transition demand
Vale Base Metals operates copper, nickel, and cobalt mines across Canada, Brazil, and Indonesia, serving customers in Europe, North America, and Asia. The tech stack is operations-focused—SAP, Prometheus, LIMS, PLC/DCS controllers—reflecting a business optimizing for asset reliability and production quality rather than software velocity. Hiring is accelerating across engineering and operations roles, with active projects concentrated on mine design, ground control, and seismic risk management, signaling capital-intensity and geological complexity driving strategic decisions.
Vale Base Metals is a global supplier of copper, nickel, and cobalt reserves, operating major assets in Canada, Brazil, and Indonesia. The company is 90% owned by Vale S.A. and headquartered in London with global operations centered in Toronto. It serves industrial customers across Europe, the Americas, and Asia with high-quality mineral products for energy transition applications. The organization is structured around engineering, operations, and maintenance functions managing complex mine assets, with stated goals around ESG compliance, safety, productivity, and cost efficiency.
Primary systems include SAP for enterprise resource planning, Prometheus for monitoring, LIMS for lab analysis, PLC and DCS controllers for mine operations, Power BI for analytics, and Microsoft Office suite. Stack reflects operations and asset management focus.
Vale Base Metals operates mines in Canada, Brazil, and Indonesia. Headquarters is London, UK. Global operations center is in Toronto, Canada. Currently hiring in Canada, Brazil, and Switzerland.
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