Role Overview

Join Teck Alaska Incorporated, Red Dog Operations, one of the world’s largest producers of zinc concentrate. We are committed to encouraging a family-oriented work environment that values every team member. For many of our positions, we offer a unique rotation schedule with 2 weeks on-site followed by 2 weeks off-site, allowing you to enjoy quality time with your loved ones.

Partnership with NANA Regional Corporation: The mine operates on land owned by the NANA Regional Corporation, an Alaska Native corporation. This partnership ensures that the local Iñupiat community benefits from the mine’s operations, reflecting our dedication to community engagement and sustainable practices.

Embracing Courageous Safety Leadership (CSL): At Teck, safety is a core value central to our work culture. Through programs like CSL, we empower every employee to be a safety leader, encouraging a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating risks. As part of our team, you’ll contribute to sustaining this safety-first environment, where speaking up and driving positive change are not just encouraged but expected.
Teck Alaska Incorporated, Red Dog Operations, one of the world's largest producers of zinc concentrate, is recruiting for a Community Reporter. The Community Reporter is responsible for providing field observation support to the Red Dog Mine Aŋarraaq and Aktiġiruq Extension Project.

Rotation schedule will be 2 weeks on-site with 2 weeks off-site

Reporting to the Survey Lead

Key Responsibilities

•    Provide production surveying services to support operations and planning groups
•    Perform periodic monitoring as required of structures, roads, and water levels
•    Perform as-built surveys of blast patterns, highwalls, waste dumps, utilities and facilities
•    Complete volumetric surveys of stockpiled material
•    Locate buried utilities and issue dig permits
•    Maintain Master Utility files used in dig permitting process
•    Coordinate work and communicate between planning, blasting, geology and production departments by using maps, log books, radio and face-to-face encounters
•    UAV / Drone data collection and processing
•    Assist with construction project surveying as required
•    Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

•    High School Diploma or Equivalent 
•    Valid driver’s license
•    Three (3) to five (5) years of experience, preferably in an open pit mining environment as a surveyor or mine technician is preferred. Compensation rate will be relative to experience
•    Working knowledge of surveying equipment (RTK GPS, Total Stations, Terrestrial Scanners and Digital Levels)
•    Working knowledge of office civil / survey software (Autodesk Civil3D, Trimble Business Center)
•    Excellent record keeping skills
•    Knowledge of calculations, boundary closures, vertical bench loop closures and adjustments
•    Ability to prepare maps, records, and documents related to survey work
•    A valid FAA Part 107 license for sUAS / Drone operations or ability to obtain
•    Interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral
•    Excellent people, project, and time management skills
•    Proficient in MS Office Suite and Windows environment with intermediate abilities in Excel
•    Work with minimal supervision
•    Willing to work outdoors with a potential exposure to extreme climatic conditions