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SENIOR ENGINEER – CALCINATION, REFINING, AND REFRACTORIES – VALE BASIC METALS – PREFERRED POSITION FOR WOMEN
**SENIOR ENGINEER – CALCINATION, REFINING, AND REFRACTORIES – VALE BASIC METALS – PREFERRED POSITION FOR WOMEN**
**Attention: You must attach your resume at the time of application.**
**Where there is progress, Vale is present.**
**Vale Basic Metals** is an autonomous company within the Vale Group, operating in Brazil, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan. Its focus is the production of minerals essential for the energy transition.
**Our cultural transformation:**
Vale Basic Metals is a mining company striving to accelerate the transition toward a more sustainable world—one that places safety at the core of everything it does and works to build solutions for humanity’s challenges, transforming the future today. We learn together and remain committed to our cultural transformation to generate value and positive impact alongside people through our activities. Advancing every day, we feel ready to cultivate strong relationships and consistently foster open dialogue with society.
**\#JoinVale** **\#ValeBasicMetals**
**Learn more about our purpose:**
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v\=MUpLjGKLmSc**
**https://www.vale.com/pt/home**
**Interested in learning more about this opportunity?**
CD Number: 1091820
Number of Openings: 1
Education Requirement: Completed Bachelor’s Degree
Location: Ourilândia do Norte, Pará, Brazil
Work Schedule: 3x3 Shift Rotation
Work Modality: On-site
Contract Type: Indefinite-term
Application Period: December 16, 2025 – December 22, 2025
**Required Qualifications:**
* Willingness to reside in Ourilândia do Norte or Tucumã, Pará
* Bachelor’s degree in Mining, Mechanical, Metallurgical, or Production Engineering
* Active CREA registration (Brazilian Regional Council of Engineering and Agronomy)
* Availability to work rotating shifts
* Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office
* Solid experience in metallurgical plants or mining operations
* Technical knowledge of metallurgical balances, thermal balances, and/or unit operations (crushing, grinding, and screening)
**Desired Qualifications:**
* Intermediate English proficiency preferred
* Postgraduate qualification in Occupational Safety Engineering preferred
* Postgraduate qualification in mining or metallurgy preferred
**Key Responsibilities and Activities:**
* Provide technical support for the operation of calciners, reduction furnaces, and refineries.
* Evaluate improvements in metallurgical production processes, ensuring alignment with established quality, cost, and schedule standards.
* Prepare technical reports related to the plant’s metallurgical process.
* Assess, structure, and propose maintenance strategies for the plant—including scheduled shutdowns—and monitor execution of related activities.
* Collaborate multidisciplinarily with maintenance, process engineering, and operational teams to promote knowledge transfer and enhance business results.
* Contribute to the development and dissemination of technical knowledge within operations.
**What Vale Basic Metals Offers You**
* **Private Pension Plan:** Ensures financial security and peace of mind for retirement.
* **PLR (Profit and Results Sharing Program):** Recognizes everyone’s efforts by sharing company profits.
* **Medical, Hospital, and Dental Assistance:** Comprehensive health care coverage for employees and dependents—prioritizing health and quality of life.
* **Daycare Reimbursement or Babysitter Allowance:** Support for balancing return-to-work responsibilities with the arrival of a child—available until dependents reach age six.
* **PASA (Health Plans for Family Members or for the Employee Upon Retirement or Termination):** Continued health plan options for family members or for the employee upon retirement or termination.
* **Meal Voucher:** Financial support for purchasing groceries.
* **Meal Allowance or On-site Meals:** Benefit designed to simplify daily routines and encourage healthy eating habits.
* **Apoiar – Employee and Dependent Assistance Program:** Specialized emotional and social support for employees and their families.
* **Christmas Gift Card for Dependents:** A gesture of affection at year-end—for dependents up to age ten.
* **Chartered Transportation or Commuting Allowance:** Daily transportation guarantee for employees traveling to the workplace.
* Physical Activity Incentive – Wellhub: Promotes physical health and well-being through fitness programs.
* **Well-being Program:** Holistic care to improve employees’ quality of life.
* **Advantage Club:** Exclusive discounts and benefits for purchases at partner establishments.
**What It’s Like to Work at Vale Basic Metals**
At Vale Basic Metals, we help shape futures—the planet’s, the industry’s, and yours. We offer opportunities across diverse areas and professional goals.
Here, our talents collectively build a collaborative and inclusive environment that values each person for who they are—their individuality, leadership, and commitment.
At Vale Basic Metals, we learn together. We believe in the richness of everyday experiences and in knowledge exchange among our talents. Here, every moment can—and should—be a learning opportunity.
At Vale Basic Metals, we also grow together. We establish solid, mutually beneficial relationships with our employees and society, demonstrating our commitment to a positive legacy, consistent results, and building a more innovative and sustainable mining industry—the mining of the future.
**Where there is a future, Vale Group is present.**
Curious to learn more about Vale Group? Visit www.vale.com and https://vale.com/pt/basemetals
Also explore our Diversity Policy.
***Vale and Vale Basic Metals do not charge any fees at any stage of their selection processes.*** **All applications must be submitted exclusively via** ***our website*** ***or through job postings on Vale’s LinkedIn profile.***
*Note: If you have previously applied for this position, the application submission button will not be available. Should you be selected during the selection process, we will contact you directly to inform you of the outcome.*

R. Paraná, 589, Ourilândia do Norte - PA, 68390-000, Brazil
Negotiable Salary