Mining is largest private sector employer in the North and the largest private sector employer of Indigenous peoples.
Indigenous populations in the North live in the same areas where resource and mineral exploration companies operate.
Titles vary from mine to mine but here’s an extensive list of job titles and careers!
Over time, MiningNorthWorks! will be adding more detailed career profiles with job titles linked to additional information.
A
Accountant
Accounts Payable Administrator
Adult Educator
Administrative Adviser
Airport Technician
Assayer
Auxiliary Equipment Operator
B
Baker/Cook
Benefits Adviser
Biologist
Blaster
Blaster Assistant
Boiler Operator
Business Improvement Adviser
Buyer
C
Camp & Catering Manager
Crane Apprentice
Carpenter
Carpenter Apprentice
Chef
Chef Assistant
Civil Engineer
Communications Adviser
Communities Adviser
Communities Superintendent
Community Relations Director
Community Liaison
Communications Technician
Communications Apprentice
Construction Labourer
Contracts Supervisor
Controller Operations
Controls and Communication, Team Lead
Crane Operator
D
Diamond Sorter/Cleaner
Dispatcher
Document Controller
Driller/Blaster
Driller Assistant
E
Electrical Engineer
Electrical Apprentice
Electrical Hydraulic Technician
Electrical Superintendent
Electrician
Environment Coordinator
Environment Technician
Environmental Engineer
Environmental Officer
Environment & Communities Manager
Environmental Technician
Environment Superintendent/Supervisor
Environment Manager
Equipment Operator
Executive Assistant
External Affairs Adviser
F
Financial Analyst
Financial Reporting Manager
Fixed Plant Maintenance Superintendent
Front Desk Officer
Fuel/Lube Truck Operator
G
Geotechnical Engineer
Geologist
Geoscientist
General Manager
General Manager Sustainability
General Labourer
Geotechnical Underground Technician
Geosciences Superintendent/Supervisor
GIS Technologist
Graduate Engineer
Guest Service Leader
H
Haul Truck Driver
Haul Truck Operator and Dispatcher
Haul Truck Trainer
Health and Wellness Adviser
Health & Safety Adviser
Health & Safety Systems Technician
Health & Safety Manager
Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Apprentice
Heavy Equipment Operator
Heavy Equipment Operator
Heavy Equipment Operator
Human Resources Manager
Human Resources Officer, Senior
Human Resources Agent
Human Resources Recruiter
Human Resources Superintendent/Supervisor
Human Resources, Vice President
HVAC Technician
I
Information Technology Adviser
Information Technologist
Instrumentation technician
Inuit, Government Stakeholder Relations Adviser
Inventory Analyst
L
Lab Technician
Legal Counsel
Logistics and Expediting Specialist
Lubrication Adviser
M
Machinist Apprentice
Maintainer Product Splitting Facility
Maintenance Adviser
Maintenance Assistant
Maintenance Electrician
Maintenance Machinist
Maintenance Manager
Maintenance Planner
Maintenance Reliability Planner
Maintenance Supervisor
Mechanic
Mechanical Engineer
Metallurgist
Metallurgical Lab Technician
Millwright
Millwright Mechanic
Mine Planning Engineer
Mining Controller
Mining Manager
Mining Superintendent
Mining Supervisor
Mine Planning Superintendent
Mobile Maintenance Planner
Mobile Maintenance Superintendent
O
Occupational Hygienist
Operational Readiness Superintendent
Operations Contract Performance Manager
Overhead Door Technician
P
Parts Technician Apprentice
Parts Coordinator
Permitting Superintendent
Physician Assistant
Pipefitter
Plumber Journeyperson
Plumber Apprentice
Plant Metallurgist
Powerhouse/Electrical Lead Hand
Process Plant Lead Hand
Processing Superintendent
Project Administrator
President & Chief Operating Officer
Procurement Adviser
Production Engineer
Purchasing Supervisor
R
Receptionist
Reliability Adviser
Reliability Technician
Relief Production Officer and Auxiliary Operator
Reporting & Data Supervisor
Reliability Engineer
Risk Analyst
S
SAP Master Data Specialist
Security Investigator
Security Technical Analyst
Security, Superintendent/Supervisor
Strategic Planning Manager
Site Services Superintendent/Supervisor
Surface/Open-pit Miner
Surveyor Assistant
T
Technical Services Manager
Trainer
Training Superintendent/Supervisor
Truck Operator
U
Underground Development Miner
Underground Maintenance Superintendent/Supervisor
Underground Mine Production Superintendent
Underground Mobile Maintenance Superintendent/Supervisor
Underground Operations Superintendent
Underground Production Miner
V
Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Vice President, Finance
W
Warehouse Superintendent/Supervisor
Washbay Attendant
Welder