Posted 29 days ago
Core Facility Technician - 8 Week Contract
@ St Barbara Limited
Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia
Overview
St Barbara Limited is hiring a full-time temporary Core Facility Technician for an 8-week contract at its Touquoy mine site in Moose River Gold Mines. The role handles and processes drill core to high data-quality standards, supports Exploration and Operations, and follows health and safety rules and standard operating procedures. The posting states pay of $26.45 an hour.
Responsibilities:
- Process and handle drill core to quality standards
- Count, measure, weigh and label samples
- Proof-read sample sheets and report irregularities
- Maintain sample order and clean sampling equipment
- Assist geologists during drilling campaigns and site clean-up
Requirements summary:
- Current and valid Class 5 licence
- Ability to pass a criminal background check
- Ability to lift 50 lbs
- Behaviour consistent with St Barbara's Values
- Completion of required safety training
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-15
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-14
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Quality assurance |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Warehouse, Outdoors |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · lift 50 lb · computer low |
| Licences & certifications | Class 5 |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Background checks | criminal record |
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St Barbara Limited
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 4 |
This is a full-time temporary 8-week position is based at our Touquoy mine site in Moose River Gold Mines. The compensation is $26.45 an hour.
Reporting to the Core Facility Supervisor, the Core Facility Technician handles and processes core to the highest standards to ensure outstanding data quality while following health and safety rules and standard operating procedures. Additionally, the Core Facility Technician will assist with the day-to-day duties of Exploration and Operations.
The Opportunity
- Ensuring own Health & Safety as well as that of all other workers, identifying and maintaining safe work practices and completing all required safety training.
- Following Standard Operating Procedures.
- Monitoring and ensuring contractors safety.
- Transporting core.
- Thoroughly proof-read sample sheet, looking for irregularities and notifying the supervisor if anything needs to be corrected.
- Maintaining samples in correct order.
- Counting, measuring, weighing, and labelling samples as needed.
- Ensuring sampling machinery and tools are clean and in a workable condition, notify supervisor if there are any necessary repairs to be done.
- Reporting any irregular findings with core to supervisor.
- Organizing and preparing samples as requested.
- Working with Core Facility Supervisor to improve sample processes.
- Assisting Geologists in the field during drilling campaigns.
- Site clean-up as required.
- General labour work.
- House keeping duties.
- Inspecting and managing of a preventative maintenance system.
Our successful candidate will have:
- Behaviour consistent with St Barbara’s Values.
- Current and Valid Class 5.
- Ability to pass a criminal background check.
- Ability to lift 50 lbs.
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