Employer Name: Rock Solid Resources
Title of Position: Underground Mining Trainer (NOC 41210)
(Miner 1 to 6, Jumbo, MacLean Bolter and Scoop 1-Year Contract, 14/14)
Location of Work: Red Lake, Ontario
· Rock Solid Resources Inc. · $40.00 to $50.00 per hour, based on experience · 4 positions
About Rock Solid Resources
Rock Solid Resources, a Division of IVEY Group, is a Northern Ontario based mining contractor delivering skilled professionals and technical field support to Canada's leading mining operations. From our base in Timmins we provide on-demand deployment, maintenance execution and project workforce solutions that keep operations running safely and efficiently across Northern Ontario, Quebec and Western Canada.
The Opportunity
RSR is hiring four (4) experienced underground trainers to train a young, growing workforce at an underground gold mine in Red Lake, Ontario. This is a 1-year contract on a 14-and-14 rotation, with trainers covering days and nights so training runs 24/7.
This is a training seat, not a production seat. The site is growing its workforce faster than its in-house training capacity, and you will be the outside trainer who keeps miners progressing. You will work beside new and young miners at every level of the site's Miner 1 to Miner 6 progression, coaching them to run equipment safely, correctly and to standard, then signing them off when they are ready.
You will not be building a program from scratch. RSR brings a structured, documented training program already in use at other Northern Ontario operations, including our MacLean bolter program and a dedicated LHD training program, with lesson modules, competency checklists and daily training logs that make the handover between rotations clean.
We welcome applications from retired and semi-retired miners. Several of RSR's current trainers are retired operators, and the arrangement works well for both sides: you keep your hand in the trade on a predictable rotation, without carrying a production workload.
Key Responsibilities
· Conduct new hire orientation and underground mine site training.
· Deliver task-specific training for underground equipment and mining processes.
· Assess employee competency through practical and written evaluations.
· Train employees on safe work procedures, hazard recognition, emergency response, and company policies.
· Maintain accurate training records and certification documentation.
· Support compliance with provincial mining regulations, health and safety standards, and company requirements.
· Investigate training gaps and recommend corrective actions.
· Participate in incident investigations and provide retraining when required.
· Mentor employees and support ongoing skills development.
· Coordinate training schedules with operations and supervisory teams.
What You'll Do
Train across the Miner 1 to 6 progression
• Deliver hands-on, in-the-workplace training to miners at each level of the site's Miner 1 to Miner 6 progression, covering what each level needs to be competent on before moving up.
• Deliver and evaluate the Ontario Ministry Common Core modules required for each level, in line with the modular training standards and Ontario Regulation 854.
• Support the site's own trainers and supervisors, filling the training capacity gap so progression does not stall.
Equipment training
• Development jumbo (Sandvik, Epiroc Boomer or comparable): pre-op inspection, tramming and setup, face drilling to the drill pattern, collaring and alignment, drill steel and bit care, and safe work at the face.
• MacLean bolter (900 Series, 975 Omnia and comparable): pre-op inspection, tramming, workplace setup, the full bolting cycle (drilling, resin rebar, Split Set, Vulcan and dynamic bolts, screen installation), quality control, troubleshooting, and post-shift handover, following RSR's MacLean bolter training program.
• Scoop (LHD): pre-op inspection, tramming, mucking at the face and draw points, loading trucks, and remote or tele-remote mucking where used on site.
• Haul truck: pre-op inspection, ramp driving, loading and dumping procedures, right-of-way and traffic management, and safe parking.
• Practical machine care coaching: circle checks, consumables, and knowing when to call the mechanic.
Safety, competency and records
• Reinforce site safe work procedures: ground condition awareness, scaling, working under supported back, isolation and lock-out, and hazard identification.
• Assess operator competency through demonstration, supervised practice and assessment, document progress, and recommend or complete sign-off.
• Complete daily training logs and handover notes so the trainer on the opposite rotation knows exactly where each trainee stands.
• Give the site and RSR honest feedback on where crews are strong and where they need more time.
What You Bring
• 10+ years of underground hard rock experience, with hands-on time on development jumbos, MacLean bolters and scoops (LHDs).
• Ontario Common Core Underground Hard Rock Miner transcripts, including the specialty modules for the equipment you will train on, or equivalent demonstrated competency.
• A track record of training, mentoring or leading crews. Formal train-the-trainer credentials are an asset, but proven ability to teach matters more.
• Strong safety judgement and the confidence to stop a job and correct a bad habit.
• Comfort working both day and night shifts on a 14/14 rotation.
• Ability to pass the site's pre-access requirements (medical, fit testing and site orientation).
• Valid Canadian work authorization and a valid driver's licence.
Nice to Have
• Common Core trainer or evaluator experience, or Skilled Trades Ontario training experience.
• Experience on tele-remote LHDs or battery-electric equipment.
• Long-hole drilling, charging and blasting experience.
• Ontario Mine Rescue background.
• Shift boss or crew leader experience.
What We Offer
• $40.00 to $50.00 per hour, based on experience.
• A 1-year contract with a clean 14-and-14 rotation, so you know your schedule well in advance.
• A structured training program and documentation already in place, so you can focus on teaching.
• Accommodation and travel support (confirmed at offer).
• A safety-driven work environment and a client site that values training.
• The chance to pass on a trade you have spent a career learning.
How to Apply : Email : jobs@rocksolidersources.ca
Submit your resume outlining your underground experience, the equipment you have run (jumbo, MacLean bolter, scoop, haul truck and others), and any training or mentoring you have done. Retired operators: a one-page summary and a phone call is enough to start the conversation.
Vacancy Status: Existing vacancy (4 positions).
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