Discover New Career Opportunities with New Found Gold!
We are Hiring – Analytical Chemist
Pine Cove Mill, Ming’s Bight, NL
At New Found Gold, we’re on a mission to uncover the treasures hidden beneath the Earth’s surface. As a
leading gold exploration company with the Queensway Gold Project, as well as the recently acquired
Hammerdown Operation, Pine Cove Mill, we combine cutting-edge technology with geological expertise
to discover and develop world-class mineral resources. Our values—Leadership, Safety, Sustainability,
Community and Courage—guide every step of our journey. The company is committed to responsible
exploration and mining, leveraging strong infrastructure and a skilled local workforce in Newfoundland
and Labrador.
Join our dynamic team as an Analytical Chemist and play a vital role by being responsible for performing
accurate and timely laboratory analysis to support safe, reliable, and efficient operations at Pine Cove
Laboratory. This role conducts chemical testing on process, environmental, and quality-control samples;
validates and reports results; maintains laboratory equipment; and works closely with refinery
operations, maintenance, metallurgical, environmental, and health and safety teams to ensure product
quality, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement.
As an Analytical Chemist, you will report to the Pine Cove Mill Manager, and your responsibilities will
include but are not limited to:
Your Role in the Expedition:
- Perform qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses on refinery, process, environmental, and
final product samples using approved laboratory methods.
- Operate, calibrate, maintain, and troubleshoot analytical instruments such as ICP, AA, XRF, GC,
spectrophotometers, titrators, pH meters, balances, and other laboratory equipment as required.
- Prepare, preserve, label, log, and track samples while maintaining chain-of-custody and
laboratory information records.
- Validate analytical results, identify trends or out-of-specification results, and communicate
findings promptly to operations and technical personnel.
- Support process control, product quality, environmental monitoring, and metallurgical
performance through reliable laboratory data and interpretation.
- Prepare standards, reagents, blanks, duplicates, spikes, and control samples in accordance with
quality assurance and quality control requirements.
- Maintain accurate laboratory records, reports, worksheets, calibration logs, and certificates of
analysis.
- Assist with method development, method validation, procedure updates, and continuous
improvement initiatives within the laboratory.
- Ensure safe handling, storage, and disposal of chemicals, reagents, samples, and hazardous
materials.
- Follow all company policies, laboratory procedures, environmental requirements, and
Occupational Health and Safety standards.
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