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Manufacturing - Operations
Instructor- Heavy Equipment Rural Operator Program
Manufacturing - Operations
#792026
Remote / WFH
Yukon University
Job Description
Employment opportunity number
26.34
Department
Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining (CNIM)
Term
to March 31, 2027
Campus
Whitehorse, Ayamdigut
Instructor- Heavy Equipment Rural Operator Program
Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining (CNIM)
Ayamdigut (Whitehorse) Campus and Communities
Casual Position: April 24, 2026, to March 31, 2027
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Employment Opportunity Number: 26.34
Closing date: Until filled
Yukon University is seeking an Instructor to join the Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining (CNIM) for the delivery of Heavy Equipment Rural Operator Programming in Whitehorse and Yukon communities. CNIM provides services to industry and training for students that are unique in the country, thanks to state-of-the-art facilities, mobile classrooms, and high-tech simulators. Our close access to working mine sites, reclamation, and mineral exploration areas give students real-world experience.
The training offered by CNIM allows Yukon residents, and those wanting to live and work in Yukon, access to a variety of learning opportunities that are nationally recognized and uniquely customized for the North.
With your extensive knowledge and hands-on experience with heavy equipment operation and safety training, you will be conducting classroom, simulator, and heavy equipment training with curriculum supplied by Yukon University. Holding an unrestricted Class 5 Licence, clean driving abstract, and safety record will be mandatory. You will maintain the highest safety standards. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience, 8 years or more, as a heavy equipment operator with recent surface mining experience. Teaching experience and/or teaching qualification would be considered an asset, and additional certificates of qualification in mechanical trades would also be considered assets.
Yukon University is committed to the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply; however, preference will be given to qualified individuals who are citizens of Yukon First Nations, First Nations, Metis, Inuit or have other Indigenous ancestry.
For more information contact:
Ginny Coyne, Department Head
Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining (CNIM)
867 334 3666
vcoyne@yukonu.ca.
Quoting the employment opportunity number, please send your cover letter and resume to:
Human Resource Services
Yukon University, Box 2799
Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 5K4
Fax: 867 668 8896
Email: hr@yukonu.ca
Applicants should clearly outline all relevant qualifications since selection for interview will be based on applications submitted.
Please be prepared to provide official transcripts upon request.
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest, but advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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26.34
Department
Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining (CNIM)
Term
to March 31, 2027
Campus
Whitehorse, Ayamdigut
Instructor- Heavy Equipment Rural Operator Program
Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining (CNIM)
Ayamdigut (Whitehorse) Campus and Communities
Casual Position: April 24, 2026, to March 31, 2027
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Employment Opportunity Number: 26.34
Closing date: Until filled
Yukon University is seeking an Instructor to join the Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining (CNIM) for the delivery of Heavy Equipment Rural Operator Programming in Whitehorse and Yukon communities. CNIM provides services to industry and training for students that are unique in the country, thanks to state-of-the-art facilities, mobile classrooms, and high-tech simulators. Our close access to working mine sites, reclamation, and mineral exploration areas give students real-world experience.
The training offered by CNIM allows Yukon residents, and those wanting to live and work in Yukon, access to a variety of learning opportunities that are nationally recognized and uniquely customized for the North.
With your extensive knowledge and hands-on experience with heavy equipment operation and safety training, you will be conducting classroom, simulator, and heavy equipment training with curriculum supplied by Yukon University. Holding an unrestricted Class 5 Licence, clean driving abstract, and safety record will be mandatory. You will maintain the highest safety standards. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience, 8 years or more, as a heavy equipment operator with recent surface mining experience. Teaching experience and/or teaching qualification would be considered an asset, and additional certificates of qualification in mechanical trades would also be considered assets.
Yukon University is committed to the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply; however, preference will be given to qualified individuals who are citizens of Yukon First Nations, First Nations, Metis, Inuit or have other Indigenous ancestry.
For more information contact:
Ginny Coyne, Department Head
Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining (CNIM)
867 334 3666
vcoyne@yukonu.ca.
Quoting the employment opportunity number, please send your cover letter and resume to:
Human Resource Services
Yukon University, Box 2799
Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 5K4
Fax: 867 668 8896
Email: hr@yukonu.ca
Applicants should clearly outline all relevant qualifications since selection for interview will be based on applications submitted.
Please be prepared to provide official transcripts upon request.
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest, but advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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