Graduate - Mechanical Engineer

Graduate Commercial and Finance

About us

From humble beginnings in 2010, Evolution Mining is now a leading gold producer, operating six mines across Australia and Canada. Enacting our vision to be inspired people creating a premier global gold company, we are indeed a bold team with a bright future. Our operational diversity offers our employees access to many experiences and career opportunities within the one company. So, whether you choose to work at one of our underground or open pit operations, explore for our future as part of our Discovery team, or join our Group Office, we know you’ll have a bright future with us. 

About Red Lake

Evolution’s star is rising in Red Lake

At Red Lake, our people have many career and growth opportunities and a bright future. With three underground mines and two processing plants all within the one site, Red Lake is one of the highest-grade gold deposits in Canada. The operational diversity and complexity at Red Lake, along with outstanding exploration potential, opens the door to many career possibilities and highlights working with us. 

Located in Northwestern Ontario, we encourage our people to live local in the stunning community of Red Lake, where you can enjoy the outdoor lifestyle and adventures the region is renowned for. It’s very special that our town and operations are all close by, so it really does feel like one big community. 

About the role

As the Graduate Mechanical Engineer the purpose of the role  is to develop technical skills in a variety of roles within the maintenance department. 

The Graduate Mechanical Engineer will rotate through various roles including but not limited to: production administration (reporting and analysis), production engineering, drill & blast, short term planning and mine design.You will be required to liaise and build working relationships with the Geology, Processing and Mining Departments to facilitate compliance to short term schedules and identify opportunities for operational and technical improvements. Engineers on the graduate program will also gain practical experience in both open pit and underground mining operations

This two-year Graduate Program is designed to develop personal, technical and commercial skills. Graduates will be given exposure to different areas of the mine, and the corporate office to provide them with a whole of business perspective. After a successful completion of the program, our goal is to place students in full-time permanent position.

We offer a competitive salary, subsidized company housing, and benefits.

The key result areas in this role include:

• Support capital projects within the maintenance department
• Review KPIs relating to equipment performance and planning/scheduling effectiveness to determine areas of opportunity
• Participate in the end-to-end processes with maintenance planning, scheduling and execution of regularly occurring tasks
• Participate in shutdown/overhaul planning and scheduling
• Participate in maintenance activities with trades personnel to obtain cross functional exposure
• Support equipment redesign to improve reliability
• Onboard new equipment including appropriate tasks, frequencies and spares
• Revise maintenance tasks based on machine performance
• Understand the life cycle cost of critical equipment and help facilitate suggested improvements to have a positive effect on the total cost of ownership
• Other duties assigned

About you

As the Graduate Mechanical Engineer student, you must have graduated within the last three years from a Post Secondary Education in a relevant Engineering Degree. It is also important that you have/ can demonstrate:         

• Ability to read and comprehend technical language, operations manuals and drawings
• Excellent understanding of preventative maintenance, in particular in a mechanical discipline
• Experience in maintenance, preferably in a processing or fixed plant industry
• Show initiative and maturity to analyze and solve problems
• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills
• Understanding and applying work standards
• Working constructively with people and building professional relationships
• Ability to prioritise and schedule work
• Confident verbal communication and presentation skills
• Excellent written communication skills
• Competent user of MS Office tools

Closing date: October 15, 2025   

At Evolution, as our name suggests, change and transformation is in our DNA. We want the Evolution experience to be your career highlight. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a more inclusive and diverse workforce that represents the communities in which we operate. Candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. We are focused on keeping our people safe and healthy and creating sustainable value in an environmentally and socially responsible way. Join our bold team to start your next exciting chapter. 

Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. 

To find out more about us and Red Lake, click here https://joinus.evolutionmining.com/   

Please note that all hiring managers review resumes through our internal portal. Please do not email your resumes. We thank you for taking the time to submit your application. For more information, please contact carine.dagossy@evolutionmining.com