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I worked as a summer student for this company out of a remote Arctic camp. I learned a lot about dealing with indigenous cultures in sensitive areas. My primary responsibility, was being a remote camp manager in charge of procurement, tracking man hours, tracking helicopter and other aircraft hours, health and safety training to all new camp visitors, maintaining and erecting living quarters, maintenance of generator, supply depot organization, grocery purchases.

I was also responsible for conducting  geophysical surveys, field mapping, and prospecting. Communication of findings to the main office and daily updates of safety issues to our interim head safety officer for auditing purposes. 

This was a challenging job and the hardest part was dealing with the extreme conditions found in the Canadian Arctic. I was more of an adventure than a job to me as I got to see a part of the world that few will ever see. I got to work with people from all over the world, and especially some unique and wonderful Inuit peoples. 

Our management did an outstanding job of providing the needs essential to running a remote exploration camp. 

During my time there, I learnt so much and managed to acquire my Level 1 and Level 2 Nunavut supervisors certificates,

i work a 14 in and 14 out schedual whitch is very nice have the two weeks off, i work 12 to 16hr days and nights, lots of work to be done in my field of work, every day there are new challenges no day is really the same. the management are inexperenced and do not listen to the employees safety is number one but is it? my co-workers are alright im and welder in a sea of mechanics that don't have a clue about the technical side of welding. the hardest part of my job is listening to people who don't have a clue about my abilities. the best part of my job is the welding i love to weld and take pride in every job i do!!

Absolute terrible food, complaints from workers at every pre-shift meeting. Camp is typical of a 1970's logging camp. All shared bathroom facilities with 38 other workers in each dorm. Ridiculous waiting your turn to use one of the TWO urinals shared by 38 people in the dorm I was normally assigned to. Water pressure for showers in my dorm was non-existent. I regularly skipped meals because what was being offered wasn't fit to eat. Safety onsite is only encouraged if it's convenient and doesn't interfere with production. Reporting unsafe actions is not recommended if you don't wish to be targeted by supervision. I don't recommend this company or the Gahcho Kue mine. 

Meet with cross shift an discuss previous shift. Get ready for crew line up. Have a safety talk with management and crew. give the crew their line up then go u/g and check on the crew and check work places for any changes from the previous shift. Working with and helping the workers whenever possible is appreciated. management was not as involved in the mining operation as I had been use to. Safety and procedures were pushed above production.keeping water under control and meeting targets.When the ore bins were full at the end of the shift.

De Beers is an excellent company that I have been with . Job work /life balance has been exemplary implemented by issuing us free fitness pass and some after work adventures for learning. The management were very down to earth and everyone will not feel stranger in the workplace. De Beers has a very strong core(co-workers) to facilitate everyone's need with regards to work  requirements and advance technical skills to learn. Salary and benefits I could say they are the topnotch. The hardest part of the job right now is when they decided to close our head office in Toronto and move to Calgary closer to the mine areas.

What is the best part of working at the company?
It was a very good company to work for they treated me very well lots of training 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The travel from home to work and back

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The crews I was on was very good a great bunch people 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Some days were harder than others but was a steady day time went by quickly

2 weeks in and 2 weeks out 12 hr shifts days/nights.
Camp Job away from home and as the summers are awesome to work in the winters can be deadly. Weather changes and the steadiness/pace of work changes at last moment. 
Co-workers are great to get along with, you have your ups and downs no matter where you're at. Management is par but they help you every way they can....
Enjoyable part of the job were the guys/women you worked with, when the days drew in, it's the tight core crew members that kept me going.

The job involved a lot of detail to both large and small assignments.  Required a lot of communication with other department leads.  Travel to and from the mine was provided by the company from the local office in Yellowknife.  The mine camp left a little to be desired, as it was mostly older camp trailers.  Older but they provided the necessities. 

Management was new to the mining in the north and there was a large learning curve for many.

Safety was an important part of everyday. Working as a team with clear communication was valuable learning experience and made the management easy to work with. My co-workers were extremely professional, and knowledgeable while willing to help each other. The most difficult part of the job I found to be the traveling, and the most enjoyable part would have been the people I worked and the experience I gained.

Everyday is challenging and rewarding. Management was always supportive and available for people. My time with DeBeers was during the start-up period of an operation and a "Safety" culture was very important to the company. The most difficult part of the job was that of individuals who were peers who were threatened by others who were more experienced and had more knowledge then they had.  The most enjoyable part of the job was developing meaningful safety policies and procedures.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Engineering manager 4 salaries reported	$181,000 per year
Geologist 1 salary reported	$90,000 per year
Technologue 2 salaries reported	$107,500 per year
Directeur d'exploitation 1 salary reported	$181,000 per year

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