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New-Gold

What is the best part of working at the company?
NewGold makes a good effort to being inclusive and to accommodate each individual, they are welcoming and so are the employees. As a buyer we have the option to work 5 days a week, 2 of which can be from home or a 4 x 3 shift. For inventory technicians they have a 7 x 7 rotation or 4 x 3. So, the shifts are good, and the pay is also decent.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
It is a mine and so the safety protocols are extremely strict, I found some of them to be subjective which I do not agree with. It is difficult to be in an office all day there really isn't anywhere to walk or take much of a break from the office, so it pays a toll on physical health and wellbeing.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
New Gold Inc. fosters a work culture that emphasizes collaboration, creativity, and teamwork. As a dedicated professional in the mining industry, you’ll find an environment characterized by integrity and a commitment to delivering on promises1. Here are some insights from employees:

Positive Aspects:
Advancement Opportunities: NewGold provides room for career growth.
Benefits: Employees appreciate the great benefits offered.
Decent Pay: Compensation is competitive.
Management: Overall, management is considered decent.
Safety and Accountability:
Safety is a priority, but accountability is also emphasized.
Incremental salary adjustments are tied to safety, attendance, and equipment damage.
7/7 Schedule:
The 7-day-on, 7-day-off schedule is well-received by employees.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
My work is computer based so I am at my desk for 8 hours a day. I process purchase requests in the morning and manually send my purchase orders to the vendors, I follow up with emails and then expedite my orders. I also request quotes and lead times for materials management so they can create the material number to stock the parts and I update all WCB and Liability insurance papers for all vendors/contractors that work on site.

Morning meeting then go out and try to do your job with no tools or broken stuff very little tools to work with if you started there when it first open up then your job box is full of company tools that they are hoarding  supervisor in the department I worked in never leave the office the welding department has no trucks there all broken down not one good tool in them 
They wait till someone gets hurt before they do anything about making a change oh and if it's not a supervisor idea forget about it being changed. They have an incentive thing that only the supervisors and the admin building seems to benefit from and if someone puts you in for a reward and your supervisor doesn't like you then you don't get one 
My over all opinion is they have the locals because there close to home but even that doesn't mean the like working there it's run by a bunch of loggers that could never make in the logging industry and use to working with broken tools and equipment 
If you decide to apply go with a contractor they get treated better than the employees they get all the good jobs like welding inside out of the rain and snow while the employees get the less desired jobs 
There's only one supervisor that's good there  that try's to help but his hands are tied to 
By no means apply for mobile welder that department is run by two know it alls that are smarter then everyone else and the fact the equipment is junk 

This company has had issues right from day 1, if you appreciate being treated fairly, do not apply to work here. The pay scale doesn't make sense for the experience/what an employee is capable of. Management is way out to lunch with multiple "swap outs" and the morale of the entire company is a complete joke. They've gotten to a point where the entire management system is in cahoots with each other making them all invincible to discipline and the poor local employees don't have a choice but to work for this company because it's just by a hair the best money in the area with the best schedule. The only reason the company is afloat is because the honest locals keep coming back for the benefits and schedule. As per mine aspect, the place is a joke and seen as a stepping stone for people who enjoy working for a bit then going on short term, and people who want the heck out of the area in the future with experience on large equipment or people who want to retire soon. I wouldn't recommend anyone else work there, I hope it goes under and I can watch it suffocate  on the way down

Management is only interested in helping friends from Australia.  They are displacing exceptional Canadian talent.  Everybody is so miserable.  I have never seen such behavior in my entire career.  Management's doors are closed 95% of the time and they are not approachable.  Supervisors do not know how to open Excel Workbooks let alone use them.  Australian Management discriminates against potential Canadian talent by importing their Australian friends.  

Out of control costs are reflected in the share price.  The share price has dropped over 80% from $4.03 USD to $0.80 USD today.  I believe the company will go under.   I don't think there are any companies that will even consider buying this mine (Rainy River) with all the operational issues and cost overruns.  

If I was to give Rainy River Management a personality type is would be 'Sociopathic Narcissism'.  They simply do not care about the impact they have on others.

I cannot recommend this company to anyone.

They would rather train rookies with no experience rather then put a guy in the seat who has 12 plus years mining experience they tell you that you well have to start on a truck and with 12 years mining experience you won't be there long they lie to you  every chance you get if your not kissing supervision butt you won't go anywere no matter how many years mining experience you have they train the same people on equipement because there friends of the supervisor I've seen some people get trained on 4 different pieces of equipment in less then 5 months with no pervious mining experience,they well tell you what you want to hear to get you to work there and then give you the run around. The wages are horrible

Lots of short cuts taken, pre and post production. Safety first is just words like lots of places. Get another load on the ground at all cost. Shifters fudging ex pit  #'s to get a pat on the back. Experienced operators from outside the area are always over looked for rookie locals.  You'll do fine if you hang out and party with the inexperienced shifters. Steady work and benefits are the positives. Watch your back, keep your eyes peeled for the green drivers and operators who are rushed through the puppy mill training department. Higher ups covering up for shifters who make life threatening decisions. Too many times the workers are being put at risk to get loads out. Wake up before someone gets hurt. The luck will run out, always does.

•Engage in SAP implementation project.
•Provide guidance and evaluate SAP modules in light with IFRS guidelines; i.e. Capital Assets, Financial Statement preparation using current method.
Provide input as per IFRS guidance; Inventory Ore, Re-measurement of ARO, temporal and current method of accounting, etc.
•Prepare financial statements in both functional currency and reporting currency.
•Review supporting schedules for balance sheet and income statements including off- balance sheet items.
•Revamp SOX documentation.
•Coaching staff on real time basis and developing professional relationship.
•Assist in preparing HST return, WCB return, Withholding Tax return etc.

A hostile management team with a human resources department that understands little of acceptable workplace standards catering and covering up for senior management.  Safe work procedures are not implemented.  I have learned that this is a exploration company that is attempting to be a mining company.  The workplace culture has a very low moral as it is crew vs crew and department vs department.  The most difficult parts of the job are the unpaid/compensated work travel and time.  And the Unsafe crew changes that leave little ability for proper cross over for communication or proper hygiene in a chemical heavy industry.  The enjoyable part of this workplace is the contribution to a potential growing industry here in the North West.

daily p.a.s.s. meeting everyday, discuss safety issues and possible remodies. assigned your work task's and machine or workmates....
if assigned to a machine do a machine operation safety checklist,
fuel your machine pick up your load to tram underground
( fuel totes, empty garbage bins, shotecrete, concrete )
after your days work tasks were complete assist you work crew with thier tasks and so on and so on. 

did concrete pours set up concrete forms helped with jacklegging and stopper drilling.. load explosives emulsion and blasting caps..
clean machines grease and chip. 
enjoyed a great experiance and ill never forget how great the crew was

The Office was moderately open concept to promote employee interaction but also included sectional cubicles that allowed for productive periods of deep work with no interruption. They treat their employees very well and are willing to teach the staff as they encourage motivated learning from day one. However, The first month was a very slow start for me despite me wanting to learn - they just simply didn't have the work available at the time. Then auditing season came along and things got better, I learned a lot about SAP and about external and internal auditing processes. Very good experience overall.

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