Join us on our journey!
Do you want to join our skilled and experienced team?
Sydvaranger’s goal is to recommence operations and supply the world market with a high-quality magnetite iron ore product.
When in full production, the company will have about 80 different professions/positions within its organization. To achieve our goals, we need committed, motivated and highly skilled employees. We will have an international workforce consisting of employees from all over the world. Our employees are our most valuable assets, and we need employees with the right skillset and an attitude that aligns with our Company Values.
FAQ
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It typically takes up to 2 weeks after deadline for applications to receive a reply.
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No, everyone is assessed equally.
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Yes, if you find several positions to be suitable for your skills and competences and are motivated for different positions.
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Yes, this is a new company, and we are unable to access personal information provided to the previous company.
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Yes, we need the information to be confirmed. If you do not upload all the necessary documentation, you might not be assessed for the position you have applied for.
Why should you join the Sydvaranger Team?
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Our environmental policy:
Sydvaranger will build a sustainable future for our employees, the community we are a part of, suppliers, customers, shareholders, and business partners. Environmental sustainability will be achieved by fostering internal and external environmental awareness and exercising rigorous control and compliance over our industrial activities. This will only be possible by working closely with the local community, our neighbors, our employees, and other stakeholders, and by acknowledging the competence residing in all stakeholders. -
Health and Safety:
Sydvaranger aims to create a safe and healthy working environment for everyone who works on our site, visits our operations or with whom we do business. We believe that safety is an attitude and a mindset and that each job, each action, and each task we carry out can be conducted with safety as the first consideration. This attitude and behavior toward a strong health and safety culture is captured by our “Motivation”, a core value of this Company, which underscores the way we work and conduct our business. We will strive to achieve “best practice” in all matters relating to health and safety. -
Community:
Sydvaranger aspires to be an important part of the local community. Most people that have grown up in the area have one or several family members that have worked at the mine. As a result of this history, the local community is very engaged in what happens at Sydvaranger. And the Sydvaranger-team, in turn, are extremely focused on keeping an open channel of communication to the local community. Sydvaranger aims to regularly seek the advice of local politicians, environmentalists, the indigenous Sami people, and neighbors of the mining area. We recognize that the success of Sydvaranger is dependent upon a thriving local environment and believe in a goal where the majority of our workforce will be based locally. -
Diversity and Equality:
Sydvaranger recognizes that success and sustainability are outcomes which are inherently linked to our people, our values, and our behavior both internally and externally. We embrace a view that the strength of our team is enhanced with diversity and solidified through both inclusion and equality. Sydvaranger is committed to creating a workplace which is built upon a foundation of diversity and equality in all forms, and where unfair discrimination is absent from our activities and conduct.
TEAM - Our values
The Team loves working here 🎈
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There is something truly special about the «Sydvaranger soul», and the hard work and dedication of all our team members motivate me every day. The team holds extremely strong competence within all aspects of our operations!
Marius Aaen Svendsen
Maintenance Manager
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It is a privilege to be a part of this unique journey and to be a Sydvaranger Team member.
Freid Sæther
Superintendent Port & Shiploader, Manager SMT
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We love challenges, we dare to fail, and we believe in constant improvement. It makes me proud to see good team dynamics, pride, and joy in all parts of the production process. The best thing about working at Sydvaranger is that you never know what challenges a workday may bring – you must be able to accept these challenges and leave at the end of the day feeling like you have accomplished something.
Henning Mortensen
Superintendent Mechanical Maintenance
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Sydvaranger is a big and unique project. Since you never know what the workday brings, you are constantly challenged. You learn new things all the time, and that makes this the best and most fun place to work!
Kenneth Bekkeli
Automation Engineer
Our history:
1866
Start
Mine inspector, Tellef Dahll, first discovered iron ore deposits. in 1905 Christian A. Anker was granted a permit to mine in Sør-Varanger. German, Swedish and Norwegian private capital was invested.
1910
The first load of iron ore was railed from the Bjørnevatn ore deposit to the town of Kirkenes. The mine operated from 1910 to 1997 with over 200 million tonnes of ore unearthed. Sydvaranger was the largest mine in Norway for most of this period.
1940
The mine was operated by German forces during World War II. As a result of the considerable conflict in the area and Sydvaranger’s strategic importance, significant damage to infrastructure and facilities was incurred. The mine infrastructure was subsequently rebuilt with the assistance of Marshall Plan funding by the Norwegian government, leading to a highly profitable period for the mine in the 1950’s and 1960’s.
1960
Large government investments in long-term infrastructure took place in the 1960’s, 1970’s and 1980’s offsetting the challenge of lower iron ore prices. The mine remained government-owned and operated until 1997, as an asset of significant strategic regional importance due to its proximity to Russia. The majority of the capital works from this period remain intact. Extensive production facilities were constructed within and beneath the surrounding country rock in the town of Kirkenes, including silos to ensure a weatherproof and efficient port operation, a five-story underground crusher facility, extensive ancillary underground tunnels, and a conveyor network. US$470m was spent on capital works in the 15 years leading up to 1997. Unfortunately, the company was forced to close in 1997 due to persistently low iron ore prices and the subsidence of cold war tensions.
2009
The mine operated from 2009 to November 2015 with 20 million tonnes of ore mined and 8 million tonnes of magnetite concentrate (68% Fe) sold to Europe, the Middle East and China. The product is well known for its exothermic and low impurity characteristics. More than US$250 million was invested in new equipment, refurbishment, and debottlenecking of the processing facilities. The mine and production facilities operated with increasing efficiency, reliability, and lower costs until November 2015 – however, rapid global iron ore market deterioration in 2015 forced the mine to close once again.
2016
In April 2016, the Tschudi Group acquired the Sydvaranger assets. All equipment necessary for the restart of operations was secured and has since been carefully maintained. All necessary operating permits are also in place, with the mining permit granted in the spring of 2019.
2021
In January 2021 Sydvaranger was merged with Tacora Resources Inc.
Tacora is an iron ore mining and mineral processing company focused on the acquisition, development and operation of iron ore reserves and assets which allow for the sale of high-grade and quality iron ore products. Tacora also owns and operates the Scully Mine, located in Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador.
About Sydvaranger
Sydvaranger’s vision is to produce and sell high performance, low energy magnetite iron ore concentrate from its mining and processing facilities which is in high demand from customers throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
When in full production, the company will have about 80 different professions/positions within its organization. To achieve our goals, we need committed, motivated and highly skilled employees. We will have an international workforce consisting of employees from all over the world. Our employees are our most valuable assets, and we need employees with the right skillset and an attitude that aligns with our Company Values.
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