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Working at
Côté Gold

At Côté Gold, we succeed as a team. Now in production, we continue to build a supportive, performance-driven environment where people are encouraged to share ideas, take ownership, and improve how we work.

We value practical problem-solving and the integration of technology and process across the operation. As we grow, our focus remains on strengthening our culture, supporting our people, and delivering safe, consistent performance.
Two enviro-techs taking water samples in one of the many lakes on the Côté Gold site.

What to Expect at Côté

A Modern Mining Operation

Côté uses modern mining technology, including autonomous haul trucks and drills monitored from an integrated control centre. These systems support safety, consistency, and performance across the operation, allowing teams to focus on problem-solving, optimization, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

  • Generous bonus program
  • Share-purchase plan
  • Top-tier pension, health, and dental plans  
  • Enhanced paramedical coverage (massage, chiropractic) of 80%, up to $750 per practitioner, per year
  • Employee and family assistance
  • Well being account of up to $1200 per year
  • Paid insurances
  • Extended health coverage, including fertility drugs and treatment and gender affirmation
  • Teachers on Call Pilot – Tutoring for Children of Employees Grades 3-10.

Transport

We are located 2 hours from Sudbury and 1.5 hours from Timmins.

Employees commuting locally are bused from Timmins or Sudbury to site. For fly-in/fly-out employees, transportation is coordinated from Toronto Pearson International Airport via a premium coach bus.

Shift Work

Shift schedules vary by role and may include:

  • 7 days on / 7 days off
  • 14 days on / 14 days off
  • 4 days on / 3 days off

Schedules are structured to support operational continuity while allowing for planned time away from site.

LIFE ON ROTATION

Working at Côté means living in camp during your scheduled rotation, often for one or two weeks at a time, depending on your role. Camp accommodations provide a structured and comfortable environment while employees are away from home.

Dining facilities, fitness space, and common areas offer opportunities to recharge and connect with coworkers. Employees have a voice in shaping organized activities, helping guide the types of recreational and social opportunities offered at camp.

Organized activities and informal gatherings help build community and make time away from home more manageable. Camp life plays a significant role in the employee experience, and we continuously work to improve facilities and amenities as the operation evolves.

Role Details

A geologist and geo-tech in the field.
Maintenance Workers in the Mill
Two mechanics in the process of maintaining a CAT loader
Shop mechanic with power grinder

Hiring Process FAQs

How Long Does the Recruitment Process Take?

It generally takes six to eight weeks for candidates to make it all the way through our process. If we determine early that you are not the candidate we’re looking for, we’ll let you know within 1-2 weeks of submitting your application.  

How and when will I hear back?

We respond to all candidates with the outcome of their application. Whether it be following an interview, or upon filling the role. This is usually done via email. Unfortunately, our emails can sometimes make their way to your spam or junk folder, so please remember to check that.

What steps are involved in the recruitment process?

Côté Gold is a brand new operation, and we are open to improving and adapting our processes. Some steps in recruitment may change as we try new workflows. To ensure uniformity, all candidates who apply for the same role will go through the same steps in the process. However, if a candidate applies for two different roles, the steps may differ.  

Who will I speak with during the recruitment process?

Your main point of contact will be a member of our Recruitment Team. You will also meet the Hiring Manager for the position and, for some roles, other members of the relevant hiring team.

What is Côté Gold's approach to compensation?

We believe everyone should be compensated based on the market value of their role and the value that the role brings to the company. We benchmark all roles based on the labour market in Ontario and aspire to pay our team competitively in that range so that they can have a healthy and predictable income. The specific compensation amount offered to a successful candidate will be based on relative experience and skills.

In addition to a base salary, Côté Gold offers a competitive pension, benefit, a bonus system, and an employee share plan. Features include a top-tier pension plan, top-tier health and dental benefits with enhanced paramedical coverage (massage, chiropractic), and employee and family assistance. We also have a generous well being account and will assist payments for sports, hobbies, and equipment up to $1200 per year.

If I join Côté, will I be required to travel?

Côté Gold is a remote work site in Gogama, Ontario. Our teams will work on a 7 days on, 7 days off schedule, or a 14 day on, 14 day off schedule to promote work-life harmony.  Transportation will be offered to all site team members. Some positions are based in the Sudbury office. Team members hired into these positions will be expected to travel to site as required.

Will my differences be respected at Côté Gold?

We believe that people from different backgrounds, with different identities and experiences, make our company and the communities we work and live in better.

IAMGOLD supports gender diversity and offers health coverage for gender affirmation procedures.

We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of our team and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind.

What are some key differences about Côté Gold?

Côté Gold is the first open-pit mine in Canada to use autonomous equipment from start-up. Autonomous equipment requires specialized teams to run it, we have developed training programs for employees interested in venturing in this field of work. Côté Gold’s processing plant will feature the biggest high-pressure grinding roller (or HPGR) in Canada and the biggest vertical grinding mills on the market.

REcruitment Fraud Alert

There have been instances of fraudulent job offers misrepresenting IAMGOLD Corp. on the internet. Various international organizations or individuals have been offering false employment opportunities with IAMGOLD. IAMGOLD takes this matter seriously and is working towards effectively addressing the issue. By making you aware of this, we hope to prevent unsuspecting individuals from falling victim to this scam.

As part of IAMGOLD’s hiring policy, candidates who seek employment with IAMGOLD will never be asked to pay any sum of money to IAMGOLD.