Maintenance Documentation Lead

Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC); Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) is seeking a Maintenance Documentation Lead in Saskatoon to develop and maintain the facility's maintenance documentation framework, supporting safe, reliable, and efficient operations. You will work closely with Maintenance, Engineering, Operations, OEMs, and vendors to standardize activities and support equipment reliability objectives.

Responsibilities include creating maintenance strategies, procedures, job plans, inspection programs, and

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 3-5 years of experience in industrial maintenance, reliability engineering, or maintenance planning.
• Experience developing maintenance procedures, work instructions, or maintenance strategies.
• Experience with CMMS platforms such as IBM Maximo, SAP PM, or HxGN EAM is preferred.
• Experience in mining or heavy industrial environments is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain maintenance procedures for mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, automation, and building services systems.
• Create preventive, predictive, corrective, and turnaround maintenance job plans.
• Develop inspection procedures, lubrication routes, calibration procedures, troubleshooting guides, and maintenance work instructions.
• Support equipment isolation and maintenance preparation instructions.
• Ensure documentation reflects the as-built facility configuration.
• Develop standardized job plans and maintenance content for CMMS integration.
• Support equipment hierarchies, asset information management, and maintenance libraries.
• Maintain alignment between controlled documents and CMMS records.
• Develop temporary maintenance procedures for commissioning and start-up activities.
• Capture lessons learned and transition temporary documentation into permanent procedures.
• Support readiness reviews and equipment handover activities.
• Monitor maintenance feedback and equipment performance to improve documentation and reliability practices.
• Coordinate reviews with maintenance personnel, engineering teams, and vendors.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Technical documentation

Reliability engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Industrial Maintenance, or related technical discipline

Tools

IBM Maximo

SAP PM

HxGN EAM

Job description

Why SRC?

With more than 400 employees, $83 million in annual revenue and nearly 80 years of RD&D experience, the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) is Canada’s second largest research and technology organization with 1,400 clients in 16 countries around the world. We help clients from across the world solve technology problems, make improvements, seize opportunities, maintain competitiveness, increase productivity, and develop new markets. Our employees make a difference. We hire people who are passionate about their work because we are passionate about making a positive impact in our province and beyond. We recognize the important value of work-life balance and our employees enjoy generous time off. SRC also offers many other benefits such as flexible retirement and savings options, insured benefits, professional development opportunities, a robust safety program, and an outstanding team environment.

Overview

The Maintenance Documentation Lead is responsible for developing and maintaining the facility's maintenance documentation framework to support safe, reliable, and efficient operations. Working closely with Maintenance, Engineering, Operations, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), and vendors, this role creates practical maintenance documentation that standardizes maintenance activities and supports equipment reliability objectives. This position plays a key role during Operational Readiness by developing maintenance strategies, procedures, job plans, inspection programs, and troubleshooting resources, while supporting integration of maintenance information into the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).

Accountabilities

Maintenance Documentation

• Develop and maintain maintenance procedures for mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, automation, and building services systems.
• Create preventive, predictive, corrective, and turnaround maintenance job plans.
• Develop inspection procedures, lubrication routes, calibration procedures, troubleshooting guides, and maintenance work instructions.
• Support equipment isolation and maintenance preparation instructions.
• Ensure documentation reflects the as-built facility configuration.

Maintenance Strategy & CMMS Support

• Support development of maintenance strategies, equipment criticality assessments, and asset reliability programs.
• Develop standardized job plans and maintenance content for CMMS integration.
• Support equipment hierarchies, asset information management, and maintenance libraries.
• Maintain alignment between controlled documents and CMMS records.

Commissioning, Readiness & Continuous Improvement

• Develop temporary maintenance procedures for commissioning and start-up activities.
• Capture lessons learned and transition temporary documentation into permanent procedures.
• Support readiness reviews and equipment handover activities.
• Monitor maintenance feedback and equipment performance to improve documentation and reliability practices.

Documentation & Training Support

• Coordinate reviews with maintenance personnel, engineering teams, and vendors.
• Maintain document control, revision history, traceability, and compliance.
• Support maintenance training materials, competency assessments, and implementation of new procedures.
• Participate in audits and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Industrial Maintenance, or a related technical discipline.
• 3-5 years of experience in industrial maintenance, reliability engineering, maintenance planning, technical documentation, or related fields.
• Experience developing maintenance procedures, work instructions, job plans, or maintenance strategies.
• Experience supporting commissioning, start-up, or operational readiness activities is considered an asset.
• Experience with CMMS platforms such as IBM Maximo, SAP PM, HxGN EAM, or similar systems is preferred.
• Experience in mining, mineral processing, hydrometallurgy, metals processing, or other heavy industrial environments is an asset.

The chosen candidate will also be required to provide an original Criminal Record Check that is satisfactory to SRC prior to the commencement of any employment duties. The Criminal Record Check must have been executed within the preceding 30 days of receipt.

This position is located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Deadline to apply is September 29, 2026.

As SRC strives to build a representative workforce, applications are encouraged from persons of Indigenous ancestry.