Planner, Maintenance

Cameco Corporation; Canada; On-site; CAD 98,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Planner for Maintenance at Rabbit Lake. This role focuses on enhancing reliability excellence through effective scheduling and planning of maintenance activities. As part of a collaborative team, you will engage with maintenance supervisors and trades personnel to drive continuous improvement and digital transformation. If you have a strong background in maintenance scheduling within a mining context and are passionate about optimizing processes, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a safety-sensitive environment. Join a forward-thinking company that values diversity and inclusion while providing competitive compensation and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive compensation program

Flexible health, drug, dental, and vision plan

Employee & Family Assistance Programs

RRSP and RPP matching program

Relocation costs

Qualifications

• 5+ years of maintenance scheduling experience in a mining environment.
• Valid journeyperson trade certificate required.

Responsibilities

• Generate and coordinate maintenance schedules and work order packages.
• Maximize equipment availability and improve maintenance activities.

Skills

Maintenance Scheduling

Communication Skills

Technical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Continuous Improvement Methodology

Education

Journeyperson Trade Certificate as an Industrial Mechanic/Millwright

Maintenance Management Professional (MMP) certification

Tools

SAP

Job description

Career Opportunities: Planner, Maintenance (40713)

Requisition ID 40713 - Posted - Rabbit Lake - Canada - Operational Excellence

At Cameco, we understand the value of a diverse workforce and we embrace, encourage, and support workplace inclusion and diversity. New ideas, perspectives, experiences, and expertise make Cameco stronger. We are committed to building a diverse workforce reflective of the communities we operate in. Our vision is to create a culture where inclusion is the goal, and a diverse and representative workforce is our measure of success. Cameco is committed to providing an inclusive selection process, free from systemic barriers. We support employment equity and encourage all members of underrepresented groups (i.e., women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of racialized groups/visible minorities) to voluntarily disclose. Cameco welcomes applicants from all backgrounds, abilities, and experiences to apply.

About Us

Rabbit Lake, located in northern Saskatchewan, produced over 200 million pounds of uranium concentrate from 1975 through 2016 and is currently in a safe state of care and maintenance. The uranium mined and milled at Rabbit Lake has been used for nuclear fuel products, which utilities around the world rely on to generate safe, reliable, emissions-free nuclear power. Cameco is one of the largest global providers of the uranium fuel needed to energize a clean-air world.

The Role

As a member of the maintenance planning team, reporting to the senior planner, you will be committed to helping Rabbit Lake reach reliability excellence. You will build relationships and work closely with maintenance supervisors and trades personnel, focusing on a culture of learning, continuous improvement, and digital transformation.

In this role, you will:

• Generate and coordinate weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual schedules.
• Generate and coordinate site shutdowns.
• Develop complete work order packages, manage material, labor availability, and delivery.
• Develop repair plans, optimize maintenance plans to improve maintenance activities.
• Maximize equipment availability and maintenance worker efficiency.
• Contribute to asset reliability through various continual improvement efforts.
• Create and modify work plans to ensure preventive and predictive maintenance efficiencies.
• Be responsible for backlog management, reporting, and follow-up.
• Assist with bills of materials and equipment data, preparing reports and scheduling support.
• Facilitate daily and weekly schedule meetings.

Required:

• Valid Saskatchewan or interprovincial journeyperson trade certificate as an Industrial Mechanic/Millwright.
• A minimum of five years maintenance scheduling and planning experience in a mine setting.
• Equivalent combination of education and work experience considered.
• Strong computer and technical skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication and strong interpersonal skills, working with various levels in the organization.
• Experience with SAP.
• Work a rotational schedule and commute to site by aircraft.

Recommended:

• Previous maintenance planning, coordinating, and/or scheduling experience.
• Previous lead hand/supervisor experience.
• Maintenance Management Professional (MMP) certification, CMRP designation, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of asset management, reliability, and maintenance execution best practices.
• Exposure to continuous improvement methodology, such as LEAN, and/or Six Sigma training.
• Experience in an operating underground mining facility.
• Emergency Response Team (ERT) and/or Mine Rescue Team (MRT) experience.

Conditions of Employment:

• Pre-employment substance test.
• Medical test.

Cameco is proud to offer a competitive total reward package which includes:

• Competitive compensation program with base and variable pay.
• Flexible health, drug, dental, and vision plan with a health spending and personal spending account.
• Fixed benefits including employee and dependent life, AD&D, disability benefits, and paid vacation leave.
• Employee & Family Assistance Programs.
• RRSP and RPP matching program.
• Relocation costs.

Cameco is an employment equity employer and aims to achieve gender parity, and as such, preference will be given to qualified members of equity groups. We are strengthened by the diverse backgrounds of experiences and encourage applicants with various levels of expertise to apply, as equivalent combinations of education and work experience are considered.

Posted: January 23, 2025

Posting end date: February 13, 2025
Salary Range: $98,930 - $123,660

Safety Sensitive Site

Preference will be given to Residents of Saskatchewan’s North (RSN).

The physical and psychological safety of our employees is a top priority at Cameco. We invite candidates to voluntarily disclose accommodation requirements if contacted in relation to a job opportunity. Information received will be addressed confidentially, and Cameco’s Workplace Inclusion and Accommodation Program document is available upon request. Successful candidates for all positions that will work at Safety Sensitive Sites or Safety Sensitive Positions must take and pass a Substance Test, which includes marijuana, as a condition of employment. Marijuana remains in a user’s system for about 30 days, so applicants who recently used marijuana recreationally should not expect to pass a substance test.