Superintendent, Maintenance Planning & Reliability

Iamgold Corporation; Canada; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Iamgold Corporation is seeking a Superintendent of Maintenance Planning & Reliability to optimize equipment performance at their Côté Gold Mine in Ontario. The successful candidate will lead maintenance initiatives, ensuring efficiency and adherence to safety standards. This role requires a degree in engineering and significant experience in maintenance management as well as the capacity to engage effectively with cross-functional teams to drive performance improvements.

Benefits

Competitive Salary and Bonus

Extended Health, Dental and Insurance Benefit Coverage

Fitness & Wellness Subsidy

Employee & Family Assistance Program

Electric Vehicle Subsidy

Qualifications

• 10+ years of maintenance experience in a gold milling or heavy industrial plant.
• 5+ years in a supervisory or leadership role.
• Experience with condition monitoring technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance planning and scheduling initiatives to optimize equipment performance.
• Analyze failure modes to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with safety policies and regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-Solving

Analytical Skills

Education

University degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Reliability Engineering

Tools

CMMS software (SAP, Pronto)

Job description

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Job Description - Superintendent, Maintenance Planning & Reliability (14670)

Job Description

Superintendent, Maintenance Planning & Reliability - ( 14670 )

Description

Improve the processes of today
Define the best practices of tomorrow

At Côté Gold, we focus on what we contribute, not just what we extract. We believe that in order for prosperity to be sustained, it must be shared, it must support the well-being of our employees and our communities, and it must be achieved with minimal impact to the environment.

Côté Gold is being developed in partnership with the Mattagami First Nation, Flying Post First Nation and Métis Nation of Ontario, Region 3.

The open-pit gold mine is a joint venture between IAMGOLD and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. and is operated by IAMGOLD. We are located near Gogama, Ontario, with access to stable infrastructure and strong connections with our local communities.

IAMGOLD is committed to treating all people in a way that respects their dignity and independence. Should you require any support or accommodation during the recruitment process or otherwise, please notify us when you apply and we will work to meet your accessibility needs.

Superintendent, Maintenance Planning & Reliability

The Planning & Reliability Maintenance Superintendent is responsible for leading the maintenance planning, scheduling, and reliability initiatives to optimize equipment performance, reduce downtime, and improve overall plant efficiency in a 36,000 TPD gold milling process plant. This role ensures the development and implementation of best-in-class maintenance strategies, condition monitoring programs, and proactive reliability improvements.

Key Responsibilities

Area 1:

Maintenance Planning & Scheduling

• Manage team headcount and organizational structure with defined roles and responsibilities.
• Develop and oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs for the fixed plant’s assets.
• Lead a team of planners to ensure work orders, spare parts, and labor resources are efficiently scheduled and executed.
• Collaborate with operations and maintenance teams to prioritize maintenance activities while minimizing production disruptions.
• Work closely with Supply Chain for material management including kitting and delivery.
• Utilize CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) to track work orders, asset health, and backlog management. Implement all assets with proper strategies, hierarchy, BOMs and criticality.
• Build robust shut down planning, including production activities, for large packages of work related to the wet and dry side of the process plant including detailed Gantt charts, resource requirements and contractor management.
• Develop a three-year maintenance program.

Area 2:

Reliability Engineering and Asset Management

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of the company’s asset reliability program.
• Implement condition-based monitoring (CBM) programs (vibration analysis, thermography, lubrication analysis, etc.).
• Analyze failure modes and root causes to drive continuous improvement initiatives and reduce downtime.
• Establish and maintain a robust asset lifecycle management strategy to optimize asset utilization and extend equipment life.
• Develop an asset integrity program.
• Work with OEMs and vendors to integrate best-in-class reliability into plant maintenance.

Area 3:

Equipment Performance & Optimization

• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for maintenance effectiveness, including MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) and MTTR (Mean Time to Repair) as well as compliance to plan for all work areas to be communicated to the execution teams.
• Identify and remove bottlenecks affecting plant availability and equipment reliability.
• Ensure critical spare parts availability and optimize inventory management to balance cost and operational needs.

Area 4:

Safety, Compliance & Continuous Improvement

• Champion a strong safety culture by ensuring all maintenance activities comply with site safety policies and regulations.
• Lead reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) initiatives to drive continuous improvement in plant performance.
• Conduct regular audits on maintenance practices to ensure adherence to best practices and industry standards.
• Foster cross-departmental collaboration between maintenance, operations, and engineering teams to improve plant performance.

Safety & Sustainability Expectations

Maintain a cooperative interest in the health and safety of yourself, your fellow workers and local communities. Wear PPEs at all times if in production environments. Be alert and observe, correct and report unsafe conditions. Follow operating procedures and comply with all regulatory requirements. Ensure that work areas are in compliance with all of Iamgold’s Health and Safety policies and the Occupational Health and Safety Acts in the applicable jurisdiction. Intervene as necessary, to ensure the safety of others in the workplace.Provide safety leadership by always setting a good example.

Scope of Responsibility & Complexity

• Work is advanced in its complexity involving new methodologies or approaches, requiring interpretation and making recommendations. Problem resolution involves a high degree of independent judgment. Applies theoretical concepts or original approaches to complete projects or assignments.
• Work is performed under limited direction. Ensures projects in the unit or area are completed on-time, on-budget, and to required standards. Initiates, implements, evaluates and modifies own projects and plans in response to needs. Supervises and directs the work of a technical or professional work unit.

Qualifications

Qualifications & Skills Requirements

Minimum Qualifications, Formal Education, Certifications or Equivalents

• University degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Reliability Engineering, or a related field. Equivalent experience may be considered.
• Registered Engineer (PEO) or capacity to register is considered an asset.

Work Experience – Nature & Length

• Ten (10) years’ related working experience in maintenance/asset management.
• Minimum 10+ years of maintenance experience in a gold milling, mineral processing, or heavy industrial plant.
• At lea st 5 years in a supervisory or leadership role.
• Strong background in crushers, mills, conveyors, pumps, flotation, leaching, and gold recovery circuits.
• Proficiency in CMMS software (SAP, Pronto, or equivalent) for maintenance planning and scheduling.
• Experience with condition monitoring technologies (vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, etc.).Knowledge of ISO 55000 Asset Management principles and RCM methodologies.

Additional Qualifications – Competency Requirements

• Excellent leadership and team management skills.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities.
• Ability to drive change and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong communication skills to engage with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.

Leadership Requirements

• Applies Strategic Thinking & Global Focus: Brings a global mindset and systemic thinking to support the strategic focus and future success of the organization.
• Builds Diverse Stakeholder relationships : Proactively develops strong and mutually beneficial relationships with multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrates Personal Leadership: Takes personal ownership for the success of the organization achieved through candor, creative debate active listening, coaching and a commitment to self-improvement.
• Develops People, Teams, & Culture: Maximizes the potential of individuals, teams, and culture through a targeted investment in coaching, development, and engagement.
• Drives Excellence in Execution: Enables breakthrough results through organizational alignment, courageous action, new thinking, and accountability.

What We Offer

IAMGOLD believes in rewarding outstanding performance with an equally outstanding total rewards package. Our attractive offerings include:

● Competitive Salary and Bonus ● Extended Health, Dental and Insurance Benefit Coverage● Health Spending Account ● Fitness & Wellness Subsidy● Employee & Family Assistance Program● Registered Pension Plan with Company Match ● Employee Share Purchase Plan with Company Match ● TFSA & RRSP ● Electric Vehicle Subsidy

Empowering People – Extraordinary Performance

I AMGOLD is a leading mid-tier gold producer and developer based in Canada, with operating mines in North America and West Africa. Throughout our 30 year history, we have demonstrated our commitment to responsible and sustainable mining practices, and ourZero Harmcommitment ensures that we continually strive to reach the highest standards in human health and safety, minimize our impact on the environment and support the development of the local communities in which we proudly operate.

At IAMGOLD we believe that by engaging, empowering and supporting each other, we can achieve extraordinary performance. Our core values guide us; we are driven to excellence in everything we do, we are accountable and operate with transparency, we conduct ourselves with respect and embrace diversity, we grow with teamwork, learning and innovation.

IAMGOLD is proud to be recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index.

Primary Location

Primary Location

: Canada

Work Locations

Work Locations

: 06 - Cote Gold Mine Site IAMGOLD Corp, Côté Gold Division 3 Mesomikenda Lake RdPO Box 100 Gogama P0M 1W0

Job

Job

: Operations

Organization

Organization

: Cote Gold

Job Posting

Job Posting

: Mar 3, 2025, 3:01:32 PM

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