Process Maintenance Long Range Planner

SSR Mining Inc.; Cripple Creek (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

medical/dental/vision insurance

employee share purchase plan

PTO

STI

Job summary

SSR Mining Inc. is seeking a Process Maintenance Long Range Planner for our Cripple Creek & Victor mine to develop and optimize maintenance strategies across heap leach, crushing, and CIC operations. The role emphasizes reliability, data-driven asset management, and long-range project delivery within budget.

The candidate will lead by example in CC&V safety processes and coordinate with schedulers, planners, and production teams to maximize work planning and efficiency.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in industrial maintenance, preferably in mining or heavy industrial operations.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Technical trade certification in millwrighting or mechanical systems preferred.
• CMRP (Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional) or equivalent is a plus.
• Experience with millwright work and maintenance planning or asset management.
• Strong knowledge of crushing systems, heap leach circuits, and CIC recovery operations.
• Proficiency in CMMS software (e.g., SAP, JD Edwards, Pronto).
• Ability to read P&ID drawings and hydraulics schematics.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership in the Maintenance Department to maximize productivity and control costs.
• Develop and optimize asset management strategies and maintenance plans.
• Ensure best-practice methods and continuous improvement systems in maintenance.
• Identify opportunities to reduce maintenance costs and improve equipment availability.
• Lead high-cost improvement projects and coordinate with operations and engineering.

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Mining industry

Maintenance planning

CMMS software

P&ID drawings

Vibration analysis

Leadership

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Millwright certification

Tools

SAP

JD Edwards

Pronto

Job description

Who Are We

SSR Mining Inc. is an intermediate gold company with four producing assets located in the USA, Canada, and Argentina, combined with a global pipeline of high-quality development and exploration assets in the USA, Turkey, and Canada.

SSR’s commitment to safety, collaboration, and excellence allows us to continue building upon our already strong foundation. With an industry-leading pipeline of projects, strong financial positioning, and talented employees, we look forward to our bright future!

Job Description

The Process Maintenance Long Range Planner is a salaried professional role responsible for developing, implementing, and optimizing maintenance strategies for fixed plant assets across the heap leach, crushing, and CIC operations. This position focuses on improving equipment reliability, minimizing downtime, and ensuring alignment with the site’s long-term asset lifecycle objectives. The role leverages technical expertise in millwright work and maintenance planning to lead data-driven asset management initiatives. Formulate quality scope of work(s) and supporting documents for all change management projects and long-range projects. Coordinate with fellow Schedulers, Planners , Resource Coordinators and production Team to maximize planning and scheduling of approved work. The planner is expected to recommend changes within the system to increase availability and efficiency. Long range projects are to be delivered on time and within the determined budget. Lead by example, in all SSR Mining CC&V safety processes, ensuring complete safe practices.

Process Leadership

Day to Day

• Provide balanced, strategic leadership in all functions and activities of the Maintenance Department to maximize productivity and manage costs.
• Support the development, execution, and ongoing optimization of asset management strategies.
• Ensure the best practice methods and continuous improvement systems are developed and maintained for the Maintenance Department.
• Identify, recommend, and execute opportunities to reduce maintenance costs.
• Lead and actively seek opportunities to improve equipment availability through world class maintenance practices.
• Serve as a liaison throughout the process department to support and lead extensive and high-cost improvement projects.

General Leadership

• Demonstrate an unwavering focus on safety and environmental stewardship. Provide leadership in these areas by always setting the example, inspiring our safety vision, challenging the processes, empowering the workforce, and celebrating our successes.
• Assist with the development and implementation of annual financial operating and capital budgets and forecasts that ensure compliance with organizational and strategic expenditure requirements.
• Develop, exemplify, and maintain positive and effective leadership and skills within the maintenance department, at all levels.
• Develop and maintain positive and effective professional working relationships with vendors and co-workers.
• Provide balanced strategic leadership short, medium, and long term initiatives.
• Direct business partners by providing administrative and technical direction to achieve safe, efficient, and effective results.
• Hold self and department members accountable to safe and productive work practices as outlined within CC&V guidelines and policies.
• Responsible to identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies before they impact operations.
• Coordinate with operations, maintenance, and engineering to ensure alignment across departments.

Is This You?

• Minimum 7 years of experience in industrial maintenance, preferably in mining, metals processing, or heavy industrial operations.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Technical trade certification in millwrighting or mechanical systems preferred.
• CMRP (Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional) or equivalent certification is a plus
• Proven background in millwright work with progressive responsibility in maintenance planning or asset management.
• Strong working knowledge of crushing systems, heap leach circuits, and CIC recovery operations.
• Proficiency in CMMS software (e.g., SAP, JD Edwards, Pronto, or similar).
• Experience in interpreting mechanical, electrical, and piping schematics and equipment specifications.
• Must have knowledge of and be able to read P&ID drawings and hydraulics schematics.
• Solid understanding of condition monitoring techniques (vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis).
• Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills.
• Possess a strong working knowledge of CC&V’s work management is preferred.
• Audit SAP FLOC structures and BOM’s to ensure equipment components and criticality are correct and work with strategic group to make changes as needed.

Working Conditions & Location

• This is a site-based position at the Cripple Creek & Victor (CC&V) Mine, located in a high-altitude environment (above 8,000 feet), and this person must be able to work at high altitude.
• Based at the mining site, which may involve exposure to varying weather conditions and rugged terrain.

The summary provided is a basic outline of duties for the Process Maintenance Long Range Planner Role and is not all-inclusive. For applicants residing in CO, the salary range for this role is $110,000-$120,000.

• 401(k)
• medical/dental/vision insurance
• employee share purchase plan
• PTO
• STI

SSR Mining does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to SSR Mining in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where SSR Mining has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of SSR Mining and SSR Mining will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.

SSR Mining Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.