Maintenance Planner

Maintenance Planner

Denison is redefining mining by Powering People, Partnerships and Passion. We are trailblazers in uranium mining, adopting an innovative climate positive approach to mining by deploying ISR methods and building durable partnerships with Indigenous groups in northern Saskatchewan. As a Certified Great Place to Work, our success is fueled by empowering employees with engaging work, unique development opportunities, and lucrative rewards - resulting in an exceptionally talented, diverse, and motivated team throughout all levels of the organization. Flexible and agile thinking ensures our workplace is one where talent thrives, innovation flourishes, and people have fun leveraging their passions to create powerful partnerships and positive results.

THE ROLE:

With direction from the Operational Readiness Lead, the Maintenance Planner is responsible for the initial setup and implementation of the company's Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) along with the development and ongoing upkeep of maintenance master data. The Maintenance Planner will be a key contributor to the overall Maintenance Program for the Wheeler River site with responsibility for pre-production operating asset maintenance planning followed by responsibility for preventative and predictive maintenance of operating assets thereafter. This role is being offered as a full-time position initially based out of Denison's regional office in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan with intermittent travel to the remote project site located in the Athabasca Basin. As construction progresses, the role will require more frequent travel to the project site, and transition to a full-time site-based position once operations commence. To be considered for this role, applicants must be eligible to work in Canada.

Denison offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including health and dental coverage, life insurance, employee assistance program, bonus program, and a retirement savings plan.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE

You are a maintenance professional experienced in planning, scheduling, and coordinating maintenance activities at an industrial site. Having held roles of increasing and progressive responsibility and scope, you are experienced working within a defined maintenance program with accountability for Maintenance Repair and Operational (MRO) master data. Accompanied by solid communication and computer skills, you bring a strong work ethic, excellent attention to detail, and highly developed organizational skills. Additional qualifications and attributes include:

• Journeyperson certification in an industrial trade, or operator certification as a power engineer or refrigeration engineer, or other relevant post-secondary education.
• Relevant experience working as a maintenance planner in mining, mineral processing, or other industrial facilities.
• Strong proficiency using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) or Enterprise Asset Management System (EAMS) such as SAP, Maximo or Oracle as well as Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc. ); implementation skills an asset but not required.
• Demonstrated success in curating and managing MRO master data within a CMMS system.
• Experience with freeze plant maintenance and uranium mining and processing is an asset.
• Strong attention to detail and a high degree of proficiency in planning and scheduling is required.
• Excellent organizational skills and capability to effectively manage priorities while meeting timelines.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on a broad range of activities and to develop plans to achieve long, medium, and short-range objectives.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to engage, influence, and build effective working relationships with peers and co-workers.
• Superior written communication and oral presentation skills with a particular strength in dealing with a wide variety of individuals at various levels within and outside of the organization.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the implementation of a CMMS for the Wheeler River operation and assist with the implementation of a CMMS at Denison's legacy (closed mines) sites.
• Setup, curate, manage and maintain MRO master data within the CMMS system.
• Carry out maintenance planning activities for initial pre-production operating assets, including freeze plants, diesel generators, portable water plants and sewage plants.
• Assist in developing the overall maintenance program for the Wheeler River operation and lead the development of preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance plans.
• Contribute to asset criticality analysis and the development of maintenance spare parts inventory, critical spare parts inventory, and repairable spares inventory and plans.
• While developing and continuously improving maintenance plans, collaborate with the Training Coordinator to identify worker training and certification requirements that will support maintenance workforce planning initiatives.
• Identify tool and equipment requirements and maintenance shop functional requirements for the safe and efficient execution of maintenance plans.
• Participate in maintainability design reviews throughout the detailed engineering phase of the project.
• Participate in special projects, as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

OUR COMMITMENT:

Denison is committed to providing employment opportunities for Indigenous people and members of the communities near where we operate and encourage applicants who are Indigenous and/or residents of those communities to apply and to voluntarily self-identify the appropriate information in their application details. Preference will be given to qualified Indigenous candidates.

At Denison, we place a high value on diversity of backgrounds and experience. We strive to create an inclusive workforce that reflects a wide range of cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints. Our team members are empowered to excel based on their personal merit, qualifications, experience, ability, and job performance. Reasonable accommodations during the hiring process are available upon request. Applicants for this role must be eligible to work in Canada.

TO APPLY:

To submit your resume and cover letter, choose one of the following methods:

CLICK: Denison Mines -Maintenance Planner EMAIL: jobs@denisonmines. com

SCAN:

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

OUR COMPANY:

Denison Mines is a publicly traded company and a Certified Great Place to Work with a 70-year legacy of uranium mining, exploration, and development in Canada. The company has an effective 95% interest in its flagship Wheeler River Project, which is the largest undeveloped uranium project in the eastern portion of the prolific Athabasca Basin region of northern Saskatchewan. Denison also owns interests in the McClean Lake uranium mines and mill, the Midwest project, the Waterbury Lake project. Collectively, Denison has a project portfolio covering ~385,000 hectares in northern Saskatchewan.