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Description

POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to the chief engineer, maintenance in the maintenance engineering department, your knowledge of equipment and mechanical design will be relied upon to support surface and underground operations.  Additionally, you will supervise a team of maintenance technologists and provide technical design and planning expertise for capital and expense projects on site.

You will maximize equipment availability, reliability and performance through effective problem solving and maintenance practices. In addition, you will be responsible for document management and quality control to meet site and department objectives.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Requirements of the position:
    Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering
    Seven to 12 years of relevant industry experience
    Equivalent combination of education and work experience will be considered
    You must be eligible for registration with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS)
    Experience in supervision of technical personnel
    Strong leadership, communication and problem solving skills
    Work a rotational schedule and commute to site by aircraft
Assets:
    Training and experience in reliability engineering programs, including FMEA, RCM, TQM, etc.
    Experience in an underground mining environment
    Front line maintenance support or supervision experience

Applicants will be considered for a level within the job progression, which is appropriate to their qualifications.

Preference will be given to Residents of Saskatchewans North.

Safety is a top priority at Cameco. Successful candidates for all safety sensitive positions must pass a substance test as a condition of employment.