Reliability Advisor

Who Are We?

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

SSR Mining is committed to delivering excellence through the contributions of our dedicated employees. With an industry-leading pipeline of projects, strong financial positioning, and talented employees, we aim to continue building on our strong foundation – we have high expectations for the future!

About Your New Role:

Reporting to the Superintendent, Maintenance, the Reliability Advisor will be responsible for implementing a variety of inspections, repairs, risk assessments, and condition-based monitoring programs to ensure the Asset Integrity Plan and Equipment Reliability goals are executed and continually optimized. You will be exposed to many opportunities in both disciplines and will interface closely with all site departments.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the existing requirements set out in the Asset Integrity Plan including the scope and frequency of inspections on a variety of structural and mechanical assets.
• Manage, lead, and optimize the condition monitoring programs in place at site. This is primarily oil sampling and analysis.
• Capture routine vibration data on site critical equipment.
• Manage and liaise with third party contractors and regulators. Monitor the performance of NDE contractors.
• Help plan, lead, and execute a variety of site operational projects.
• Extract and analyze operational data, equipment performance history, evaluate production losses, failure rates, and maintenance costs to optimize asset availability.
• Participate in the development and implementation of the asset maintenance strategy that safely achieves production demand while maintaining or reducing maintenance costs.
• Update, and maintain equipment criticality and other strategic processes and documents.
• Maintain reporting and record keeping to department policy and standards.
• Assist in the development and implementation of strategies and tools used to resolve issues arising from the dynamics of an expanding equipment fleet.
• Review, receive and evaluate inspection and/or condition-based monitoring results and create work requests for both fixed and mobile assets.
• Ensure all deficiencies are rectified in a suitable timeframe and documentation is filed.
• Facilitate and support the RCA and FMEA processes.
• Identify and act on opportunities to coach site personnel on reliability, maintenance, and condition monitoring concepts and techniques.
• Participate and engage in ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.

Your Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of maintenance best practices with respect to predictive, preventative, and condition-based maintenance involving both rotating and stationary assets servicing the mobile and fixed plant maintenance departments.
• Ability to occasionally work in a physically demanding environment (outdoor readings in the middle of winter, climbing stairs, etc.).
• A focus on continuous improvement; able to work with others to come up with solutions that minimize operational risk and maximize asset availability.
• Strong computer literacy including intermediate level of Microsoft Office Suite (required) & Power BI (preferred) and a willingness to learn new computer programs and software.
• Working knowledge of principles of maintenance planning, scheduling, and coordination.
• Ability to foster teamwork and collaboration among all employees and exert influence without authority.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills.

Your Education and Experience:

• Certified Engineering Technologist (Mechanical, Structural/Civil, preferred; other disciplines considered) or Interprovincial trade certification (Heavy Duty Mechanic, Industrial Mechanic, preferred; others considered).
• Demonstrated knowledge of principles of maintenance and reliability.
• Five + years of experience working in mining or industrial plant maintenance focused on either Integrity or Reliability (or both).

About Our Working Conditions:

This position has a schedule of two (2) weeks on, two (2) weeks off at our remote camp in northern Saskatchewan, working 12-hour days with the possibility of unscheduled overtime required on occasion. You will be required to fly in and out of the site on designated days from a pick-up point in either Saskatoon, Prince Albert, or La Ronge.

Our Stipulations:

This job posting complies with all Company standards, policies, and procedures pertaining to appropriate conduct for employees, including the Code of Conduct. Our Respect in the Workplace policy, Safety, Health & Environment policies, and any other applicable standards, policies, and procedures are implemented and revised by the Company or by Legislation.

This job description is an outline of the key requirements and responsibilities for this role but is not to be considered an exhaustive list. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.

Drug (including marijuana) and alcohol substance testing is a requirement for all positions. Applicants who have recently used marijuana recreationally may not pass a substance test as marijuana can remain in the user’s system for as many as 30 days after use.