Control System Specialist CCJ1JP

Job Description

Role: Intermediate/Senior Control System Specialist
Location: McArthur River SK - flights from Saskatoon SK
Work Schedule: 2 weeks on 2 weeks off 11 hrs per working day

The Role

Reporting to the chief engineer maintenance the successful candidate will be executing and managing OT (operational technology) control systems and industrial processes with a focus on safety asset reliability uptime and real-time operations. The posted position is located at mine site (Camecos McArthur River Operation).

In this role you will:

• Develop maintain optimize design and manage the industrial process control system such as PLC DCS systems OT networking and cyber security and communication systems to make the system reliable.
• Maintain and improve the plants automation systems.
• Manage small sustaining projects related to control system upgrade or new automation.
• Program troubleshoot and optimize PLC and DCS systems.
• Test modify and update PLC and DCS programs and verify functionality.
• Integrate vendor equipment into the mining process control system.
• Diagnose failures in instrumentation and control systems including board level troubleshooting where appropriate.
• Coordinate with instrument and control technologists to identify the bottlenecks in instrumentation and control system and improve the system where appropriate.
• Collaborate with corporate IT OT and process control teams to develop solutions & implement as required.
• Maintain site standards for instrumentation control hardware and electronic components.
• Maintain accurate documentation configurations and system practices aligned with reliability and cybersecurity requirements.
• Ensure the industrial process control system is following corporate and regulatory standards.
• Act as the site contact and subject matter expert for larger design/installation projects related to the industrial process control system being managed by major projects team.
• Assess the Safety Program and implement improvements.
• Facilitate inspections internal audits and incident investigations.

Required:

• work a rotational schedule and commute to site by aircraft. (site positions only)
• bachelors degree in electrical engineering computer engineering or related discipline;
• five to eight years of experience with industrial control systems;
• eligible for registration with the association of professional engineers and geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS);
• strong communication and problem-solving skills;
• experience in the field of industrial control and/or operational technology systems including PLC HMI DCS networking communication and architecture management with good design and troubleshooting abilities;
• experience with industrial instrumentation and industrial data protocols networking including configuration of switches firewalls and hardware to support industrial communication protocols; and
• work a rotational schedule and commute to site by aircraft.

Recommended:

• familiarity with modern maintenance systems methodologies and reliability-focused technologies;
• experience working in an industrial mining or mineral processing environment;
• hands-on experience with Foxboro Schneider or comparable industrial control and automation platforms; and
• proficiency with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) preference for SAP experience.

Northern Saskatchewan Based:

Pre-Access Training /Qualification Activities
To be assigned and completed in ISN prior start

Site Orientation

- A1 - Cigar Lake Site Orientation

- A2 - Key Lake Site Orientation

- A3 - McArthur River Underground Orientation & A4 - McArthur Surface Orientation

- A5 - Rabbit Lake Surface Orientation o Surface Pre Access OR Underground Pre Access (this includes completion of a substance test)

- A6 - Surface - Pre Access

- A7 - Underground - Pre Access