Mechanical Maintenance Planner

The role

The Mechanical Maintenance Planner will develop mechanical maintenance work packages and planning processes for the Orangeville pilot plant. This role involves defining work scopes, preparing work control packages, and maintaining asset records in eMaint.

What you will do

• Develop detailed work scope definitions for corrective, preventive and predictive maintenance on mechanical equipment.
• Prepare and review work control packages referencing procedures, drawings and work instructions.
• Incorporate rigging and lift plans, LOTO, isolation boundaries, confined space requirements, and foreign material exclusion controls into work packages.
• Establish schedule activities, durations and resource requirements.
• Build and maintain asset records, PM schedules and work orders in eMaint (CMMS).
• Coordinate with operations, engineering, health physics, EHS and supply chain.
• Ensure packages comply with DOE nuclear safety requirements, OSHA standards, and site procedures.
• Use automated tools to develop schedules, spreadsheets, reports and graphics.
• Help create and continuously improve planning procedures, templates and standards.

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• 0-7 years of related mechanical maintenance, craft or planning experience.
• Working knowledge of power plant mechanical equipment maintenance and operation, plus planning principles and practices.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, P&IDs and vendor technical manuals.
• Must be a U.S. person.
• Ability to work on-site in Orangeville, Utah.

Nice to have

• 2 + years of nuclear or DOE facility planning experience preferred.
• Hands-on experience with eMaint or a comparable CMMS such as Maximo, SAP PM or Passport.
• Background as a millwright, machinist, pipefitter or mechanical technician.
• Experience with DOE work control processes, such as Integrated Safety Management.
• Familiarity with scheduling tools such as Primavera P6 or MS Project.
• Experience supporting commissioning or startup of a new facility.
• Comfort in a fast-paced, early-stage environment where processes are still being built.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Equity ownership in a rapidly growing advanced energy company
• Comprehensive medical benefits
• Free daily lunch
• Generous PPE stipend
• High-impact startup environment with significant ownership and autonomy
• Opportunities for rapid career growth and internal advancement
• Direct collaboration with experienced operators, engineers, and industry leaders
• The opportunity to help build and scale transformative energy technology from the ground up

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. person (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, asylee or refugee).
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder).

About the company

Valar Atomics aims to make clean, high-temperature nuclear power scalable. The company is building a pilot plant in Orangeville, Utah to demonstrate advanced nuclear systems and fuel fabrication.