Meet Our People

"I feel my efforts go toward improving the world," says Adam. "Cameco has provided a lot of opportunities over the years to grow as an engineer and personally." 

As an underground heavy duty mechanic, Joey Pereira works to keep the heavy equipment running smoothly at Cigar Lake. "I enjoy working at site for the home/life balance. It gives me a lot of time to spend with my young children." 

 “I would recommend Cameco as an employer because they have a very prominent safety culture and they also have opportunities for a lot of progression within the company.” - Kennedy Beilhartz, welder at Cameco's McArthur River Operation in northern Saskatchewan.

"The work here is not like anywhere else," says Nathan Hodgson, master driller at Cameco's McArthur River operation.  “My favourite thing here at McArthur is the family feel to it.  Everyone knows each other and we’ve got a great camp.”

“My purpose is to guide you on your path to strength and personal fulfilment. I welcome you and look forward to supporting you."

“People come into this world, and we all have the chance to have a good family and a good life and a good career. But sometimes it gets hard, and we can get in our own way - we close ourselves in and box ourselves in.” 

“I want to encourage our people to succeed in setting and going after their goals, whether that’s in their knowledge, in language, in their emotions or in their physical health.” 

“My strength, in being a faithful Catholic, is to bring spiritual guidance to people. I do not incorporate traditional elements of smudging or sweat lodge, but if you need prayers or if you want to be taught how to pray, I can help with that.” 

Victor Jr. and Marty watched their dad, Victor Sr., leave their home community and trek to Rabbit Lake as kids, and it wasn't long before they followed in dad's footsteps. Now the Fern brothers are working in the mines and have family of their own to support.

"The people I work with today are my second family. It's an awesome job. It's the best decision I ever made."

“I have struggled with alcohol so I can talk about that. I know what it’s like to be away from family, so I can talk about that. If you are having trouble with your relationships or marriage, I can talk about that.” 

Given the uniqueness of the technology, JBS operators are also unique mining careers.​  

Watch the video to learn more about this job from Sheldon.