Field Operator 3

VitalAire Canada Inc.; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Liquide seeks a Field Operator to safely operate nitrogen or liquid pumping equipment at local bases and customer sites. Responsibilities include rigging, testing, and monitoring equipment, plus demobilization and base return.

Qualifications cover 2+ years in nitrogen equipment operation and 2+ years in Oil & Gas sectors; Class 1 license and mechanical aptitude are required. Strong focus on safety and on-site excellence. Significant travel across Canada with 12‑hour shifts.

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience operating nitrogen equipment, pumpers and bulkers.
• 2+ years’ experience in oil refineries, petrochemical plants, or related sectors.
• Class 1 driver license with off-road experience and mechanical aptitude.
• Education in CET, MET, or related tech fields is strongly preferred.
• Willing to travel across Canada; 70% travel; long shift rotations.

Responsibilities

• Operate and rig nitrogen/pumping equipment safely at base and client sites.
• Prepare rolling stock and ancillary equipment for coupling to client systems.
• Monitor safety gauges and systems; document anomalies and actions.
• Demobilize and return equipment to base; report activities to supervisors.

Skills

Nitrogen equipment operation

Oil & Gas exposure

Class 1 driver license

Mechanical aptitude

Education

Civil Engineering Technologist (CET)

Mechanical Engineering Technologist (MET)

Heavy Equipment Technician

Bachelor of Technology / Technology Management

Tools

PPS equipment

Rigging equipment

Job description

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? Air Liquide is seeking a Field Operator: Safe operation of nitrogen or liquid pumping equipment at local base and customer sites.

Daily activities include preparation of rolling stock equipment and ancillary equipment utilized to tie into customer systems. Rig in and pressure test equipment before operating nitrogen or liquid pumping equipment. Continuous checking and monitoring of equipment as well as safety and indicator gauges and systems. De‑mobilizing and returning to base to help maintain equipment.

At Air Liquide, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

Ability to work: Has working knowledge of the service lines and products that ALC PPS offers and is able to operate and drive equipment required to perform those services. Prepares for Job Mobilization: Under supervision of ALC PPS Coordinators and Supervisors, performs necessary tasks to ensure safe and efficient mobilization of equipment to and from site. On‑site excellence: Safe rig in and operation of ALC PPS equipment on customer sites. Commercial Excellence: Ensures correct information is documented to on site supervisorial staff as well as captured in Air Liquide's Process and Piping (PPS) commercial paperwork. Process improvement: Works with their team and other multi‑functional teams to continuously improve the work process. Analyzes their activities, identifies the causes of problems, and proposes adapted corrective measures. Quality/Safety: Operates their vehicle in a safe manner. Reports any dangerous situation or accident quickly to the dispatcher and completes an accident report, if necessary.

Are you a MATCH?

• 2+ years’ experience in the operation of nitrogen equipment, pumpers and bulkers.
• 2+ years’ experience in oil refineries, petrochemical plants, pre‑commissioning, commissioning, start‑up and maintenance within the Oil & Gas Industry, Heavy Industrial, Petrochemical & /or Power Plants.
• Understanding of the execution of Nitrogen services.
• Class 1 driver license with off road experience and mechanical aptitude is a MUST have.
• Educational background in Civil Engineering Technologist (CET), Mechanical Engineering Technologist (MET), Heavy Equipment Technician, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Bachelor of Technology and Technology Management, Power Engineering Technologist would be STRONGLY PREFERABLE.
• Certifications an asset: CSTS, WHMIS, H2S, TDG Frequent travel sites across Canada, roughly 70% *Shifts: Majority of work is out of local base and done on a 15 - 6 rotation with 12 hour shifts with a focus on Oil Sands Clients in Alberta, however the work/rotation could be at any of our client locations across Canada.

Our Differences make our Performance At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.

A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health. Through the passion and diversity of its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers greater value to all its stakeholders.

Join us for a stimulating experience: you'll find a world of learning and development opportunities where inventiveness is at the heart of what we do, in an open, collaborative and respectful environment. Discover what your professional journey at Air Liquide could be here!