Lead Maintenance Technician

Cenovus; City of Lloydminster; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company is seeking a Lead Maintenance Technician in Lloydminster. The role involves leadership in maintenance activities, troubleshooting various equipment types, and ensuring safety compliance. The ideal candidate holds a Red Seal Journeyman certification and has extensive experience in the oil and gas sector. This full-time position offers a supportive culture of learning and development.

Benefits

Continuous learning and development programs

Employee giving and volunteering opportunities

Donation matching up to $25,000 annually

Qualifications

• Legally authorized to work in Canada.
• Minimum 2 years' experience as a Journeyman.
• Minimum 10 years' experience in maintenance within the oil and gas industry.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and supervision to Lloydminster Thermal Assets.
• Support planners with work scope and updates.
• Troubleshoot various process equipment.

Skills

Troubleshooting process equipment

Maintenance management

Electrical skills

Instrumentation knowledge

Education

Red Seal Journeyman certification

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview

About this opportunity :

Reporting to the SR Coordinator, Maintenance LTCHO, the Lead Maintenance Technician will provide leadership, supervision and safety support to the Lloydminster Thermal Assets.

This position will work off developed maintenance schedules as well as on emergent priority work as needed. The role provides Operations and Maintenance with updates on jobs status and supports planners with work scope, updates and also ensure materials and equipment are ready for work to be completed.

Work Environment :

This position is located in Lloydminster and requires the successful candidate to live in the area.

Work Schedule :

This is a full-time employee position working 8 hours a day, Monday to Friday, with a defined on-call rotation and occasional OT as needed.

Note : The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT October 2, 2025.

Who we are : Cenovus was ranked one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025. We’re committed to being an employer of choice in our industry by offering a competitive total rewards package and employee programs and rewarding career development opportunities.

For more information about working at Cenovus, visit.

What you’ll do

• Troubleshoot various types of process, rotating, electrical and instrumentation equipment
• Complete LOD assurance activities including LOTO, Hazard ID and audits
• Assist with emergent work (P1 priority work)
• Work with the maintenance planning and scheduling teams to support work order closeout, follow-up, and work management process
• Support MOC’s from execution, TCCC / PSSR punch outs, to close outs
• Provide oversight of high risk, non-routine work and SCOW activities

Who you are

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements :

• Legally authorized to work in Canada
• Red Seal Journeyman certification in Millwright, Instrumentation, Pipefitting, Welding, Electrical or relevant
• Minimum 2 years\' experience as a Journeyman
• Minimum 10 years' experience in troubleshooting and solutioning maintenance or industrial equipment within the oil and gas industry or relevant
• Experience working with SAP
• Experience in mechanical maintenance and / or construction and with industry codes, standards, and regulations
• We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.
• As this position has been identified as safety sensitive, employment of a final candidate selected for this position will be conditional upon successful completion of required pre-employment medical and alcohol / drug assessments.
• For this position you will be required to maintain a Class 5 driver\'s license, a satisfactory driving record, and adhere to the appropriate Company policies and guidelines. A driver\'s abstract will be one of the background checks requested in the pre-employment screening for the final candidate.

Benefits and culture

Our development philosophy

We foster a culture of continuous learning and development to support employees as they build meaningful careers. We offer a variety of employee development initiatives, including internal course offerings and education assistance for additional development, opportunities to work on special projects, and leadership development programs for emerging and established leaders. We actively promote internal job movement and knowledge sharing across our business and operations.

Our values

Protect what matters; Do it right; Make it better; Do it together

Cenovus Cares : We believe in the power of purpose-driven work. Our Employee Giving and Volunteering Program, Cenovus Cares, connects our people to our purpose, inspiring action and elevating impact year-round. Support causes you care about with volunteer opportunities in and outside of work. Earn donation grants while volunteering (up to $1,000 per event). Receive donation matching up to $25,000 annually.

Equal opportunity employer

We believe a workplace where everyone has merit-based opportunities to grow, achieve career aspirations and feel a sense of belonging benefits our people, our company and the regions where we live and work. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.