Millwright Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL); Fort McMurray; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in Fort McMurray is seeking a Millwright Mechanical Maintenance Technician. The role involves troubleshooting and maintaining rotating equipment with a focus on safety and reliability. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience and a relevant trades certificate. This position offers competitive salary, benefits, and relocation options.

Benefits

Competitive salary

100% Employer paid health benefits

Employee & Family Assistance Program

Company Sponsored Fly-In/Fly-Out

Health & Wellness Spending Account

Qualifications

• 5+ years of maintenance experience in heavy oil/oil sands environment required.
• Strong mechanical skills on pumps, compressors, and turbines.
• Experience with precision measurement tools is essential.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair rotating equipment.
• Maintain and overhaul pumps and compressors.
• Document work in CMMS and coordinate with contractors.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Troubleshooting

Precision measurement tools

Problem identification

Education

Alberta Journeyman or Inter Provincial Red Seal Industrial Millwright trades certificate

Job description

Overview

The Opportunity

Canadian Natural is seeking a Millwright Mechanical Maintenance Technician to demonstrate and develop a highly valuable skill set. The position involves troubleshooting, cleaning, inspection, and overhaul of rotating equipment during scheduled maintenance as well as emergency break-in work to ensure the facility operates in a safe and reliable manner. Your knowledge and experience in troubleshooting rotating equipment will be an asset as you work alongside operations and other trades in the field.

Job Details

• Job Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta - Horizon Oil Sands site
• Shift schedule: 7 x 7, 12-hour shift (Thursday start)
• Safety sensitive position: Yes
• Application deadline: October 7, 2025

Key Accountabilities

• Perform hands-on work based on the criticality and availability of equipment, including troubleshooting, repairing and overhauling pumps, compressors, turbines, fans and blowers while ensuring integrity of equipment
• Take proactive measures to address improvement opportunities using a continuous improvement mindset
• Provide troubleshooting assistance to operations in the field, identify recurring problems and document them to provide an engineered solution
• Ensure that work is adequately documented in the CMMS (Maximo) and provide a daily report of relevant activities
• Willingness to coordinate activities with the mechanical maintenance contractor during outages, ensuring that all relevant procedures are followed and work is completed on schedule

What You Bring To The Role

• Typically, 5+ years of demonstrated industry maintenance experience working within heavy oil and/or oil sands environment
• Alberta Journeyman or Inter Provincial Red Seal Industrial Millwright trades certificate
• Strong mechanical aptitude on a variety of mechanical equipment including single and multi-stage pumps and seal systems, blowers and fans, turbines, compressors and gear boxes
• Experience with precision measurement tools

What We Offer

• Competitive salary, stock options, company matched stock savings plan, annual bonuses
• 100% Employer paid extended Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
• May be eligible for relocation pursuant to Canadian Natural’s Relocation Policy
• May be eligible for additional premiums
• Company Sponsored Fly-In/Fly-Out from Calgary or Edmonton, Alberta
• First class camp facilities
• Health & Wellness Spending Account
• Multiple volunteer opportunities within the community
• Employee & Family Assistance Program

Check out our COMPENSATION & BENEFITS to learn more about what we have to offer!

About Us

We are proud to be ranked as one of Forbes' Canada's Best Employers in 2025. We invest in your career through offering a culture that focuses on developing people, working together and doing it right with fun and integrity.

Industry Leader: We commenced business in 1989 with a handful of employees and modest production, but today we employ more than 10,000 people and produce over 1 million BOE/d.

Community Investment: Social responsibility is a critical element of our commitment to responsible operations and part of our success and pride as a company. We are committed to investing in the communities where we live and work, creating shared value along the way.

Compensation and Benefits: We strive to share company success with all employees through a comprehensive total compensation package.

Our People, Our Stories: Our stories demonstrate the strong culture that exists at Canadian Natural – one that focuses on developing people, working together and doing it right, with fun and integrity.

All candidates applying to Canadian Natural must have legal authorization to work in Canada with no restrictions. While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.