Operations Maintenance Lead-Hydrocracker

Shell plc; Sarnia; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global energy company is seeking an Operations Maintenance Lead to oversee maintenance work and ensure alignment with production goals at their Sarnia refinery. This role requires a background in chemical production engineering and extensive experience in industrial settings. The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading maintenance operations, supervising training for new operators, and collaborating with various departments to optimize processes. Various benefits and a commitment to diversity and inclusion are offered.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Paid parental leave

Opportunities for training and development

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in industrial, refinery, and/or oil and gas settings.
• Valid 4th Class Stationary Engineer's Ticket preferred.
• Experience in Hydrocracking distillation.

Responsibilities

• Execute the Maintenance Work Process in Production by prioritizing maintenance work orders.
• Collaborate with Planners and Production Specialists to assure realistic completion dates.
• Oversee training and mentoring for new operators.

Skills

Leadership experience

Maintenance Work Process execution

Communication with multi-disciplinary teams

Risk ranking and prioritization

Education

Diploma in Chemical Production Engineering Technology

Tools

Maintenance management software

Job description

Overview

Shell Canada seeking an Operations Maintenance Lead - Hydrocracker (also known internally as Operations Maintenance Lead) to join the team at the Sarnia - Refinery. This role serves as the primary liaison between Maintenance and Production for all maintenance scopes - Routine, Non-Routine, Pitstop, and Turnaround. The Operations Maintenance Lead (OML) acts as the Production Operations representative within the Maintenance organization. The OML's primary focus is to ensure the efficient maintenance of operating equipment with minimal impact on the production plan.

The OML is responsible for overseeing the screening, prioritization, and scheduling of maintenance work orders within their production units, ensuring alignment with the Maintenance Execution work process. Additionally, the OML is accountable for training and developing new operators, mentoring them throughout their progression phases toward becoming Senior Operators.

Accountabilities

• Execute the Maintenance Work Process in Production by prioritizing risk ranking maintenance work orders based on equipment condition and operational impact
• Ensure notification quality so all pertinent data is clearly and correctly identified by the notification originator
• Update Basic Finish Dates in the maintenance backlog as necessary based on evolving risk
• Collaborate with Planners, Scheduler, Production Specialists, and Maintenance Team Leads to assure realistic completion dates are met
• Share accountability for the annual maintenance budget. Approve all planned work orders ahead of scheduling, in part as a method of oversight for maintenance costs
• Collaborate with Production Specialists (PSs) to manage the available maintenance budget against cumulative risk in the maintenance backlog, providing visibility and escalation as necessary to ensure the acceptable overall level of risk is not exceeded
• Facilitate permitting to assure smooth communication of permit needs and requirements, ensuring that maintenance work is not delayed by operational readiness and that HSSE / safety requirements are fully integrated into work plans
• Drive effective interface and execution of the Maintenance Work Process within the Production department. Communicate maintenance work, scheduling, and priorities with Production teams, working closely with both Production Specialists and Maintenance Coordinators, as well as ME Planners and the Scheduler
• Communicate to site multi-disciplinary teams via Site Production Team Meetings the priority maintenance work items that require Technical / Plant Change support
• Conduct lookback and reports on "E" & "1" Priority Work performance to help site meet Reactive Work KPIs
• Supervise and mentor all new operators (including Co-ops), ensuring quality training up to a defined training phase (dependent on unit complement)
• Continue providing coaching and mentoring after employees achieve a certain phase, ensuring that Phase progression is maintained until Senior Operator status is signed off
• Assess and sign off on phase progression for all employees in assigned area(s) up to Senior Operator status
• Ensure Competency Development and Assurance (CD&A) requirements for employees within the unit are properly mapped and assessed according to the agreed-upon timeframe

What you bring

• Must have legal authorization to work in Canada on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
• Valid 4th Class Stationary Engineer's Ticket preferred
• Diploma in Chemical Production Engineering Technology is preferred
• At least 5 years relevant experience in industrial, refinery and/or oil and gas settings
• Experience in Hydrocracking distillation
• Has leadership experience preferred

If you don’t see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed in the posting above, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that women from under-represented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We are committed to creating a more equitable, inclusive, and diverse company and we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences to apply.

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What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people in an innovative work environment. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on innovative projects together
• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise
• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself
• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote / mobile working
• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase
• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents
• Join an organization working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programs

We’d like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can learn more about how we’re working towards that goal by visiting our site.

Shell in Canada

Shell Canada is part of a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies with an average of 92,000 employees in more than 70 countries and has been operating in Canada since 1911. Shell Canada is one of the few truly integrated energy companies in Canada with all of Shell’s global businesses represented, including upstream, integrated gas, downstream, and renewables and energy solutions. We do everything from exploration and gas production to refining and manufacturing, to providing fuels and developing energy solutions for our customers.

At a glance, our businesses and projects in Canada include:

• Joint Venture Partner (40%) with LNG Canada which will export Canadian natural gas to Asian markets
• Shale gas and liquids assets in Alberta and British Columbia
• A network of 1,400 retail stations across Canada
• The Scotford Complex in Alberta, includes an upgrader, chemicals plant and is home to the Quest carbon capture and storage facility
• The Sarnia Manufacturing Centre refinery in Ontario
• Investments in renewables and energy solutions, including EV charging, hydrogen and biofuels
• 15 Shell-owned distribution terminals, three of which have marine operations
• Shell Aviation Canada delivers across a network of 27 airport fixed-based operations and airport consortiums, from coast to coast. Shell Aviation provides 1.7 billion liters of high-quality fuel annually in Canada and offers reliable and safe into-plane delivery
• Strong Sulphur and Lubricants businesses as well as an innovative Supply and Trading business

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