Plant Operator

Oil Authority; Calgary; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cenovus is seeking a Plant Operator in Alberta to operate and monitor processing units, ensuring safe, compliant production aligned with business goals. The role involves troubleshooting, maintenance prep, and supporting commissioning and start-up activities to enhance process reliability.

The position is full-time with shift rotations at Oil Sands Operations sites. Candidates must meet SAGD experience and engineering certification requirements and will undergo pre-employment medical and drug

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of SAGD Thermal Heavy Oil operations experience.
• Minimum Third-Class Power Engineering certificate with progression towards Third Class.
• Legally authorized to work in Canada.
• We may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education.
• This is a safety-sensitive role requiring pre-employment medical and alcohol/drug assessments.

Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor processing units to ensure safe, reliable production aligned with objectives.
• Identify and troubleshoot abnormal operating conditions and implement corrective actions.
• Prepare equipment for scheduled maintenance, including isolation, turnover, and safety verification.
• Conduct field inspections, safety audits, LOTO activities, and regulatory checks.
• Complete and review e-Log entries and required operational reports.
• Support commissioning, start-up activities, and cross-functional initiatives to improve process performance.

Skills

SAGD Thermal Heavy Oil ops

Safety-first mindset

Education

Third-Class Power Engineering Certificate (with progression towards Third Class)

Job description

About this opportunity:

Reporting to the Coordinator, the Plant Operator is responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of processing equipment as required to achieve maximum throughput through assigned unit while actively adhering to the Cenovus policies, safety, operating rules, schedule agreements, attendance guidelines, and Government regulations.

While this vacancy is currently at Sunrise this posting could be used to fill vacancies at any of the Oil Sands Operations sites (Christina Lake, Christina Lake North, Foster Creek, or Sunrise, based on business need).

Work Environment:

• This is a full-time employee position working a shift rotation
• All Oil Sands Operations sites have full-service camp facilities and recreational amenities.

Transportation:

• Depending on your place of residence and your shift rotation, bus and/or air transportation to/from site is offered from designated departure points in selectlocations.
• Foster Creek is serviced by flight Hubs in Calgary and Edmontonas well as bus transportation to site from La Corey, AB.
• Christina Lake, Christina Lake North and Sunrise have service flight Hubs in Calgary, Saskatoon and Edmonton. There will also be bus transportation to these sites from La Corey, AB / Lac La Biche, AB effective September 1, 2026.

What you’ll do:

• Operate and monitor process units to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant production aligned with business objectives.
• Identify and troubleshoot abnormal operating conditions and implement corrective actions to maintain operational efficiency.
• Prepare equipment for scheduled maintenance activities, including isolation, turnover, and safety verification support.
• Conduct field inspections, safety audits, LOTO activities, and regulatory compliance checks to support HSE standards.
• Complete and review e-Log entries, operating procedures, and required operational reports to ensure accurate documentation and communication.
• Support commissioning, start-up activities, and cross-functional team initiatives to improve process performance and operational reliability.

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada
• Minimum 1 years of SAGD Thermal Heavy Oil operations experience.
• Minimum Third-Class Power Engineering Certificate with progression towards Third Class.

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.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT November 20, 2026.

Who we are:

Ranked as one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025, Cenovus is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We're committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner. We operate in Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Our operations include oil sands projects in northern Alberta, thermal and conventional crude oil and natural gas projects across Western Canada, crude oil production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and natural gas and liquids production offshore China and Indonesia. Cenovus's downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States.

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The Cenovus experience:

Total rewards

We're committed to being an employer of choice through competitive compensation and our comprehensive total rewards package, including:

• Paid vacation (including a flex day program for eligible staff)
• Health & dental benefits
• Substantial mental health coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability benefits
• Employee family assistance
• Virtual healthcare coverage

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
• Education assistance for additional development
• Opportunities to work on special projects
• Leadership development programs for emerging and established leaders

We actively promote internal job movement, recognizing the value of gaining new perspectives, building connections across teams, and applying expertise in new ways. As a fully integrated energy company, we believe that sharing knowledge across our business and operations creates stronger outcomes—for employees and for the company as a whole.

Our culture

• Our purpose: We energize the world to make people's lives better.
• 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 $10,000 annually.

• Staff resource groups: We have various staff resource groups to help ensure our people feel a sense of belonging and can grow and do their best work. These voluntary groups are employee-led and all groups are open to all staff in all locations.

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 embrace and encourage different perspectives and approaches, which help us make better business decisions. We believe that through this approach, we can solve challenges, seize opportunities and unlock innovative solutions.

To achieve an unbiased and respectful workplace, individuals are evaluated based on qualifications, merit and abilities, and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates. We also acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

For more information about working at Cenovus, visit cenovus.com.

The requirements of this posting may be modified to support business needs. Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.