Power Engineer - 18 Month Term

K+S Potash Canada; Bethune; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

K+S Potash Canada (KSPC) seeks a 2nd Class Power Engineer to operate boilers, turbines, HRSGs and site utilities at the Bethune mine site in Saskatchewan. You will lead startups, document data in SAP, and uphold strong safety and operating discipline in a high‑risk, high‑reliability environment.

You will contribute to the startup and optimization of a state‑of‑the‑art cogeneration facility under construction, gaining hands‑on energy technology experience while supporting a major company project.

Qualifications

• Valid 2nd Class Power Engineer’s Certificate (Saskatchewan or Interprovincial).
• Solid operational experience in large-scale industrial facilities.
• Ability to read P&IDs, interpret control system data, and write technical logs and reports.
• Strong diagnostic, troubleshooting and situational awareness skills.
• Team-first attitude with safety leadership and operational discipline.
• Adaptability and initiative in a dynamic, high-performance team.

Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor boilers, gas turbine generators, HRSG, tank farm and plant utilities to ensure safe, stable, and optimized performance.
• Troubleshoot process upsets, identify root causes, and return systems to normal operation.
• Lead and support plant start-ups, shutdowns, equipment isolations, and handovers with precision.
• Use SAP and digital tools to document data, initiate maintenance work orders, and keep records.
• Collaborate with other teams to ensure safe, reliable plant performance.
• Conduct regular equipment inspections and contribute to maintenance planning.
• Maintain safety culture with lockout/tagout, permits, and environmental controls.
• Uphold operating discipline via SOPs, work instructions and lockout protocols.

Skills

P&IDs reading

Control systems data interpretation

Technical logs writing

Diagnostics

Troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Safety leadership

Adaptability

Initiative

Education

2nd Class Power Engineer Certificate (Saskatchewan or Interprovincial)

Tools

SAP

Job description

Posted On: 08-21-2026
Application Deadline: 09-18-2026

We are seeking a 2nd Class Power Engineer to join KSPC’s Evaporations and Utilities Operations Team, responsible for operating and maintaining critical systems including high-pressure boilers, gas turbines, power generation equipment, site utilities, and tank farm operations. This role is ideal for a safety-focused, technically skilled professional who thrives in a high-responsibility environment and is committed to operational excellence.

The Power Engineer will report directly to the Production Improvement Coordinator, Utilities and Evaporation. A key highlight of this opportunity is KSPC’s new Cogen Facility, currently under construction. The successful candidate will have the unique opportunity to contribute to the startup, testing, and optimization of a state-of-the-art power generation plant featuring natural gas turbines and heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs), gaining hands‑on experience with advanced energy technologies while making a significant impact on a major site project.

What You’ll Be Doing

Operate and monitor boilers, gas turbine generators, HRSG, tank farm, multiple effect evaporators and other plant utilities systems to ensure safe, stable, and optimized performance.

Act quickly and decisively to troubleshoot process upsets, identify root causes, and return systems to normal operating conditions.

Lead and support plant start-ups, shutdowns, equipment isolations, and handovers with precision and accountability.

Use SAP and digital tools to document operational data, initiate maintenance work orders, and keep detailed, accurate records.

Collaborate closely with other operations and maintenance teams to ensure safe, reliable and continuous plant performance.

Conduct regular equipment inspections, contribute to reliability-centered maintenance planning, and proactively identify improvement opportunities.

Maintain a strong safety culture, following lockout/tagout procedures, permitting requirements, and environmental controls.

Uphold and reinforce operating discipline through the consistent application of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Work Instructions and Lockout Protocols.

What We’re Looking For

Valid 2nd Class Power Engineer’s Certificate (Saskatchewan or Interprovincial). Consideration will be given to high achieving 3rd Class Power Engineers making proven progress towards obtaining their 2nd Class.

Solid operational experience in large-scale industrial, energy, chemical, or resource processing facilities.

Ability to read P&IDs, interpret control system data, and write technical logs and reports.

Strong diagnostic, troubleshooting, and situational awareness skills—you know what to look for and how to respond.

A team-first attitude, paired with self-motivation and personal accountability.

A strong track record of safety leadership and operational discipline.

Comfortable working in a dynamic, high-performance team where adaptability and initiative are key.

YOU

What We Offer

• A chance to work on complex, large-scale utilities systems where your knowledge makes a real impact.
• Competitive salary, benefits, and pension plan.
• Structured opportunities for career development, ticket advancement, and leadership roles.
• A workplace culture that values safety, integrity, and technical excellence.
• A collaborative team environment where high standards are recognized and rewarded.
• A comprehensive, employer paid, benefits program which includes Life, Disability, Health and Dental as well as competitive Retirement benefits, Employee and Family Assistance Program PLUS great extras such as, paid work time to help out in your Community (volunteer with a sports team or a charity of your choice) and company money to allocate to your favourite charity! A Health Spending Account for extras, like more expensive glasses, and the Wellness Account covers recreational items, like your park camping fees, hunting or fishing license, and can help pay for your gym membership.

This position will be required to climb stairs and may be required to work in hot humid conditions as well as outdoors during hot/cold weather conditions. The position will require manual effort i.e. : turning valves and periodic lifting of materials.

Employment is subject to successfully completing KSPC’s pre-employment checks which may include criminal record check, education verification, functional fitness evaluation and drug & alcohol testing.

This position is a 18 - month term ( September/2026 – February/2028 ) located at the Bethune mine site.

US

By living our common K+S values across all our locations in the world: We are optimistic about our future, collaborative in building it, and with our entrepreneurial spirit, we aim to dig deeper and reach higher. We remain agile in an ever-changing world. We are innovative, turning obstacles into opportunities – and we do it all in ways that are safe and sustainable, protecting future generations.

We are committed to being a company where every employee can contribute, grow and thrive, and where we reflect the diverse communities in which we live and work. We are working toward a truly inclusive environment, because we know that the amazing array of differences in our backgrounds, competencies, experiences, race, gender, age, beliefs, sexual orientation, identity and their intersections is key to the longevity, sustainability and growth of our organization.

In a career with K+S Potash Canada (KSPC), you can look forward to:

Good People and Great Culture

Have the opportunity to be part of a team committed to building a new and diverse culture. At KSPC we are growing our operations, delivering exciting new opportunities, and investing heavily in the communities where we live and work.

Challenge and Growth

We support your growth potential (support of professional development) and recognition of performance.

Valuable Compensation

Our total target compensation is competitive and benchmarked to the market. We have a Pay for Performance philosophy that includes two components, fixed (base) pay and short term incentive (bonus) that rewards employees for their contributions towards corporate, team and individual successes.