Refinery Operator - Breslau

Clean Harbors; Breslau; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

RRSP matching

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Growth opportunities

Safety culture

Job summary

Clean Harbors in Breslau, Ontario, is seeking a Refinery Operator to monitor oil processing and maintain processing units in a safety-focused environment. You will operate central control panels and adjust equipment to meet production specs, while complying with safety regulations.

The role requires attention to detail, a technical background, and knowledge of process equipment. We offer 12-hour shifts, health benefits after 30 days, RRSP matching, and opportunities for advancement.

Qualifications

• High School diploma with specialized technical training or one year of college in a science/engineering field.
• Strong attention to detail and safety awareness.
• Ability to read processing schedules and lab results.
• Experience with process equipment and instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Operate control panels to monitor and optimize refinery processes.
• Adjust controls to maintain target product quality and quantities.
• Read schedules, logs, and lab results to adjust equipment.
• Train staff as required.
• Participate in safety audits and permit writing.
• May take on additional duties as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Verbal/written communication

Emergency response

Process equipment knowledge

Basic math

Reading schedules/logs

Education

High School + specialized training or 1 year college in science/engineering/related technical field

Tools

Pumps

Motors

Valves

Piping

Instrumentation

Job description

Clean Harbors in Breslau, Ontario, is currently looking for Refinery Operator, to join their safety-conscious team! Refinery operators will be responsible to monitor oil processing, adjust and maintain processing units and equipment in the plant while maintaining compliance with all safety and government regulations.

Why work for Clean Harbors?

• Health and Safety is our #1 priority and we live it 3-6-5!
• Schedule: 12 hour shifts in a Continental Pattern
• Competitive wages starting at $32.89/hr
• Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days of full-time employment.
• Group RRSP with company matching component.
• Generous paid time off, company paid training and tuition reimbursement.
• Positive and safe work environments.
• Opportunities for growth and development for all the stages of your career.

Responsibilities

• Operate computerized control panel from a central control room to monitor and optimize physical and chemical processes for several processing units.
• Assesses specifications and controls continuous operation of petroleum refining and processing units to produce products, such as lubricating oils, by such methods as distillation, absorption, extraction, adsorption, thermal and catalytic cracking.
• Reads processing schedules, operating logs, test results of oil samples, and laboratory recommendations to determine changes in equipment controls required to produce specified quantity and quality of product.
• Moves and positions controls, such as knobs, valves, switches, levers, and index arms, on control panels to control process variables (i.e flows, temperatures, pressures, vacuum, time, catalyst, and chemicals) by automatic regulation and remote control of processing units (ie. heaters, furnaces, compressors, exchangers, reactors, fractionators, absorbers, strippers, and towers)
• Train staff as required.
• Actively engage and participate in safety audits/programs, including, but not limited to, permit writing, inspection forms, etc.
• May be assigned additional duties not listed above based on business needs.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail.
• High School + specialized training or 1 year college: science/ engineering/ related technical field.
• 4th Class Stationary Engineer Certificate
• Basic math knowledge.
• Verbal/written communication skills
• Knowledge of process equipment (Pumps, Motors, Valves, Piping, Instrumentation)
• Computer skills
• Emergency response experience

Clean Harbors is the leading provider of environmental, energy and industrial services throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.

Everywhere industry meets the environment, Clean Harbors is one-site, providing premier environmental, energy and industrial services. We are solving tough problems through innovation and proven methodology - come be part of the solution with us.

Clean Harbors is a Military & Veteran friendly company.