Refinery Scheduler

Shell; Canada; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Shell Canada is looking for a Refinery Scheduler to optimize operations and manage scheduling for refinery product lines. The role involves overseeing distillate blending, inventory management, and ensuring alignment with Trading and Supply teams. Ideal candidates must have a degree in Engineering and substantial experience in refinery processes.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Remote work options

Competitive salary

Paid parental leave

Qualifications

• Legal authorization to work in Canada for anyone other than current employer.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Willingness to be on call 24/7.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute schedules aligned with the Monthly Operating Plan.
• Manage product availability and maintain inventory levels.
• Coordinate and implement corrective actions for unplanned disruptions.

Skills

Refinery processes

Supply chain logistics

Refinery economics

Linear Modelling

Aspin unified scheduling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technologist qualification

Job description

What’s the role

Shell Sarnia Refinery is seeking a Refinery Scheduler to play a key role in optimizing and maximizing the value of the refinery’s product lines and feedstock channels, including gasoline, distillates, black oil, chemicals, and crude.

This position is responsible for developing and executing schedules aligned with the optimized Monthly Operating Plan, while managing inventories within agreed targets. The role also includes overseeing all aspects of distillate blending to minimize product quality giveaway and identifying opportunities to enhance production economics. Additionally, the Refinery Scheduler will support or lead the consolidation and reporting of production volumes and inventory data for crude, feedstocks, and finished products, including month-end reporting through GSAP and SHARE systems.

Accountabilities:

1. Convert the Monthly Operating Plan into optimized product schedules that meet Trading and Supply demands, blending quality requirements, pipeline schedules, and inventory requirements while minimizing quality giveaway, stock outs, and demurrage costs.
2. Manage the Orion scheduling tool, including its usage, updates, and collaboration with the Margin Optimization Advisor to enhance its functionality.
3. Communicate the Refinery Schedule to the Refinery, Trading & Supply, and/or Chemicals teams to ensure alignment.
4. Ensure product availability in the necessary quantities and qualities to meet commitments, while maintaining products and feedstocks within agreed stock levels and taking proactive actions to mitigate any unexpected changes to the plan.
5. Ensure that day-to-day orders and instructions to Production are prepared accurately, on time, and consistent with the agreed plan. Work closely with the Business’ economics group to understand margin leakage and communicate this to the production team for effective resolution.
6. Perform daily analysis of discrepancies between the plan, schedules, and actual performance, and communicate results to responsible parties to take corrective actions or escalate issues as needed.
7. Coordinate and implement corrective actions to mitigate the impact of unplanned disruptions.
8. Lead or support the Flash process for calculating and consolidating production and inventory data for crude, feedstocks, and finished products volume reporting.
9. Coordinate the Integrated Activity Plan for the refinery by leading a multidisciplinary team to identify upcoming outages, maintenance, and other activities that could affect planned activities in the 90-day+ horizon.
10. Lead the team as the refinery scheduler, ensuring that this plan is integrated into the Business planning or MOP activities.
11. Support the MVA (margin variance analysis) process by recording and reporting all deviations from the plan, including impacts, on an ongoing basis.
12. Support the MOP (Monthly Operating Plan) process by proactively communicating operational and logistical changes or issues that may impact Production or Supply, and ensuring the MOP reflects any updated constraints as outlined in the Integrated Activity Plan process.
13. Support the Finance team on mass balancing closure.
14. Stay focused in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
15. Communicate with field personnel by visiting the site as needed.
16. Act as an interface between the E&S team, refinery operations, and Trading & Supply teams to communicate refinery schedule and steers.

What you bring

• Legal authorization to work in Canada on a full-time basis for anyone other than your current employer.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technologist qualification.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience.
• In-depth understanding of refinery processes, unit operations, yields, and supply chain logistics.
• Good understanding of refinery economics.
• Experience in using Linear Modelling and/or ASPIN unified scheduling is a plus.
• Willingness to be on call 24/7.

What we offer

Join Shell and work with talented, committed people in an innovative environment. Develop your skills and grow in a culture that values honesty, integrity, and respect. Enjoy flexible working hours, remote work options, competitive salary, and benefits, including paid parental leave. Be part of a diverse and inclusive organization with opportunities for international career growth and training.

We aim to become one of the most diverse and inclusive companies worldwide. Learn more about our efforts here.

Shell in Canada

Shell Canada has been operating since 1911, with diverse businesses including upstream, downstream, renewables, and energy solutions. Our projects include LNG Canada, shale assets, retail stations, refineries, and more, supporting Canada's energy needs and global markets.