Process Shift Supervisor

Oil Authority; Lima, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Retirement savings plan matching

Medical & dental coverage

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Job summary

The Cenovus Lima Refinery seeks a Process Shift Supervisor to lead a shift of operators, ensuring safe, compliant operation and performance of the unit. You will coach the team, apply the production plan, and coordinate maintenance readiness, while safeguarding process safety and product quality.

Requirements include a High School Diploma or GED (Associate/Bachelor's preferred), an Ohio 3rd Class Stationary Steam Engineers License, OSHA and DOT knowledge, and strong leadership with a focus on

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; higher education preferred.
• Ohio 3rd Class Stationary Steam Engineers License; training may be provided.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA and DOT regulations.
• Experience with refinery processes: reforming, hydrocracking, hydro-treating, distillation, water treatment.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Excellent communication and leadership to ensure safety and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead shift team with daily assignments, coaching, and mentoring.
• Use production plan to meet daily operational targets.
• Coordinate safe, reliable, compliant operation of equipment.
• Ensure equipment is prepared for maintenance.
• Troubleshoot abnormal operation of equipment.
• Conduct routine audits to ensure compliance with site policies.

Skills

Leadership

Safety leadership

Communication

MS Office

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate’s or Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

Job description

About this opportunity:

Cenovus is now seeking a Process Shift Supervisor (PSS) for our Lima Refinery. In this role, the successful candidate will be responsible and accountable for the performance of their team and safe and compliant operation of their unit. The PSS is responsible to ensure the daily compliance of all Process Safety, Occupational Safety, product quality and optimization requirements of their unit.

What you’ll do:

Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:

• Lead shift team by providing daily assignments, coaching, and mentoring to operators
• Utilize production plan to drive shift team to achieve daily operational targets
• Coordinate safe, reliable, and compliant operation of equipment
• Ensure equipment is safely prepared for maintenance execution
• Troubleshoot efforts related to abnormal operation of equipment
• Conduct routine audits to verify shift team compliance with key site policies, procedures, and protocols

Who you are:

• Legally authorized to work in the US
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent. Associate’s, Bachelor's, or other relevant secondary degree/education preferred
• Ohio 3rd Class Stationary Steam Engineers License (training may be provided if needed)
• Strong working knowledge of all applicable industry rules and regulations, including Occupational Safety Health Act (OSHA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) and Experience/knowledge of refinery processes such as; reforming, hydrocracking, hydro-treating, distillation, and water treatment
• Proficient with MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Strong leadership skills with a focus toward safety, continuous improvement, innovation, Environmental stewardship, business acumen, and union contracts
• Ability to effectively communicate, both written and verbal, with other levels of management and with subordinates

We acknowledge the value of transferable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT SEPTEMBER 14, 2026.

Cenovus was ranked one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025. We’re committed to being an employer of choice in our industry by offering a competitive total rewards package and employee programs and rewarding career development opportunities.

Who we are:

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 downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. We are currently the largest refiner in Ohio and transport products from our refineries in Lima and Toledo, Ohio and Superior, Wisconsin via pipelines, rail cars and trucks to customers throughout the United States.

Other 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.

The Cenovus experience

Total rewards

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

• Generous paid vacation
• Annual bonus
• Retirement savings plan matching
• Long-term incentives*
• Medical & dental coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability benefits
• Employee assistance program
• Virtual healthcare coverage
• Generous leave of absence programs
• Fitness membership reimbursement

*Eligibility for Total Rewards varies by position. This role may not be eligible for all Total Rewards offerings.

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.