Plant Operator

About the job

Job Posting End Date

Sunday, March 30, 2025

Position Type

Employee

Position Sub Type

Permanent Full Time

Work Location:

Conklin, AB

Shift

C-Shift Tuesday (Canada)

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Plant Operator, Christina Lake / Conklin, Alberta

Reporting to a Shift Engineer, the Operator positions provide expertise, leadership, support, and guidance in the day-to day operations of MEG Energy’s Christina Lake SAGD facility. These positions provide the opportunity to contribute to MEG Energy Corp’s success by applying strong technical knowledge, and experience in performing basic and complex operating assignments, safely and efficiently within the field facilities.

Your Day To Day Will Include

• Collaborate with operations team to continuously improve safe and efficient operation of the facility.
• Carry out routine operating activities, such as sample collection, monitor production and pressure equipment, equipment startup/shut-down and layup, LOTO installations and walk-downs, issue permits, troubleshooting, supervise maintenance contractors, and perform wellsite inspections.
• Submit service requests into Maximo for corrective actions required.
• Effectively communicate verbally and in writing non-routine activities with co-workers and leadership.
• Lead non-routine activities such as confined space entry, and pipeline start-ups.
• Ensure Standard Operating Procedures are in place and followed.
• Uphold MEG Energy’s high environmental standards by promptly reporting leaks and rectifying the issue.
• Maintain Accurate logs to identify any conditions that may affect the safe operation of equipment.
• Execute work in accordance with MEG Energy’s standards and procedures.
• Review and stay up to date on standards and procedures.
• Work with multiple business units at site including Health and Safety, Environment, Drilling and Completions, and Production Engineering
• Participate in daily and monthly safety meetings, submit Hazard ID’s and present safety moments.
• Support Projects group with regards to central processing facility, and well pad expansions.
• Assist in commissioning activities as required.
• Support facility coordinators to complete business tasks and optimize production.
• Complete Ad-Hoc requests as required.
  

What You Will Bring To MEG

• 3rd Class Power Engineering Certificate is required to work in the Central Processing Unit.
• H2S Alive, TDG, WHIMIS, Standard First Aid, Confined Space Entry and Rescue is preferred.
• A Valid Class Driver’s License with a clean Driver’s Abstract
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a steam plant, process plant or well pad operation is required.
• SAGD specific experience is preferred, but other related experience will be considered.
• Knowledge of safety procedures in a plant/field environment is considered an asset.
• Experience working with a multi-discipline team is required.
• Knowledge of operations and maintenance work planning is an asset.
• Basic knowledge of general computer programs (Word, Excel, Outlook) is required.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, organization skills are required.
• Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner both verbally and written as well as the ability to adapt your communication style to meet the objective or situation at hand.
• This is a Fly-In, Fly-Out position, working on a 7&7 rotation (Tuesday – Tuesday), flying out of Calgary or Edmonton.
  

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At MEG, Our Employees Are Committed To

• Safety – Foundational in everything that we do. We are committed to both physical safety at our work sites as well as safety in belonging and bringing your true self to work.
• Being Local & Committed to Our Community – We are proud to have been built in Alberta. Our leadership team lives in Alberta, knows its staff by name and cares about operating responsibly where we live. We are committed to supporting our local communities through volunteering our time, talent, and resources.
• Big Ideas Creating Opportunities – We believe in the ability to impact one’s role by thinking differently and bringing creative ideas forward. We believe in working in a team with diversity in skills, experience and thoughts leading to improved decision-making and problem-solving. If you have an idea, you are empowered to develop and bring it to life.
• Talent Development – We are a company that believes in the potential of our people. Our approach to development is through on-the job experiences, mentorship, and formal learning. At MEG you can learn, gain experience, and develop skills. Wherever you are in your career, we want you to grow. Our employee’s development is at the core of our success.
• Total Rewards – We offer industry competitive pay with short-term and long-term incentive programs to reward your contributions. Our employees participate in our MEG-A-FITS benefit program with medical, dental, life insurance and more to meet your family’s needs as well as health and wellness programs to support being active outside of work, time off and flexible work options.
  

If you are looking for an exciting opportunity to build a career in an innovative and dynamic organization, please submit your resume by clicking on Apply.

We thank all applicants for their interest. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. MEG Energy is an equal opportunity employer who values diversity in our workforce. We work to ensure that our policies and practices protect individuals and groups under applicable human rights legislation. We will respond to accessibility accommodations by applicants upon request.

At MEG, every business decision we make, no matter how big or small, aligns with our

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