Rotating Equipment Technologist/ Specialist - Horizon Oil Sands

WORK WITH GREAT PEOPLE.  ACCOMPLISH GREAT THINGS.  CREATE YOUR CAREER PATH.

At Canadian Natural, we are proud of the achievements of our people.
Our goal has always been to run our business and run it well, executing on our projects and creating value for our shareholders. That is what we have focused on for the past twenty years, and it is what we continue to focus on.  Today the efforts of over 5000 employees have helped us become a leading senior oil and gas exploration and production company. 

Horizon Oil Sands
Horizon Oil Sands is an exciting part of our growth.  Full production capacity for Phase 1 is 110,000 bbl/d of fully upgraded, light, sweet synthetic crude oil.  We will see incremental production gains throughout the completion of future expansion and debottlenecking, with targeted full facility capacity of approximately 250,000 bbl/d.  Further phases of expansion will bring the ultimate capacity to 500,000 bbl/d.

COMPETITIVE SALARY - STOCK OPTIONS - STOCK SAVINGS PLAN - ANNUAL BONUSES - BENEFITS - RELOCATION - COMPANY SPONSORED LOCATION PREMIUMS, FLY IN/FLY OUT ALLOWANCE AND SITE ACCOMMODATIONS!

See our Candidate Information Guide at www.cnrl-candidate-info.com to learn about our competitive compensation plan and much more!

This position is based in Fort McMurray, Alberta and is eligible for:
• Relocation to Calgary or Fort McMurray
• Company Sponsored Fly In/Fly Out and Camp Accommodation Program with charter flights available from Calgary or Edmonton

Our Horizon Oil Sands operation is expanding with project spending for 2012 forecasted at approximately $1.55 billion with future projected spending of approximately $2 - 2.5 billion each year for the next several years.

The Rotating Equipment Technologist will use a thorough knowledge of Rotating Machinery to be responsible for monitoring and evaluating the condition, reliability and performance of Rotating Equipment programs for the Utilities and Upgrading business unit contributing to the successful operations of the Horizon Oil Sands plant.

HOW WILL YOU MAKE YOUR MARK?
• Act as primary point of contact for all rotating equipment information
• Advise Rotating Equipment execution group on equipment conditions and anomalies
• Troubleshoot problems, eliminating underlying causes to avoid repetition
• Responsible for condition monitoring ,reliability and performance evaluation of the rotating Machinery
• Review vibration data for assigned machines, generate reports, and trigger necessary actions
• Ensure that reports clearly specify recommended corrective actions and timelines
• Responsible for the lube oil analysis to ensure rotating equipment reliability
• Assist with development of predictive maintenance strategies

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Typically 5+ years of related industry experience with Mechanical Engineering Diploma or experienced Journeyman red seal Millwright and Category II Vibration analysis Certificate
• Familiarity with and understanding of:
o troubleshooting for rotating equipment
o API Mechanical seal plan and seal failure analysis
o API standards for turbo-machinery
o MS Office suite

HEALTH AND SAFETY:
At Canadian Natural, safety is a core value. We conduct all of our operations in a way that identifies, minimizes and mitigates harm to the health and safety of employees, contractors, the public and the environment.

Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Canadian Natural Resources Limited - CNRL - is a publicly traded company on the TSX and NYSE as CNQ.