Process Technician - Upgrading Operations - 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

THE OPPORTUNITY:
The Process Technician will contribute to successful operations by monitoring, operating, adjusting and maintaining Upgrading Operations areas at the Horizon Oil Sands. We are looking for Process Technicians in different areas of our Upgrading group and each area provides the opportunity to work with different types of equipment:

• Secondary Upgrading:
o Process wash water system
o Recycle gas compressor - dry gas seals, lube oil systems
o H2S strippers
o Naphtha stabilizers
o Stripper columns
o Cooling/inhibited water exchangers
o Reciprocating compressors
o Centrifugal pumps
o Steam methane reformer
o High temperature, high pressure reactors
o Chemical reactions
o Natural gas fired heaters
o Separators/Overhead Receivers
o High pressure steam drums, BFW circulation pumps

• Sulphur Recovery Plant:
o Amine scrubbing system
o Diethanolamine (DEA) gas treating unit
o Modified claus sulphur recovery units (2 trains at 450 tonnes/day)
o SCOT tail gas treating unit using methyldiethanolamine (MDEA)
o Sour water unit
o Sulphur degassing unit

• Coker Operations:
o Diluent recovery unit
o Delayed coking unit
o Gas recovery unit and a vacuum distillation unit

HOW WILL YOU MAKE YOUR MARK?
• Participate in process start-ups, shut-downs and isolations
• Prepare process units and equipment for routine maintenance
• Sample products, perform tests, record data and maintain a log of process conditions, changes and upsets
• Learn and implement standard operating procedures
• Apply Lock Out and Tag Out procedures contributing to a safe plant
• Issue permits following corporate industry and operations standards
• Generate computer based work orders
• Mentor and train peers through the qualification process
• Participate in safety programs and maintain a safe work environment

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Typically 3+ years of industry experience with college/technical diploma or equivalent
• 4th Class Power Engineering Certificate required; 3rd Class is preferred
• Familiarity with and understanding of working in a refinery, petro-chemical, sour gas plant or oil sands environment

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.