Heavy Equipment Technician

The Opportunity:

Do you have On Road Heavy Duty mechanical experience?  We are looking for you to join our team and focus on the maintenance requirements for designated auxiliary and support equipment. As an On Road Heavy Equipment Technician you will be an integral member of the Infrastructure, Logistics & Project Controls (ILPC) team at our Albian site, and directly support Auxiliary Maintenance goals and objectives. In this role, you will collaborate with and work alongside field and shop maintenance crews to ensure that all Site Support equipment is optimized and maintained.

Key Accountabilities:

• Inspect, troubleshoot, diagnose and repair heavy on road and support equipment
• Perform and Sign Off Commercial Vehicle Inspections for DOT
• Utilize computerized and other testing equipment to determine repairs
• Make recommendations regarding repairs and methods for improvement as well as interpret and complete both scheduled and unscheduled work orders 
• Contribute to the ongoing reliability of all heavy on road equipment an complete preventative maintenance requirements
• Test repaired equipment to verify proper maintenance and create detailed service reports
• Clean, lubricate and perform other maintenance work on heavy on road equipment as required

Other Details:

• Job location: Albian Oil Sands – Fort McMurray, Alberta
• Shift schedule: 7 days on, 7 days off, 7 nights on, 7 nights off – starting Wednesdays, 12 hours/shift
• Eligible for relocation pursuant to Canadian Natural’s Relocation Regular Policy
• Company sponsored Fly-In/Fly-Out from Calgary or Edmonton and Accommodations Program
• Competitive salary, stock options, stock savings plan and benefits
• This is a safety sensitive position

Skills & Qualifications:

• Typically 5+ years of related industry experience with High School Diploma/GED
• Heavy Equipment Technician/On Road Journeyman Certificate in Alberta and/or an Interprovincial Red Seal Certificate
• Commercial Vehicle Inspection Certification
• Valid Class 5 Driver’s license 
• Familiarity with and understanding of computer based maintenance planning programs and Microsoft Office suite
• Maintenance expertise in Highway Tractors, Lifts, Medium Duty Trucks, Boats, Generators, Welders, Pumps, Air Compressors, Mobile Cranes and Skid Steers

Why Canadian Natural?

CANADIAN NATURAL is a senior independent crude oil and natural gas exploration, development and production company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Our strong, diversified asset base is comprised of a balanced portfolio of light, synthetic, and heavy crude oil and natural gas.  Canadian Natural operates in Canada, the United Kingdom and Offshore Africa.

At Canadian Natural, we strive to live through our mission statement: ”To develop people to work together to create value for the Company’s shareholders by doing it right with fun and integrity.” We are committed to a long-term presence in the communities where we operate. Our activities create value by providing employment, business development opportunities, revenues to governments that contribute to spending on goods and services, and essential resources for public services, including health, safety, education and training. 

Over the last 30 years, we have grown from a Company with nine employees to over 10,000 employees.  We have increased our production from approximately 400 BOE/d in 1989 to more than one million BOE/d today.

Safety is a core value at Canadian Natural.  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.

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

Application deadline is September 28, 2023. Apply now! 

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