Position Scope

We are seeking a Maintenance Superintendent to support our Heavy Equipment team by providing overall leadership of the site maintenance department ensuring excellent safety performance along with providing direction for the maintenance team including planning and ensuring compliance to preventative maintenance programs.  This is a great opportunity for a Journeyperson Heavy Equipment Technician who enjoys working with a high performing and innovative team while making an impact.

 

Where You'll Be Working

 

Site: Fort Hills

Shift: 14x14 12 hour days  

Accommodations: Camp & Flights to and from Edmonton or Calgary

 

What’s In It for You?

• Health and Safety is our #1 priority, and we live it 3-6-5!
• Market aligned salary & bonus program
• Comprehensive health benefits coverage and employer paid premiums
• GRRSP matching program
• Paid vacation and personal time
• Tuition reimbursement program and career growth and development
• Social culture and employee events

 

Responsibilities

What You'll Be Doing

• Review daily and weekly work plans and provide advice regarding priorities; ensure communication of daily priorities with applicable personnel. 
• Ensure employees and contractors meet NACG and site-specific training and onboarding requirements
• Ensure positive shop/field morale through effective communication, management of employee performance, reward/recognition, and problem resolution. 
• Ensure overall maintenance safety including focused/planned inspections and work observations to ensure NACG shops meet or exceed company and industry standards. 
• Ensure labor efficiencies and minimization of delays to optimize the availability of NACG equipment. 
• Ensure efficient and cost-effective equipment repairs along with pursuing warranty opportunities.
• Provide input to Planning and Reliability teams regarding short- and long-range planning.
• Collaborate with Human Resources to determine staffing needs and to recruit and select qualified individuals. 
• Participate in pre-job planning with operations to determine labor and equipment required to construct the project in accordance with the contracts, plans and specifications. 
• Work in conjunction with operations department on an ongoing basis to establish operational maintenance requirements. 
• Ensure that all department procedures and practices adhere to company standards and requirements. 
• Work with Divisional Finance and the Director of Equipment Maintenance to develop and manage shop budget. 
• Ensure the effective use of the work order system and monitor machine health. 
• Participate in safety meetings; review safety meeting activities; steward actions related to safety action log and be responsible for incident management.
• Manage the daily and weekly planning of equipment according to requests.
• Communicate daily with the Director of Equipment Maintenance on site updates, challenges, and areas for improvement

Qualifications

What Makes You the ONE

• Minimum seven years’ experience relating to effective maintenance and allocation of equipment and minimum two years in a front-line supervisory role.
• Industrial construction and/or mining experience preferred.
• Journeyperson Heavy Duty Mechanic certification. ( preferred)
• Post secondary education with equivalent experience considered an asset. 
• AMSA (Alberta Mining Safety Association) certification
• Attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure.
• High regard for safety.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Effective communication skills.
• Excellent computer skills (MS Products and JDE maintenance planning software). 
• Basic accounting knowledge

Summary

After you send us your resume, our Recruitment team will work with the hiring division to determine candidates we’d like to meet with.  Only people who are short-listed will be contacted for an interview. 

 

If you are chosen to move forward in our hiring process for a site-based role, you will be asked to provide the following:

Have a valid Class 5 Driver’s License and ability to provide a recent Driver’s Abstract

Valid CSO

Be subject to Random Testing at: Suncor, Suncor Fort Hills and Kearl sites

Undergo and successfully pass the following pre-employment testing:

• Breath Alcohol Test
• Urine Drug Test
• Fitness-to-Work Health Assessment
• Audiometric Testing
• Vision Screening

We know you see tons of job postings every week so thanks for making it this far. If you feel like you would be a great fit for a fast-paced construction and mining company where you will be rewarded on a daily basis, please apply - we promise it’s worth it.