Suncor Energy

Instrumentation Technician

Suncor Energy$114K — $115K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or GED required
  • Valid driver's license with acceptable driving record
  • Knowledge of low voltage distribution systems and DCS operation
  • Associate's Degree in Instrument and Controls or equivalent experience
  • 5 years practical experience in industrial instrumentation
  • Certification as ISA Control Systems Technician Level I preferred

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot refinery equipment reliability issues
  • Calibrate and start-up field instrumentation devices
  • Implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs
  • Plan and evaluate necessary work and equipment
  • Analyze data to diagnose equipment failures
  • Enhance production uptime through precise calibrations
  • Respond to emergencies and major maintenance requests
  • Utilize SAP for maintenance data management

Benefits

  • Flexible employee benefits package with medical, dental, and vision options
  • Excellent 401(k) plan with up to 6% matching
  • Suncor-funded Cash Balance pension plan, vesting in 3 years
  • Paid overtime opportunities based on business needs
  • Relocation support offered for new hires
Full Job Description
We are looking for multiple Instrumentation Technicians to join our Maintenance group. You will support process operations, maintenance, and engineering by installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing process control system equipment such as pressure, flow, level, temperature, pH, control valve, gas detector, etc.

Minimum Requirements:
  • A High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)
  • A valid driver's license with a driving record acceptable to Suncor
  • Knowledge of low voltage distribution systems, distributed control system (DCS) operation and configuration, programmable logic controller (PLC) operation/programming, electrical/instrument control device settings and calibrations, reading and interpreting circuit, process and instrumentation diagrams
  • An Associate's Degree (diploma) in the Instrument and Controls field
  • OR successful completion of a formal program in the field of Process Instrumentation through military service or crafts apprenticeship program with 5 years of recent practical experience in maintenance of industrial instrumentation and controls equipment (calibration of smart transmitters, PLC, DCS, AMS, rebuild control valves, etc).
  • OR current Instrument Society of Automation (ISA) Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST) Level I and 5 years of recent practical experience in maintenance of industrial instrumentation and controls equipment (calibration of smart transmitters, PLC, DCS, AMS, rebuild control valves, etc)


Responsibilities:
  • Troubleshoot problems and find opportunities to improve the reliability of the refinery's equipment
  • Perform calibrations, loop checking, troubleshooting, repair, and start-up on field devices
  • Implement programs for preventive and predictive maintenance of instrumentation systems
  • Plan work, including equipment evaluation and selection
  • Use charts and data to conduct analysis and properly diagnose equipment failures
  • Improve uptime production numbers by providing calibration accuracy and reliability
  • Respond to callouts and emergencies and provide major maintenance support
  • Use SAP to capture work orders, instrument reports, maintenance and reliability data, and fault codes trend analysis


Location and other Key Details:
  • You will work out of our Commerce City refinery, located at 5801 Brighton Blvd.
  • Hours of work are a regular 40-hour work week, 5x8 hour shifts Monday through Friday OR 4x10 hour shifts Monday through Thursday, depending on business needs
  • Paid overtime, often 100-600+ hours per year based on plant needs
  • You will be required to perform some heavy lifting, use ladders and work on elevated work sites such as scaffolds and towers with the ability to perform in a variety of different environments both indoor and outdoor as well as within confined spaces
  • This position is safety sensitive
  • In alignment with Suncor's value of Safety Above All Else, we conduct pre-employment drug testing, employment verification, education verification, background checks, and other pre-employment assessments as a condition of employment


Hourly Rate and Compensation Details:
  • This is a union represented position under USW 12-477
  • $55.16 per hour with annual increases
  • Competitive and flexible employee benefits package that can be adjusted to suit the changing needs of your life, including: 3 medical options (including HSA and FSA options), 2 dental options, vision coverage, and an Employee Assistance Plan
  • Excellent 401(k) plan with up to a 6% vested match
  • Suncor-funded Cash Balance defined benefit pension plan (vests in 3 years)
  • Relocation support will be provided


Think we are a fit? Apply now!

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Suncor pioneered commercial development of Canada's Athabasca oil sands — one of the world's largest petroleum resource basins. Since then, Suncor has grown to become a globally-competitive, Canadian-based integrated energy company with a balanced portfolio of high quality assets, a strong balance sheet and significant growth prospects.

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