Director, Process Operations

Federated Co-operatives Limited • Regina, SK

12h • Onsite

About The Position

The Co-op Refinery Complex (CRC) is hiring a Director, Process Operations on a permanent basis to work on-site in Regina, SK. As the Director, Process Operations, you will have the unique opportunity to oversee key operations at one of Canada’s largest integrated refining and upgrading complexes. At the CRC, we’re proud of our legacy, but we’re even more excited about our future. If you’re a proven leader with a passion for safety, reliability, sustainability, and operational excellence, this is your chance to make a lasting impact.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience in operations at a petroleum refinery, upgrader, or petrochemical plant. Leadership experience is required.
• Relevant post-secondary education such as a bachelor’s degree in engineering (a combination of relevant education and experience may be considered).
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities such as driving engagement, fostering accountability, and inspiring high performance.
• Strong understanding of refinery process operations, including operational excellence, process safety, reliability, and continuous improvement principles.
• Familiarity with unionized work environments and understanding of the operational considerations associated with working within a collective agreement framework.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for all refinery process operations, ensuring safe, reliable, and sustainable plant performance.
• Serve as a key member of the Refinery Leadership Team, helping shape refinery strategy, business priorities, operational excellence initiatives, and long-term growth plans while driving a high-performance culture across the organization.
• Lead departmental performance against operational, safety, environmental, regulatory, quality, and reliability objectives, ensuring process integrity is maintained and operational risks are proactively identified and mitigated.
• Oversee the operating expense budget and optimize refinery operations to maximize profitability through effective planning, resource allocation, and operational efficiency.
• Direct the development and execution of annual business plans, strategic initiatives, capital investment opportunities, and continuous improvement programs, while aligning department objectives with enterprise and refinery goals.
• Build collaborative relationships across refinery departments and external stakeholders, providing visible leadership, developing future leaders, driving employee engagement, leading incident response activities, and championing transformational culture change initiatives.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Short-term incentives
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Employer-contributed pension plan
• Encouragement to take advantage of learning opportunities to grow and develop as a Team Member.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director