2026CAH - Production Engineer
About The Position
Imperial is seeking a Production Engineer to join the Kearl Technical Department. This role focuses on the coordination, optimization, and surveillance of production activities across all areas of the Kearl operation, including both plant and mine areas. The position is responsible for short-range production plans, such as daily ore feed management and optimization. The role can be based in Calgary or at the Kearl Oil Sands Operation with fly-in/fly-out arrangements. Shifts are 14 days on and 14 days off, with 12-hour workdays and a rotation between day and night shifts. If based in Calgary, relocation to Edmonton will be supported in mid-2028 or later.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mining, Mineral Processing, Geoscience, or related Engineering fields
- 3+ years of oil sands mining or facilities experience
- Proficient with use of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication and coordination skills
- Highly motivated individual with ability to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams
- Eligibility to work in Canada on a regular full-time basis without restrictions
Nice To Haves
- Professional Engineer or Geologist (P.Eng. or P.Geo) designation or eligibility with APEGA
- Experience with production constraint modeling would be an asset
- Experience with visualization tools such as Power BI would be an asset
- Knowledge of oil sands geology (McMurray formation) would be an asset
- Experience with mine planning and mine management systems applications would be an asset (Deswik, Minestar)
Responsibilities
- Be a safety leader – support and adhere by all standards and procedures and operate with safety as a value
- Facilitate daily Kearl Asset production planning and alignment meetings
- Communicate production plan and throughput commitments across asset teams daily
- Ensure alignment between business teams and shifts on production goals
- Communicate updates that impact the production plan and evaluate options in real time that best manage changes in the operation
- Coordinate responses to unplanned production events
- Responsible for completing daily production surveillance reports
- Responsible for continuous monitoring of the mine and plant to identify and coordinate production related issues and opportunities
- Drive optimizations in the plant and mine that improve production
- Develop visualization dashboards, models, or programs to support planning, coordination and optimization
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Training and mentorship
- Relocation assistance as required
- Employee resource groups (ERG’s)
- Calgary Social Club
- Internal recreational sports leagues
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
