2026CAH - Production Engineer

What you will do

• 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

About you

Skills and Qualifications

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer or Geologist ( or 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)

The position will be based at the Kearl Oil Sands Operation with fly-in/fly-out arrangements, air travel provided from Calgary or Edmonton or bus transportation from Fort McMurray. Shifts are 14 days on and 14 days off consisting of 12 hour workdays and a rotation between day and night shifts.

Your benefits

An Imperial career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life. Imperial Oil has been recognized as one of Canada’s and Alberta’s top employers (2024) as recognized by Mediacorp Canada Inc.’s 24th annual competition.

We offer you:

• Competitive salary
• Training and mentorship
• Relocation assistance as required
• Employee resource groups (ERG’s) – opportunity to participate in volunteer groups that support furthering the company’s inclusion objectives

EEO Statement

Imperial is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Imperial is committed to providing equitable treatment and equal opportunity to all individuals and encourages all eligible applicants to apply.

Imperial conducts business in a manner that respects the land, environment, rights and cultures of Indigenous communities. In the areas where we explore, develop and operate, Imperial engages Indigenous communities in open and forthright consultation and strives to establish meaningful relationships built on mutual trust and respect. Please seefor more information on Imperial’s Indigenous Relations Guiding Principles and Guidelines.

Imperial is committed to supporting persons with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. We will work with qualified applicants to provide reasonable accommodation upon request at.

Eligibility to work in Canada

All applicants who receive an offer of employment must be eligible to work in Canada on a regular full-time basis without restrictions on their start date. Proof of eligibility shall be in the form of a Canadian birth certificate, Canadian passport, Canadian citizenship certificate, Canadian certificate of permanent residence, Canadian open work permit or receipt from Immigration Canada of an application for a post-graduate work permit.

Proof of eligibility must be current and valid (not expired, cancelled or voided). Proof of eligibility will be required if an offer of employment is made. Failure to provide proof of eligibility at least six (6) weeks prior to the start date may result in the offer of employment being rescinded.