Operations Technician

Plains Midstream Canada (PMC) is an industry-leading transportation and midstream provider specializing in transportation, storage, processing and marketing solutions for crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs). PMC also operates strategically-located facilities for crude oil and NGL storage, separates NGL from natural gas and fractionates NGL into pure liquid petroleum gas (LPG) products, including propane and butane.

Fueled by our strong leadership team and a dedicated employee base, combined with our expertise in marketing, logistics and our asset base, PMC is well-positioned to provide our customers with flexible, value-added services now and in the future.

Our Operations department is a talented group of professionals who are committed to conducting our business in a manner that ensures the safety and security of the public, our employees and contractors, our assets and the environment. We want consistent and predictable operations done the right way, every time.

Plains is looking for an Operations Technician to work at the Empress Straddle Facility located approximately 100 kms north of Medicine Hat. This position will provide support to operations and maintenance, as well as ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements and company policies and procedures as they pertain to this role.

Responsibilities:

Performance of all Junior Operations Technician responsibilities and work tasks with minimal supervision.
Assists and performs tasks in the Preventive Maintenance (PM) program along with corrective work orders.
Performs lockouts on company assets.
Completes facility checks, reporting abnormal conditions and troubleshooting as necessary.
Operates electrical heat tracing systems, electrical systems, fire water systems, flare systems, fuel gas systems, heat medium systems, hot oil systems, instrument air systems, liquid nitrogen systems, methanol injection systems, reporting abnormal conditions and troubleshooting as necessary.
Creates and uses Energy Isolation Plans to prepare equipment and piping and ensures zero energy before releasing equipment to maintenance; accepts equipment and piping at maintenance completion;
Operating, maintaining, and / or repairing equipment and systems including equipment startup, shutdown and isolation;
Working effectively in a team environment to monitor, log, resolve, and escalate operational and safety issues;
Ensuring compliance with all regulatory standards, policies, procedures, and site-specific training;
Maintaining appropriate records and documents and submitting reports as required; and
Maintaining the work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition and following prescribed safety regulations.
Conducts effective shift turnovers.
Responds to abnormal and emergency events.
Accountable to inform senior personnel of hazard identification and near misses.
Demonstrates safe work practices following Plains’ safety policies and procedures.
Qualifications:

A valid 4th Class Power Engineer Certificate is required; Completion of your 3rd Class Power Engineer Certificate is preferred
Previous experience in a gas plant or related operations environment is preferred.
Strong mechanical aptitude;
Ability to work efficiently independently or as a team member with minimal supervision;
Possess good communicational skills;
General computer knowledge;
Minimum Grade XII education;
Ability to speak, read, and write English and the ability to perform basic math.
Must have an outstanding safety record.
Cleared criminal history (background) and satisfactory reference checks;
Compliance with the Company’s drug and alcohol policy including pre-employment DA testing; and
Compliance with the Company’s requirement to be clean shaven to ensure proper fit of emergency PPE
A valid Driver’s License with a clean Driver’s Abstract is a condition of employment.
Our employees drive our success. At Plains, hard work is rewarded with competitive compensation and a top-tier benefits program designed to keep you safe, healthy and happy. We work hard to deliver exceptional results to our stakeholders while also respecting our employees’ need for personal and family time, which is reflected in our great benefits program. As part of our goal to be an employer of choice, Plains is also committed to doing business in a sustainable and responsible manner. To learn more about our Sustainability and ESG (environmental, social and governance) initiatives, visit our dedicated Sustainability page

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