Gas Plant Operator

Overview:

Pembina Pipeline Corporations Resthaven Gas Plant, located about an hour and a half from Grande Cache, is recruiting for a Gas Plant Operator to join the team. This position reports to the Day Foreman, Operations in the Gas Services Business Unit (GBU), part of Pembina’s Facilities Division.  The Gas Services Business Unit provides gas gathering, compression, shallow cut processing and both sweet and sour deep cut processing services for its customers, primarily on a fee-for-service basis under long-term contracts.

The successful Gas Plant Operator will be hardworking, self-motivated, and eager to be part of a strong operations team. This is a camp position working a 7-day 12-hour rotation, days and nights, responsible for daily operations of the plant.  

Responsibilities may include but not limited to:

• Start up, operate and shut down unit operations within the gas plant as well as the entire plant with expertise;
• Review, understand and fully utilize Pembina’s safety and operational procedures and standards in performing all facets of work;
• Ensure all safety documentation is completed for all personnel working in the facilities under operational care. This will include Safe Work Permits and Field Level Task Assessments;
• Clearly document facility operations in logbook reporting, daily production reports and reliability reporting;
• Lead and participate in commissioning and start-up activities;
• Lead and participate in site lockouts and planned maintenance activities;
• Lift and move barrels from a truck onto a barrel dock, as well as in and out of buildings;
• Create notifications through our SAP PMM system, plan for and have equipment ready for maintenance according to the schedule, call out maintenance staff when required;
• Incident, Near Miss, Hazard ID reporting as required;
• Work with Pembina management, engineering firms and equipment vendors to develop a comprehensive set of procedures that will enable safe and reliable plant operation;
• Identify and troubleshoot process upsets, take proportional action to resolve issues;
• Call out maintenance for equipment repairs, ensure the priority level for repairs is communicated as required;
• Look for cost savings opportunities & relay to team during operations meetings;
• Incident reporting;
• Keep safety tickets up to date and coordinate required training; 
• Support Pembina’s safety culture of "Zero by Choice" and the “Life Saving Rules”. To read more about our Life Saving Rules, visit pembina.com/safety; and 
• Participate and support an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace.

Qualifications:

• Post-secondary education in the oil & gas industry is an asset;
• Preference will be given to those who have completed 5th Class Power Engineering or Fired Process Heater competency;
• 5+ years of gas processing experience is required;
• Equipment experience would include natural gas compression, refrigeration, and at a minimum shallow cut (de-ethanizer), Condensate stabilization and produced water injection;
• Familiar with all aspects of the operations and established procedures;
• Continual dedication to on-going training and development;
• Strong interpersonal communication and organizational skills;
• Ability to multi-task and maintain a flexible attitude to accommodate the variable duties of the position; 
• Valid Class 5 Driver’s License;
• Working knowledge of MS Office applications; and
• Willingness to live in camp and work a 7-day 12hr rotation, days and nights.

This position is considered “Safety Sensitive” and will require Pre-Employment Drug & Alcohol Testing which includes testing for marijuana metabolites.  You may also be required to provide a Driver’s Abstract.