Team Lead, Operations

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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. 

Join us and grow your career with us as a Team Lead, Operations, in our Empress district! Located approximately 100 km north of Medicine Hat, these Plains assets are some of the largest gas processing facilities in North America.

At Plains we believe a strong company starts with strong leadership, and we are looking for a highly motivated individual to fill this position. Reporting directly to the Operations Supervisor, the Team Lead is an integral member of the Operations Management Team and acts as a steward of our process safety management program and principles. The successful candidate for this position will be the acting shift engineer working at a 24 hour per day plant operation while providing leadership for the safe, reliable, efficient, and environmentally compliant operation of the facility.

Permanent residency within 120 km of the Empress facilities is a condition of employment, and you must be able to work a regular 12-hour shift rotation. 

Plains provides a top tier group benefit plan for employees and their eligible dependents, and new employees are eligible to participate on the first day of employment.

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining the operation of the facility within regulatory parameters
• Demonstrating competency in the execution and evaluation of all operational tasks performed on shift
• Providing strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring for personnel
• Participating in change management communication and contributing in change management initiates
• Performing Shift Power Engineering responsibilities
• Supporting O&M budgets for area of responsibility
• Managing the hiring, orientation, performance, and career development needs of employees
• Assisting in the prioritization, co-ordination, and scheduling of maintenance activities and executing any necessary corrective actions
• Communicating planned and unplanned outages as required
• Ensuring safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements are met
• Supporting facility turnarounds by ensuring work is identified and integrated into the overall project schedule
• Ensuring activities are performed without safety or environmental incidents
• Providing and managing resources throughout projects as required
• Promoting customer satisfaction by ensuring that customers are informed and satisfied
• Supporting and collaborating with the Empress management team
• Ensuring key decisions and messages are communicated to the team

Qualifications:

• 5–10 years’ experience in oil and gas operations and maintenance
• 1–3 years’ experience as a Lead Operator
• Must have a valid 2nd Class Power Engineering Certificate
• Previous supervisory experience, leading and engaging team members, considered an asset
• Proven ability to learn and lead teams during period of change
• Motivated with a willingness to advance to greater challenges
• Strong commitment to safety
• Demonstrated team player
• Self-motivated and energetic with effective written and verbal communication skills
• Self-directed and capable of working with minimum supervision
• Understanding of marketing issues and opportunities
• Permanent residency within 120 km of the Empress Facility
• Valid driver’s license with a clean abstract
• Cleared criminal history (background) and satisfactory reference checks
• Compliance with the Company’s drug and alcohol policy including pre-employment D&A testing
• Compliance with the Company’s requirement to be clean shaven to ensure proper fit of emergency PPE #Plains

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

Salary details estimated by job boards such as Indeed, Glassdoor, and LinkedIn do not represent Plains’ compensation structure. We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. 

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