Production Support Specialist / Engineer

There’s never been a better time to be working with LNG Canada.

Why? We are Canada’s first large scale liquified natural gas (LNG) export facility, underpinned by safety, continuous improvement, quality execution, ethics, and compliance. Our facility provides the world with lower carbon, made-in B.C. LNG.

This is your opportunity to be part of history, in an environment that will challenge you to apply all your skills, and where you can learn with a diverse team of highly experienced industry professionals and mentors.

With gratitude and respect LNG Canada acknowledges our facility is operated in the traditional territory of the Haisla Nation. We also gratefully acknowledge the First Nations in our project area and along our shipping route.

LNG Canada maintains a healthy, respectful, and safe environment for all our employees, contractors, partners, and communities. Protecting our people, community and our operations is our top priority. We're proud to be the catalyst for a thriving new energy sector, which sets the benchmark for economically, environmentally, and socially responsible LNG production.

Our Vision: To be the leading LNG exporter in British Columbia and the world.

Our Mission: To set the benchmark for economically, environmentally, and socially responsible LNG development in Canada.

Our Values: Respect, collaboration, integrity, and safety.

Come join the team making Canadian history!

About the Role

Reporting to the Production Support Engineering Team Lead, the Production Support Engineer/Specialist is a key technical member of the production team. The Production Support Engineer/Specialist role is jointly responsible for daily operations technical support, operations engineering, production planning, incident investigation, and alarm management.

This is a great opportunity for a new professional chemical engineer to grow their career to the next level. The successful person has discovered their love working close to plant operations, looks for opportunities to improve production, using process engineering principles. This is not only a desk job, but also a role where your uniform at work are your coveralls and personal protective equipment (PPE) and you are spending up to 50% of your time in the plant with your operations colleagues.

To succeed with us in Production Support team, we need your enthusiasm to:

Demonstrate personal commitment to HSSE.

Display a strong positive attitude to manage change and improvement in our processes, ways of working and our overall performance.

Develop strong working relationships with your team, stakeholders to boost co-operation and a One Team approach.

Use your ability to utilize flexible thinking with well-developed problem-solving skills.

Courage to hold strong to views when challenged or challenging others.

Leadership Capabilities

Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills that inspire and energize people and create a clear sense of direction and priorities with a ONE Team approach.

Ability to positively influence people, effectively drive work processes and ensure compliance with policies.

Ability to drive execution and stretch the performance of people with a wide range of capabilities.

Comfortable with change and ambiguity such that informed decisions are made without undue delay.

Courage to hold strong to views when challenging current practices to encourage exploration of new ideas that drive improvement, i.e., Digitization.

Demonstrate a strong personal commitment to Diversity and Inclusion through collaboration across functional and cultural boundaries.

You will use your expertise to:

Act as a first line of contact for Production Specialists (PS) to resolve issues that require engineering support.

Accountable for providing technical support for troubleshooting, daily optimization of facility, regulatory reporting, turnarounds, and coordination/escalation to engineering and technical team for assigned area.

Develop technical expertise across all areas of the facility and become Subject Matter Expert (SME) in assigned area (LNG trains, Common facilities)

Act as integrator across all the functions during CSU and initial start up period for identifying lessons learned, closure of short-term production threats, and big hits.

Support and participate in Operations procedure development.

Support production team by providing frontline engineering support in creating, reviewing, and authorising Safe Isolations

Support observations and audits and provide input into ESP improvement planning to continuously improve work processes.

Responsible for development of Operations incident reporting capability, investigating, lessons learnt processes within the Production team.

Develop Production Planning skill with usage of related production models/tools and databases.

Support Commissioning Start-Up (CSU) activities and function as focal point for Production related issues resolution in assigned area.

Work with Technical Asset Operations (TAO) team for ESP support and KPI/dashboard development and management.

Support Technology and Engineering with MOC development and closeout.

Participate in Process Hazard Analyses to identify and assess Process Safety threats and develop recommendations to mitigate these threats.

Contract Holder for Production Contracts (e.g. commodity chemicals, specialty chemicals, etc.)

Provide support to Brownfield Projects to ensure proper implementation and performance when integrated into existing operating units and systems.

Support Asset Management System work processes pertaining to Production (Ensure Safe Production (ESP), Forecast and Plan Production (FPP), Integrated Activities Planning, Permit to Work (PtW), Safe Isolations (SI), Management of Change (MOC), Perform Turnaround, Execute Strategic Asset Management Plan, Causal Learning)

Support continuous improvement and digitalization journey.

Maybe requested to join the Emergency response organization as member of incident command team and qualify in ICS 300/220

Maybe requested to join the Plant Abnormal Situation Response Team during off working hours

To be successful, you will have:

A chemical engineering degree or equivalent

Minimum 3-5 years relevant industry experience preferably in petro chemical or heavy industry

Registration or eligible for registration with the Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (EGBC)

Demonstrated Knowledge in Hydrocarbon Processing, Utilities and Water treatment, and Process Safety, and Operations Engineering

Proven safety leadership skills, good understanding of HSSE CF/AMS requirements, track record in managing personal and process safety.

Good leadership skills and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all levels of the organization.

Work together with/ align with other engineering disciplines for supporting operations shift teams.

Ability to assess process and deliver continuous improvement.

Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision.

Ability to define issues, collect data and draw valid conclusions.

Strong networking and business relationship building skills is strongly desired.

Ability to keep calm under pressure, with an aptitude to for troubleshooting issues, tracking down resources, and coaching and mentoring the team.

The incumbent needs to be a positive, and open-minded person with a ‘can-do’ attitude, able to make practical ALARP decisions and deliver safe and compliant operations.

Strong Analytical skill

This role requires that you:

Be legally entitled to work in Canada (i.e., by way of Canadian citizenship, permanent residency, or valid work permit)

Live in the beautiful District of Stikine (Kitimat/Terrace). For applicants located outside of the region, you are encouraged to explore what Kitimat has to offer in terms of lifestyle including schooling, local amenities, outdoor adventure, and housing, to ensure Kitimat is where you would like to call your new home.

Are willing to comply with LNGC’s drug-free and harassment-free work environment and comply with all safety policies and procedures.

Undergo a pre-placement medical assessment of your fitness for duty, and Pre-Site Access testing for alcohol and specified drugs.

Ability to climb stairs, work outside in inclement weather.

Know that this role is be expected to be on call on a rotational basis during the year and/or during site specific situations.

Extra hours, after hours coverage and/or shiftwork may be required particularly during the CSU phase, operate phase and turnarounds

During Commissioning and start up 50hrs per week, during stable operations 40 hrs. per week.

We Offer:

A Comprehensive LNG Canada relocation package (if required)

A full suite of benefits including a flexible Medical and Health plan.

A Defined Contribution Pension plan with a matching program

A competitive vacation offering to ensure a work life balance.

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About Us

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LNG Canada is a joint venture company comprised of five global energy companies with substantial experience in liquefied natural gas (LNG) – Shell, PETRONAS, Mitsubishi Corporation, PetroChina, and KOGAS.

LNG Canada represents the largest private sector investment in Canadian history, and a once-in-a-generation opportunity to benefit local communities and provincial and national economies. It is a long-life asset with a 40-year export license that will initially export LNG from two processing units or “trains” totaling 14 million tonnes per annum (mtpa).

With our five joint venture participants, we continue to explore pathways to a potential LNG Canada Phase 2 expansion, which can unlock additional revenues to government and benefits for B.C. communities and businesses and deliver more lower carbon LNG to countries trying to achieve their energy transition goals.

Safety, shared economic value, environmental performance and social performance are our highest priorities. We have partnered with governments, local communities, and First Nations to maximize shared value.

Do you have a desire to learn and become part of an organization with a supportive and collaborative culture? Concerned you don’t meet every job requirement? Studies show diverse candidates are less likely to apply unless they feel they meet every single qualification. LNG Canada hires for character and trains for skill. We’re dedicated to attracting a diverse and inclusive workforce, representing the communities in which we live and work. We encourage you to apply today.