Cenovus Energy

Supervisor, Laboratory

Supervisor, Laboratory
Notice info
LocationSuperior, WI
Job Typefull time
Salary$2,080,000-$2,080,000
On-site
Oil and Gas

About This Job


Worker Type: EmployeeJob Post End Date: 08/01/2025


About this opportunity:

Cenovus is seeking a Laboratory Supervisor for our Superior, WI refinery. This position is responsible for leading the Quality Control Laboratory, overseeing a team of approximately 17 employees. As the Laboratory Supervisor, you will play a critical role in ensuring consistent product quality across all refinery operations through strong leadership, technical expertise, and a focus on continuous improvement.

Interested in working in Superior? Learn more!


What you’ll do:

Provide leadership and direction to the Laboratory, establishing strategic direction and ensuring reliable and efficient laboratory operations.
Manages the Quality Control Laboratory, ensuring accurate test results are provided to internal and external customers according to a pre-established schedule, within the Laboratory’s operating budget, and utilizing safe laboratory practices.
Maintain the Statistical Process Control/Quality Assurance program in all sections of the laboratory. Ensure adherence to standards, methods and practices for all the analytical procedures in the Quality Control Laboratory.
Develop and maintain training programs to assure initial competency and ongoing proficiency for laboratory workers. Provides training and skill building on analytical standards, procedures, and practices, including equipment and technician/technical staff certification requirements.
Develop and manage annual budgets that support the provision of adequate operational and capital expenditures to achieve the Laboratory's objectives.
Allocate and balance lab resources. Develop and maintain staffing forecasts and ensure correct resourcing levels are adequate going forward.


Who you are:

Legally authorized to work in the US.
7+ years of work experience.
Experience in oil refinery, chemical plant or environmental related technical experience working in or with a laboratory.
Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or related field.

We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT JULY 31, 2025.

Internal candidates that are currently in a lower grade will be assessed based on their sustained job performance, how they demonstrate the expected organizational competency behaviors and values and in discussions with their current leader prior to determining next steps.

Cenovus was ranked one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025. We’re committed to being an employer of choice in our industry by offering a competitive total rewards package and employee programs and rewarding career development opportunities. Learn more.


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If you require accessibility assistance to complete the on-line application or otherwise apply for an open position with Cenovus, its subsidiaries and affiliates, please email careeropportunities@cenovus.com .


Who we are:

Cenovus is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner.

We operate in Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Our downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. We are currently the largest refiner in Ohio and transport products from our refineries in Lima and Toledo, Ohio and Superior, Wisconsin via pipelines, rail cars and trucks to customers throughout the United States.

Other operations include oil sands projects in northern Alberta, thermal and conventional crude oil and natural gas projects across Western Canada, crude oil production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and natural gas and liquids production offshore China and Indonesia.

Find Cenovus on LinkedIn , Facebook and Instagram .


The Cenovus experience


Total rewards

We’re committed to being an employer of choice through competitive compensation and our comprehensive total rewards package, including:

Generous paid vacation
Annual bonus
Retirement savings plan matching
Long-term incentives
Medical & dental coverage
Life insurance
Disability benefits
Employee assistance program
Virtual healthcare coverage
Generous leave of absence programs
Fitness membership reimbursement


Our development philosophy

We foster a culture of continuous learning and development to support employees as they build meaningful careers. We offer a variety of employee development initiatives, including:

Internal course offerings
Education assistance for additional development
Opportunities to work on special projects
Leadership development programs for emerging and established leaders

We actively promote internal job movement, recognizing the value of gaining new perspectives, building connections across teams, and applying expertise in new ways. As a fully integrated energy company, we believe that sharing knowledge across our business and operations creates stronger outcomes—for employees and for the company as a whole.


Our culture

Our purpose: We energize the world to make people’s lives better.
Our values:

+ Protect what matters + Do it right + Make it better + Do it together

Cenovus Cares: We believe in the power of purpose-driven work. Our Employee Giving and Volunteering Program, Cenovus Cares* , connects our people to our purpose, inspiring action and elevating impact year-round.

+ Support causes you care about with volunteer opportunities in and outside of work. + Earn donation grants while volunteering ($20/hour, up to $1,000 per event). + Receive donation matching up to $25,000 annually.

Staff resource groups: We have various staff resource groups to help ensure our people feel a sense of belonging and can grow and do their best work. These voluntary groups are employee-led and all groups are open to all staff in all locations.


Equal opportunity employer

We believe a workplace where everyone has merit-based opportunities to grow, achieve career aspirations and feel a sense of belonging benefits our people, our company and the regions where we live and work. We embrace and encourage different perspectives and approaches, which help us make better business decisions. We believe that through this approach, we can solve challenges, seize opportunities and unlock innovative solutions.

To achieve an unbiased and respectful workplace, individuals are evaluated based on qualifications, merit and abilities, and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates. We also acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

For more information about working at Cenovus, visit cenovus.com .

The requirements of this posting may be modified to support business needs. Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.

Interested in this opportunity? Click the Apply link.

If you are a CURRENT EMPLOYEE , please apply by going to our Internal Career Site .

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