Automation Technician
Apply NowCompany: Shell
Location: Calgary, AB T1Y 7M8
Description:
British Columbia, Canada
Job Family Group:
Discipline Engineering
Worker Type:
Regular
Posting Start Date:
April 4, 2025
Business unit:
Integrated Gas and Upstream
Experience Level:
Experienced Professionals
Job Description:
What's the role
Shell Canada is seeking an Automation Technician to join the assets Operational Technical Team. The role involves providing support to all facilities and interfacing with the Infrastructure and Brownfield Projects teams, ensuring awareness and support for operational requirements.
Accountabilities:
What you bring
DISCLAIMER:
Please note: We occasionally amend or withdraw Shell jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date. Before applying, you are advised to read our data protection policy. This policy describes the processing that may be associated with your personal data and informs you that your personal data may be transferred to Shell/Shell Group companies around the world. The Shell Group and its approved recruitment consultants will never ask you for a fee to process or consider your application for a career with Shell. Anyone who demands such a fee is not an authorised Shell representative and you are strongly advised to refuse any such demand. Shell is an Equal Opportunity Employer.- NOTER: de temps autre, il arrive que nous modifions ou que nous retirions des emplois chez Shell et nous nous rservons le droit de le faire tout moment, y compris avant la date limite indique. Avant de candidater, il vous est conseill de bien lire notre politique en matire de protection des donnes. Celle-ci dcrit comment vos donnes personnelles peuvent tre traites et vous informe que vos donnes personnelles peuvent tre transfres Shell/ aux socits du groupe Shell dans le monde entier. Ni le groupe Shell, ni aucune de ses socits de conseil en recrutement agres ne sauraient vous demander de payer des droits pour examiner votre candidature une carrire chez Shell. Quiconque vous demande un tel paiement n'est pas un reprsentant agr de Shell et il vous est fortement conseill de refuser d'effectuer un tel paiement. Shell respecte l'galit d'accs l'emploi
Job Family Group:
Discipline Engineering
Worker Type:
Regular
Posting Start Date:
April 4, 2025
Business unit:
Integrated Gas and Upstream
Experience Level:
Experienced Professionals
Job Description:
What's the role
Shell Canada is seeking an Automation Technician to join the assets Operational Technical Team. The role involves providing support to all facilities and interfacing with the Infrastructure and Brownfield Projects teams, ensuring awareness and support for operational requirements.
Accountabilities:
- Perform automation activities covering all key areas of development, maintenance, programming
- Analyze and explore improvements for maintenance/design/reliability on Controls & Automation system covering SIS, F&G, PLC
- Conduct bad actor analysis for nuisance trips based on SAP notifications and remote troubleshooting
- Ensure Functional Safety and Safety Instrumented System (SIS) requirements for SIF/SIL validation, verification and Safety Life Cycle Plan
- Provide support on HAZID, HAZOP, SIS/IPF Classification studies, and any other relevant studies pertaining to engineering
- Conduct or support failure analysis of automation failures or incidents
- Identify unit performance improvement opportunities and reliability risks, and work with area team to determine and implement cost effective solutions
- Gatekeeper for critical documents, including C&E, Control Narratives, Alarm Tables
- Review and improve existing strategies and procedures in timely manner as per latest technical and maintenance requirements
- Identify automation equipment obsolescence planning and upgrade strategies
- Author Facility Changes (MOC) within the automation/PACO discipline and provide Technical Assurance of facility/wells logic changes
- Own, lead and resolve Asset threats and opportunities with cost effective, root cause solutions
- Support contract automation technicians
- Contract owner/Holder duties with automation companies
- Develop and participate in FAT's and SAT's
- Manage field system telecoms and maintain 98% reliability
- Develop Turnaround scopes and manage the execution of automation activities
What you bring
- Must have legal authorization to work in Canada on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
- Automation engineer or trade certification in Instrumentation & Controls or Electrical
- At least 5+ years of relevant experience in automation within oil and gas processing
- Prior experience and exposure in Operations and Maintenance
- Sound knowledge of Instrumentation and Controls, with working experience in field instruments, control systems such as SCADA, PLC, HMI, Telecommunications
- Proficient with programming PLC's, HMI, and RTU'S such as Rockwell, Yokogawa, Emerson, Bristol
- Exposure to Preventive/ Corrective/breakdown maintenance and turnarounds
DISCLAIMER:
Please note: We occasionally amend or withdraw Shell jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date. Before applying, you are advised to read our data protection policy. This policy describes the processing that may be associated with your personal data and informs you that your personal data may be transferred to Shell/Shell Group companies around the world. The Shell Group and its approved recruitment consultants will never ask you for a fee to process or consider your application for a career with Shell. Anyone who demands such a fee is not an authorised Shell representative and you are strongly advised to refuse any such demand. Shell is an Equal Opportunity Employer.- NOTER: de temps autre, il arrive que nous modifions ou que nous retirions des emplois chez Shell et nous nous rservons le droit de le faire tout moment, y compris avant la date limite indique. Avant de candidater, il vous est conseill de bien lire notre politique en matire de protection des donnes. Celle-ci dcrit comment vos donnes personnelles peuvent tre traites et vous informe que vos donnes personnelles peuvent tre transfres Shell/ aux socits du groupe Shell dans le monde entier. Ni le groupe Shell, ni aucune de ses socits de conseil en recrutement agres ne sauraient vous demander de payer des droits pour examiner votre candidature une carrire chez Shell. Quiconque vous demande un tel paiement n'est pas un reprsentant agr de Shell et il vous est fortement conseill de refuser d'effectuer un tel paiement. Shell respecte l'galit d'accs l'emploi