Plant Manager - Refinery
Position Purpose
Are you ready to take an active leadership role in Scotford's transformation beyond our existing ways of working and help shape our asset of the future?
If you’re open to exploring your next career move, we encourage you to consider this exceptional opportunity! We’re seeking a dynamic leader to take charge of a critical asset within one of Alberta's Top 80 and Canada's Top 100 employers.
To be successful in this role, you’ll lead a talented team, driving excellence and innovation. You will lead strategy for the Refinery through collaboration with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to shape the asset’s future. To assess and enhance asset performance, you’ll be empowered to make modifications along the way. Join us in this exciting journey! Your vision and expertise will shape the future of our organization.
The Shell Scotford Refinery Production team is seeking a Plant Manager for our Refinery Asset. The Shell Scotford Complex consists of a bitumen upgrader, oil refinery, chemicals plant and the Quest Carbon Capture and Storage facility. It is one of North America’s most efficient, modern, and integrated hydrocarbon processing sites.
The Plant Manager, Refinery plays a critical role at the Scotford facility through leading a large team or union/nonunion employees while also being accountable as the asset owner of the Refinery Unit including all aspects of operations. This is a key leadership position within the Scotford production organization, overseeing the HSSE, reliability, operability, and profitability aspects of the Refinery asset.
As the Plant Manager for Refinery, you will partner with a variety of Chemicals stakeholders in Calgary and Houston to deliver the Refinery production and business goals. You will also build sustainable improvements in HSSE, Reliability, Cost, Margin, Energy, Quality and implementing and executing standard work processes to deliver performance results.
Accountabilities:
Set a sustainable strategy and tactics to deliver the Refinery’s business plan targets
Lead and oversee over 150 production staff including a unionized hourly workforce
Set direction and expectations for performance within Refinery production unit, and remove barriers to performance
Accountable for direct and indirect control of the fixed, variable cost, and sustaining capital budgets for the Refinery
Accountable for the core delivery (90 day plan) against the business plan for the Refinery Asset
Lead the day and shift staff effectively, working within a complex and dynamic operation, making decisions that effectively balance HSSE, people, asset, reliability and competitive benchmarks
Lead the multidiscipline Asset Leadership Team, empower, coach and provide feedback
Ensure that staff resourcing, competency and development training needs are met while also balancing business needs
Develop and support area multi-year unit strategies including identification and resolution of threats, capital plans, and turnaround strategies
Track Production Unit key performance metrics proactively in the HSSE, production, reliability and cost areas and establishes an ongoing target/track/review/improve process
Ensure fit-for-purpose assurance of the key applicable work processes while ensuring safe production through effective alarm management strategies
Act as an active member of Emergency Command Team (EOC) for site emergency crisis management
Demonstrate strong understanding and support for corporate policies on HSSE, HR, Finance, Collective Bargaining Agreement, and business principles
Develop strong relationship with Joint Venture partners and provide regular updates
Participates actively in best practice sharing & implementation with peers both on site and at other Shell Energy & Chemicals Parks
Foster a continuous improvement mindset in cost performance and ensure cost competitiveness
Review, Challenge, Approve all MOC and Project work within the Asset Leadership Team, focusing on <90 days managing within operating and capital cost constraints
Manage and collaborate on the capital budget for the Refinery/Chemicals with Project teams and Turnaround Manager
Requirements:
Must have legal authorization to work in Canada on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
Minimum 10+ years of Operations experience including maintenance execution in a manufacturing facility (refining, petrochemical, LNG)
Experience in leadership or managerial position leading a team or community with influence on multi-disciplinary teams
Ability to maximize business opportunities and profitability
Knowledge of Alarm Management Principles, Maintenance Execution, Reliability and Asset Integrity
Knowledge of Lean/Continuous Improvement, Agile, Scrum and 4DX methodologies is desired
Experience in working with unionized workforce is an asset
Awareness of the cultural and operational environment of the business
Company description
Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with about 84,000 employees across more than 70 countries. We aim to meet the world’s growing need for more and cleaner energy solutions in ways that are economically, environmentally and socially responsible. We have expertise in among other exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of oil products, chemicals, electric power, renewables and energy solutions.
As a global energy company operating in a challenging world, we set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors. We are judged by how we act and how we live up to our core values of honesty, integrity and respect for people. Our Business Principles are based on these. They promote trust, openness, teamwork and professionalism, as well as pride in what we do and how we conduct business.
Building on our core values, we aspire to sustain a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels respected and valued, from our employees to our customers and partners. A diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment are vital to our success, leading to greater innovation and better energy solutions.
An innovative place to work
There’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell. Everyone here is helping solve one of the biggest challenges facing the world today: bringing the benefits of energy to everyone on the planet, whilst managing the risks of climate change.
Join us and you’ll add your talent and imagination to a business with the power to shape the future – whether by investing in renewables, exploring new ways to store energy or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently.
An inclusive place to work
To power progress together, we need to attract and develop the brightest minds and make sure every voice is heard. Here are just some of the ways we’re nurturing an inclusive environment – one where you can express your ideas, extend your skills and reach your potential…
We’re creating a space where people with disabilities can excel through transparent recruitment process, workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Feel free to let us know about your circumstances when you apply, and we’ll take it from there.
We’re closing the gender gap – whether that’s through action on equal pay or by enabling more women to reach senior roles in engineering and technology.
We’re striving to be a pioneer of an inclusive and diverse workplace, promoting equality for employees regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
We consider ourselves a flexible employer and want to support you finding the right balance. We encourage you to discuss this with us in your application.
A rewarding place to work
Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.
We’re huge advocates for career development. We’ll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves they never thought possible.