
Automation Technician
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