Mine Maintenance Machinist

2 weeks ago

Fort McMurray, Canada Canadian Natural Full time

The Opportunity:

As the first line of support, Machinists are integral members of Canadian Natural's Mine Maintenance team.

You will directly report to the supervisor and be responsible for completing assignments in the assembly, maintenance, and repair of a wide variety of Mining Equipment, metal parts, tools, models, and equipment that require a high degree of accuracy and precision.

Work may also involve limited design responsibilities.

Although work falls principally in the machinist's trade, the employee is expected to employ some skills of the Millwright trade.

Job requirements, on occasion, require work beyond normal duty hours resulting from emergency or high priority work.

Key Accountabilities:

  • Diagnose and repair machine failures. Install replacement parts (which you'll often fabricate yourself)
  • Provide mechanical assistance to Millwrights working in the rebuild shop
  • Identify recurring problems and document them so that an engineered solution can be provided
  • Maintain close contact with the Operations/Maintenance coordinators to insure that the jobs are prioritized correctly
  • Working in the shop and field where every required
  • Actively participate in Continuous Improvement program
  • Follow standard safety procedures, correct safety and environmental hazards and report them

Other Details:

  • Job location: Fort McMurray, Alberta
  • Horizon Oil Sands
  • Shift schedule: 7 days on, 7 days off
  • Rotating day/night 12hour shifts
  • Eligible for relocation pursuant to Canadian Natural's Relocation Regular Policy
  • Company Sponsored Fly-In/Fly-Out from Calgary or Edmonton
  • Competitive salary, stock options, stock savings plan and benefits
  • This is a safety sensitive position

Skills & Qualifications:

  • Grade 12 or GED is required with minimum 2 years of working experience in a Maintenance Machine Shop, specifically working on Mining Equipment
  • Ideally a dual ticketed Journeyman Red Seal Machinist/Millwright or Machinist/Welder Trade Certificate in Alberta or an Interprovincial Red Seal Certificate
  • Journeyman Millwrights with line boring experience will also be considered
  • Valid Class 5 Driver's license
  • Considerable knowledge of the tools, equipment, materials, methods, and standard practices of the machinist's trade

Why Canadian Natural?


CANADIAN NATURAL is a senior independent crude oil and natural gas exploration, development and production company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Our strong, diversified asset base is comprised of a balanced portfolio of light, synthetic, and heavy crude oil and natural gas.

Canadian Natural operates in Canada, the United Kingdom and Offshore Africa.


At Canadian Natural, we strive to live through our mission statement: "To develop people to work together to create value for the Company's shareholders by doing it right with fun and integrity." We are committed to a long-term presence in the communities where we operate.

Our activities create value by providing employment, business development opportunities, revenues to governments that contribute to spending on goods and services, and essential resources for public services, including health, safety, education and training.

Over the last 30 years, we have grown from a Company with nine employees to over 10,000 employees. We have increased our production from approximately 400 BOE/d in 1989 to more than one million BOE/d today.

Safety is a core value at Canadian Natural.

We conduct all of our operations in a way that identifies, minimizes and mitigates harm to the health and safety of employees, contractors, the public and the environment.

Canadian Natural Resources Limited - CNRL - is a publicly traded company on the TSX and NYSE as CNQ

Primary Location Fort McMurray

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