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When you join Suncor, you become part of a company that has built a solid foundation for both business and employee success. We are a place where talented people thrive. As part of our team, you play a vital role in delivering energy we all rely on, and you'll make a meaningful impact in the communities where we live and work.

The Instrumentation Technician is responsible for providing technical expertise and support for instrumentation and control systems across the operating area. The successful candidate will be a highly experienced maintenance professional with strong knowledge of maintenance practices, equipment history, troubleshooting, reliability improvement, and control systems.

The individual must possess a thorough understanding of instrumentation systems, control strategies, maintenance procedures, and equipment performance history. They will serve as a key resource in identifying equipment reliability risks, developing maintenance strategies, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

- Provide technical expertise on instrumentation and control systems, including equipment history, maintenance practices, and system performance.
- Identify and evaluate known failure modes, failure causes, and equipment degradation mechanisms.
- Review and provide recommendations on recurring or repetitive break-in work to identify opportunities for permanent corrective actions.
- Evaluate existing trip test, calibration, inspection, and functional testing frequencies and procedures to ensure effectiveness and compliance.
- Support the development and optimization of preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance strategies.
- Assist in defining maintenance tasks and intervals to reduce equipment failure probability and mitigate operational consequences.
- Identify maintenance constraints,



resource requirements, and execution challenges associated with maintenance activities.
- Provide estimates for maintenance task durations, manpower requirements, and execution planning.
- Support troubleshooting efforts for complex instrumentation and control system issues.
- Provide input into maintenance and shutdown planning, including equipment preparation, system entry requirements, repair execution, and return-to-service activities.
- Support reliability reviews, root cause investigations, failure analyses, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Participate in equipment criticality assessments and maintenance strategy reviews.
- Ensure all work activities are performed in accordance with site safety standards, regulatory requirements, and company maintenance procedures.

Qualifications

- Journeyperson Instrumentation Technician certification.
- Extensive experience with industrial instrumentation, process control systems, and maintenance execution.
- Strong understanding of DCS, PLC, SIS, analyzers, transmitters, control valves, and field instrumentation.
- Proven experience in troubleshooting, reliability improvement, and maintenance strategy development.
- Solid knowledge of preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance practices.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with Operations, Engineering, Reliability, and Maintenance teams.

Preferred Experience

- Experience supporting Utilities or extraction instruments
- Experience participating in maintenance strategy reviews, RCM studies, criticality assessments, or reliability improvement programs.
- Familiarity with SAP

Think we are a fit? Apply now!

Suncor is committed to providing equal opportunities for employment and building an inclusive, results-oriented and high-performance culture where all members of our team feel safe, valued and respected.

📌 Instrumentation Technician (Fort McMurray)
🏢 Suncor Energy
📍 Fort McMurray