The Rotating Equipment Engineer (REE) is part of the Engineering Services. The REE will be responsible for providing technical assurance, reliability support, and project development expertise for rotating equipment across the Sarnia Manufacturing Centre. The role supports operations, maintenance, reliability, production teams, and projects in achieving safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of rotating assets.

The successful candidate will act as a key technical resource for machinery reliability, equipment troubleshooting, reliability improvement initiatives, capital projects, major outages, management of change activities, and critical spare asset management. The role combines hands-on machinery engineering with long-term reliability improvement and asset stewardship. Provide engineering support for site rotating equipment, including pumps, compressors, blowers, turbines, gearboxes, seals, bearings, lubrication systems, seal support systems, and associated auxiliaries.

Provide technical support for rotating equipment reliability issues, equipment failures, root cause investigations, and urgent troubleshooting activities. Lead and facilitate rotating equipment alignment meetings to prioritize risks, opportunities, and reliability improvement activities. Monitor and analyze equipment reliability and performance data, identify failure trends, and develop improvement plans to increase availability and reduce maintenance costs.

Identify, develop, justify, and execute machinery technical opportunities, reliability improvement initiatives, and asset replacement strategies. Collaborate closely with operations, reliability, maintenance, planning, and production teams to plan and execute shutdowns, repairs, upgrades, replacements, and reliability programs. Provide rotating equipment technical expertise and engineering support to capital projects throughout the project lifecycle, including design reviews, equipment selection, commissioning, and startup support.

Support annual Non-routine maintenance (NRM), process safety, and outage scope development for rotating equipment assets. Act as the Engineering Services focal point for rotating equipment capital spares, including overhaul planning, vendor coordination, long-term preservation strategies, and repair execution. Provide fit-for-purpose engineering solutions that appropriately balance safety, reliability, operability, risk, and cost.





Support the improvement of maintenance strategies, engineering standards, technical procedures, and work practices using failure analysis, equipment performance data, and field experience. Ensure that rotating equipment expertise is incorporated into site threat/opportunity software activities, maintenance strategies, turnaround planning, and operational decision-making. Influence stakeholders through sound technical recommendations, transparent risk assessments, and practical business-focused solutions.

Participate in the management of change (MOC) process by conducting technical reviews, supporting implementation activities, and ensuring successful closure of machinery-related modifications. Coordinate OEM and vendor support for troubleshooting, repairs, overhauls, upgrades, shop inspections, and equipment performance issues. Perform technical oversight and shop surveillance activities to ensure repairs and overhauls meet applicable specifications and reliability objectives.

Support the adoption of new technologies including online condition monitoring, wireless sensors, predictive analytics, and reliability improvement tools. Provide mentorship and technical guidance to developing engineers and machinery specialists. Must have legal authorization to work in Canada on a full time basis. ~ Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related engineering discipline with ~Experience supporting rotating equipment in refining, petrochemical, chemical, mining, power generation, or heavy industrial facilities. ~ Working knowledge of pumps, compressors, turbines, seals, bearings, lubrication systems, vibration analysis, and rotating equipment reliability principles. ~ Experience in machinery troubleshooting, reliability engineering, root cause analysis, and equipment failure investigations. ~ Experience supporting capital projects, outages, turnarounds, equipment overhauls, or reliability improvement programs. ~ Excellent communication and teamwork skills with the ability to work effectively across operations, maintenance, reliability, engineering,



and project organizations.

Safe and reliable operation of rotating equipment assets. Long-term improvement in equipment reliability, maintainability, and lifecycle cost performance. Individual pay will be based on various factors, such as relevant work experience, education, certifications, skill level, seniority, and internal equity.

Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together. Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working. Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase; our pay and benefits packages are among the best in the world.

Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents. Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams. Gain access to a wide range of training and development programs.

Shell

Canada is part of a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies with an average of 92,000 employees in more than 70 countries and has been operating in Canada since 1911.

Shell

Canada is one of the few truly integrated energy companies in Canada with all of Shell’s global businesses represented, including upstream, integrated gas, downstream, and renewables and energy solutions. That means we do everything from exploration, gas production, refining and manufacturing, to providing fuels and developing energy solutions for our customers. At a glance, our businesses and projects in Canada include: ~ Shale gas and liquids assets in Alberta and British Columbia ~ A network of 1,400 retail stations across Canada ~ The Scotford Complex in Alberta, includes an upgrader, chemicals plant and is home to the Quest carbon capture and storage facility ~ The Sarnia Manufacturing Centre refinery in Ontario ~ Investments in renewables and energy solutions, including EV charging, hydrogen and biofuels ~12 Shell-owned distribution terminals, three of which have marine operations ~ Shell Aviation Canada delivers across a network of 26 airport fixed-based operations and airport consortiums, from coast to coast.

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Aviation provides 1.7 billion liters of high-quality fuel annually in Canada and offers reliable and safe into-plane delivery ~ If you need any assistance or support while applying for a job, please contact us at careers@shell.

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