Marlin Resources is restarting the McKay River SAGD facility near Fort McMurray, AB, and we are assembling the operations team to lead it back to production. This is a rare opportunity to join a thermal operation at the outset.

Contract or Full Time Positions Available | Fly-in/Fly-out | Camp Based | 7 days on / 7 days off, 84 hours per rotation An Chance to Be In From the Start

Marlin Resources is restarting the McKay River SAGD facility, and we are staffing the control-system role that operations will rely on to get the plant back online. This is a chance to join a thermal operation at the outset.

You will help bring the DCS back to a working HMI-to-controller state so loop checks can start, then stay with the plant through commissioning and into operations. We want someone who will set practical control-system habits the operating team can live with, and who will use what they have learned on other plants to improve how this one runs.

A restart demands commitment, adaptability and strong teamwork. In return, it offers meaningful ownership of the outcome and the chance to build a high-performing operation from the ground up.

About the Role

You will report to the Operations Manager. The plant DCS is a Rockwell Automation / Allen-Bradley ControlLogix system, with FactoryTalk View as the control-room HMI. You will support restart and day-to-day control-system work: connectivity, graphics, logic changes, and troubleshooting alongside operations.

Responsibilities

- Bring the control system up, confirm connectivity, and reach a working HMI-to-controller state so loop checks can begin
- Support loop checks,



startup sequencing, and early troubleshooting with operations
- Maintain and back up the ControlLogix application and FactoryTalk View graphics
- Make controlled logic and graphics changes as systems come online
- Support interlocks, permissives, and sequence checkout
- Troubleshoot HMI, controller, and communications issues
- Work with instrument technicians, electricians, and package vendors
- Keep changes documented and handed over to operations
- Support control-room operators during start-up and unusual conditions
- Help set control-system practices for the running plant
- Bring forward practical improvements from past plant experience
- Maintain HSE and site competency requirements

Qualifications

- Hands-on Rockwell ControlLogix experience required (Studio 5000 or RSLogix 5000); FactoryTalk View experience required
- Process-plant commissioning or start-up support preferred
- SAGD or other thermal plant experience is an asset
- Comfortable working where procedures are still being written
- Strong work ethic, and ready for the pace of a restart
- Works well with operations and the trades
- Clear verbal and written communication
- Comfortable working independently or as part of a team
- Valid Alberta industrial safety tickets. Willing to work a camp rotation northwest of Fort McMurray

Compensation & Schedule

- Role dependent
- 7 days on / 7 days off, 84 hours per rotation
- Commissioning: Schedule adjusted as needed

Experience:
- Hands-on Rockwell ControlLogix (Studio 5000 or RSLogix 5000): 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

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