Worker Type: Employee Job Post End Date: 11/20/2026

About this opportunity

Reporting to the Coordinator, the Plant Operator is responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable, and effective operation of processing equipment as required to achieve maximum throughput through assigned unit while actively adhering to the Cenovus policies, safety, operating rules, schedule agreements, attendance guidelines, and Government regulations. While this vacancy is currently at Sunrise this posting could be used to fill vacancies at any of the Oil Sands Operations sites (Christina Lake, Christina Lake North, Foster Creek, or Sunrise, based on business need).

Work Environment

This is a full-time employee position working a shift rotation. All Oil Sands Operations sites have full-service camp facilities and recreational amenities.

Transportation

Depending on your place of residence and your shift rotation, bus and/or air transportation to/from site is offered from designated departure points in select locations. Foster Creek is serviced by flight hubs in Calgary and Edmonton as well as bus transportation to site from La Corey, AB. Christina Lake, Christina Lake North and Sunrise have service flight hubs in Calgary, Saskatoon and Edmonton. There will also be bus transportation to these sites from La Corey, AB / Lac La Biche, AB effective September 1, 2026.

What you’ll do

- Operate and monitor process units to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant production aligned with business objectives.
- Identify and troubleshoot abnormal operating conditions and implement corrective actions to maintain operational efficiency.
- Prepare equipment for scheduled maintenance activities, including isolation, turnover, and safety verification support.
- Conduct field inspections, safety audits,



LOTO activities, and regulatory compliance checks to support HSE standards.
- Complete and review e-Log entries, operating procedures, and required operational reports to ensure accurate documentation and communication.
- Support commissioning, start-up activities, and cross-functional team initiatives to improve process performance and operational reliability.

Who you are

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

- Legally authorized to work in Canada
- Minimum 1 years of SAGD Thermal Heavy Oil operations experience.
- Minimum Third-Class Power Engineering Certificate with progression towards Third Class.

We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

As this position has been identified as safety sensitive, employment of a final candidate selected for this position will be conditional upon successful completion of required pre-employment medical and alcohol/drug assessments.

For this position you will be required to maintain a Class 5 driver's license, a satisfactory driving record, and adhere to the appropriate Company policies and guidelines. A driver's abstract will be one of the background checks requested in the pre-employment screening for the final candidate.

Note:



The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT November 20, 2026.

Internal candidates are strongly encouraged to discuss their application with their leader when applying for a posted position. Internal candidates that are currently in a lower grade will be assessed based on their sustained job performance, how they demonstrate the expected organizational competency behaviors and values and in discussions with their current leader prior to determining next steps.

Cenovus is committed to the ongoing development of our employees. This includes how we support internal moves across the company. To increase the level of transparency in our recruitment process, the compensation grade for this position is indicated in the sidebar. This allows you to assess whether the position is a lateral move, progression, promotion or self-initiated demotion based on your current grade. If your current position’s grade assignment is different to that of the advertised vacant position, your application will be assessed based on your qualifications, sustained job performance and demonstration of our organizational competencies and values.

Who we are

Ranked as one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025, Cenovus is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner. We operate in Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Our operations include oil sands projects in northern Alberta, thermal and conventional crude oil and natural gas projects across Western Canada, crude oil production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and natural gas and liquids production

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