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Plant Operator (Cenovus Energy)

Where
Foster Creek, AB
Sector
Energy
Apply by
Oct 21, 2026

Cenovus Energy is hiring: Plant Operator, Foster Creek, AB.

  • Runs and monitors process units at a thermal heavy oil (SAGD) site, spots abnormal conditions and fixes them
  • Gets equipment ready for maintenance (isolation, hand-over, safety checks), does field inspections and lockout/tagout, keeps the e-log and operating reports, and helps with start-ups and commissioning
  • Full-time employee job on a shift rotation (the pattern isn’t stated); every oil sands site has a full-service camp, with flights from Calgary and Edmonton and a bus from La Corey for Foster Creek
  • The opening is at Foster Creek, but the posting may be used to fill vacancies at Christina Lake, Christina Lake North or Sunrise
  • Asks for 1 year of SAGD thermal heavy oil operating experience and a Fourth-Class Power Engineering certificate with progress toward Third; must be legally able to work in Canada and hold a Class 5 licence
  • Safety-sensitive (pre-employment medical and drug and alcohol assessment); no pay figure stated

Applications close October 21, 2026 (11:59 p.m. MT).

Checked on the employer’s own site on October 8, 2026. Apply there; Dirt Pays does not handle applications.

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