Operator Technician

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Trans Mountain Corporation operates Canada’s only pipeline system transporting oil products to the West Coast. We deliver approximately 890,000 barrels of petroleum products each day through a dual pipeline system of more than 1,150 kilometres of pipeline in Alberta, British Columbia and Washington state.

Trans Mountain also operates a state‑of‑the‑art loading facility, Westridge Marine Terminal, with three berths providing tidewater access to global markets.

As a federal Crown corporation, Trans Mountain continues to build on more than 70 years of experience delivering operational and safety excellence through our crude oil pipeline system.

With our expanded pipeline system now in place, Trans Mountain provides enhanced direct access for Canadian crude oil to world markets. The expansion realizes a world‑class system for oil transport, developed to Canada’s high standards within one of the most stringent regulatory regimes in the world, creating long‑term economic benefits, enhanced marine protection, enhanced safety and emergency management capabilities, and enhanced skilled‑worker capacity building in communities and Indigenous groups.

Trans Mountain’s core values – Safety, Integrity, Respect and Excellence – guide our every step. Each obstacle we’ve overcome or success we’ve experienced has been the result of a shared commitment to living these values every day. Together, we’re focused on doing the right thing for each other and our communities.

The Operator Technician will provide oversight of contractors and other personnel to ensure that maintenance and project activities occurring at facilities are performed in accordance with approved EHS standards. Inspection, local operation and routine maintenance of facility equipment and equipment systems will be carried out by the Operator Technician following approved Company operating procedures and standards.

This position will be based at the Burnaby / Westridge Terminal location and will report to one of the Shift Supervisors.

• Locally operate sample cabinets, booster pumps, Motor Operated Valves (MOV) & Hydraulically Operated Valves (HOV), pipeline scraper systems and other facility equipment in consultation with the Control Centre Operator (CCO) and the operations group.
• Responsibilities specific to dock facilities include operation of equipment related to transfer of liquid petroleum to and from marine vessels.
• Responsibilities specific to terminal facilities include performing product quality and measurement analysis, tank gauging, and sample collection.
• Provide oversight of third‑party contractors in all disciplines and other personnel to ensure that maintenance and project activities occurring at facilities are performed in accordance with approved EHS and procedural standards.
• Analyze, interpret, and utilize graphic information contained in Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) displays, Local Operator Interface (LOI) displays, Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&) drawings and valve numbering diagrams.
• Recognize and effectively respond to abnormal operating conditions.
• Conduct equipment and equipment system inspections, storage tanks, building, facility piping inspections and routine maintenance; prepare, isolate and drain down equipment for maintenance activities as required. Prepare, complete, and monitor work orders as necessary.
• Provide review and input related to Trans Mountain operational documentation including project Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), safe work permits, job plans, operating manuals, and drawings.
• Obtain and maintain job qualifications by successfully completing all assigned training following established protocols within the specified time period.
• Maintain a high regard for personal safety, safety of company assets and employees, and the general public.

• Minimum of 3-5 years in the oil & gas industry or other related industrial sectors.
• Completion of a High School Diploma or equivalent is required. A Power Engineering certification and a Diploma in Engineering Technology…