Maintenance Millwright

Operations and Maintenance roles at Shell are essential to the ongoing successes of the company. Shell’s Brockville Lubricants Plant is the largest blender and packager of retail passenger-car motor oils in Canada, manufacturing multiple lubricant products resulting in the production of over 1,000 finished goods, and the newest facility of its type in North America.

• Manage preventative maintenance program, breakdown response, as well as working with production, engineering, and other technical resources to improve equipment uptime in a high-speed packaging environment, bulk blending process, bulk truck and rail sidings

• Troubleshoot and provide an immediate corrective maintenance response during equipment scheduled operating time, as well as responding to other equipment and facility-related issue

• Perform maintenance activities in mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment. Troubleshooting and repair of production machines including high-speed packaging equipment such as bottle fillers, case erectors, palletizers, de-palletizers, drop packers, various types of conveyors, and other equipment

• Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production cycle

• Collaborate with other teams such as planning and engineering to develop preventive maintenance practices

• Perform simple machinist duties such as milling, lathing, sandblasting, welding and fitting 

• Provide basic controls troubleshooting and programming

• Interact with contractors to support them in executing work and work with vendors to ensure parts are supplied

• Work within SAP and other computerized programs for inventory management and daily maintenance transactions

• Carry out housekeeping, and maintain clean and orderly work areas

• Troubleshoot process issues for bulk batch blending equipment, truck and rail car loading and offloading

• Operate and maintain large utility equipment such as air compressors, steam boilers, air driers, and hot oil heaters

• Diagnose, repair and rebuild varying pumps, motors, gearboxes and other rotating equipment

• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service

• Diagnose problems, replace, or repair parts, test, and adjust

• Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties

• Comply with safety regulations (Lock-Out Tag Out, ePTW, and PPE requirements)

• Diagnose and apply results using alignment tools for power-driven connections (i.e., reverse dial indicator and laser alignment tools)

• Execute maintenance activities per direction of Maintenance Manager or delegate, may include the keeping of records, monitoring of maintenance costs, and production performance

• Review production efficiency data to make improvements to process equipment based on poor performing equipment

• Must have legal authorization to work in Canada on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent required.

• Must hold or be able to obtain the 433A Industrial Mechanic Millwright Certificate

• 2 years’ experience with Production Processes and related equipment is preferred

• Solid background in operating continuous or batch processes, as well as experience with high-speed packaging systems is preferred

• Proficient in computer applications such as Microsoft Word and Excel, with experience using Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) like SAP

• Must possess a valid driver's license

• Electrical and PLC experience is preferred

• Proficient in maintenance practices such as work order creation and closure, documenting activities, managing spare parts, and adhering to schedules

• Ability to lift and carry 20 kg from ground to waist level

• Ability to wear a respirator or Self-contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)

• Ability to climb ladders and stairs, work at heights and in confined spaces

• Willing to work outdoors in inclement weather

• Willing to comply with Shell's drug-free and harassment-free work environment and comply with all safety policies and procedures

• Ability to pass the preemployment process as a condition of employment for this position is successful completion of a pre-placement medical assessment of your fitness for duty, background check, driving record check and Pre-Site Access testing for alcohol and specified drugs

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:

• Joint Venture Partner (40%) with LNG Canada which will export Canadian natural gas to Asian markets

• 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

• 15 Shell-owned distribution terminals, three of which have marine operations

• Shell Aviation Canada delivers across a network of 27 airport fixed-based operations and airport consortiums, from coast to coast. Shell Aviation provides 1.7 billion liters of high-quality fuel annually in Canada and offers reliable and safe into-plane delivery

• Strong Sulphur and Lubricants businesses as well as an innovative Supply and Trading business

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