Senior Reliability Engineering

Senior Reliability Engineer

Cenovus Toledo Refinery is now hiring for a Senior Reliability Engineer who will have a broad experience of Downstream facilities such as those used by Cenovus' petroleum refining, tankage, rail and truck loading facilities. This role will lead reliability implementation, troubleshooting, and operational experience covering a broad range of equipment classes (pumps, compressors, motors, level gauges, pressure transmitters, and switches).

Ideal candidates will have experience identifying and navigating organizational changes, a keen interest in international trends in engineering and leadership, and emotional intelligence.

Focus on availability improvements from a mechanical and I &E standpoint. Perform root cause analysis for equipment/instrument failures meeting the defined thresholds

Responsible for the unit vulnerability studies and unit reliability road maps – including long term reliability plans and goals for units

Champion of bad actor program including formal data analysis and recommendations. Leverages operators' care best practices (equipment basic care, operator rounds, lubrication program) to improve equipment reliability

Responsible for analyzing data and providing input and context to operational and maintenance activities

Develop obsolescence and long-range plans for Bad Actor or performance improvement equipment and development of mitigation plans

Utilizes failure data and reliability tools such as Risk Based Maintenance to optimize maintenance and equipment strategies, in collaboration with discipline engineers. Requests LPO from E&P for equipment failures

Justifies defect elimination micro projects (single discipline) for reliability/availability improvements

Understands how Asset Strategies (reliability road map) support overall site targets and plays an integral role in assuring reliability risks are adequately addressed through Asset Strategies, TAR Strategies, Annual Maintenance Plans and Defect Elimination program

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or another closely related discipline required

• 8+ years of engineering experience in an operating refinery or chemical plant with similar responsibilities & deliverables required
• Experience with Maximo, Meridium, Excel, and AutoCAD considered an asset

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT SEPTEMBER 15, 2026.

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Our downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. We are currently the largest refiner in Ohio and transport products from our refineries in Lima and Toledo, Ohio and Superior, Wisconsin via pipelines, rail cars and trucks to customers throughout the United States.

Other 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 offshore China and Indonesia.

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Annual bonus

Retirement savings plan matching

Medical & dental coverage

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Employee assistance program

Virtual healthcare coverage

Fitness membership reimbursement

*Opportunities to work on special projects

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