Recruitment for planned maintenance events

As a part of our multifaceted production organization, we regularly conduct planned maintenance events at our Suncor-operated sites throughout the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB), including Suncor Base Plant, Syncrude Mildred Lake, Syncrude Aurora, Fort Hills, Firebag and MacKay River.

Often referred to as Turnarounds, our planned maintenance events typically occur on routine cycles, in the spring and fall each year. The duration of these events can vary, but they are normally between 30 and 75 days long. Turnarounds are determined by historical operating performance, recommended usage factors, and/or regulatory requirements. These large, planned maintenance events provide opportunities for both preventive maintenance and capital replacement, which are expected to improve reliability and operational efficiency of our assets.

During this time, we need a variety of skilled tradespeople to perform a wide range of maintenance activities throughout the site, with the potential of hiring thousands of contract employees through our strategic contractors. We work with skilled labour providers, strategic contractors and labour unions to support our Alberta-centric hiring (RMWB 1st, Alberta 2nd, Canada 3rd). Ask your union hall about current opportunities to work on our many Suncor-operated sites within the RMWB.

Safety above all else: Our commitment

It is essential that everyone coming to our sites understands our safety expectations. Safety is our collective responsibility. It requires all of us to work together to know and most importantly, understand the established safety processes – because if it’s not safe, we don’t do it.

Travel and accommodations

Contractors coming to Suncor-operated sites should plan their trip with the assistance of their company or their designated travel coordinator. Often pre-access tasks are required to be completed before coming to site, such as site orientation and/or having a badge issued and ready for arrival.