Engineer, PLC

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Description

Located at the Heartland Petrochemical Complex (HPC) just north of Fort Saskatchewan, the Sr. Analyst, PLC Control Systems, will join the HPC Technical Services team.

Bring your programmable logic controller (PLC) expertise to the systems that keep the Heartland Petrochemical Complex (HPC) operating safely and reliably. As Senior Analyst, PLC Control Systems, you’ll troubleshoot complex issues, develop control strategies, and help deliver automation projects and upgrades - combining hands-on problem-solving with long-term system reliability.

Key Activities and Responsibilities

Programming and Troubleshooting
•    Design, implement, and test control strategies using IEC-61131 programming languages, and develop and modify human-machine interfaces (HMIs).
•    Help Operations and Maintenance resolve day-to-day PLC issues, working with Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Maintenance on corrective work.
•    Troubleshoot control systems and third-party interfaces, including AMS multiplexers and serial with DeltaV VIM cards.
•    Support failure investigations and prepare reports with recommendations to prevent recurrence.
•    Provide technical guidance on complex automation issues.
•    Use Maximo to manage assigned control-system work and coordinate PLC logic and HMI changes with Operations, including scheduling, implementation, and testing.

Maintenance and Reliability
•    Develop and carry out preventive maintenance schedules and scopes of work with Operational Technology (OT), PLC, and Distributed Control System (DCS) teams.
•    Work with engineering, service providers, and vendors to resolve technical issues and support PLC hardware and software lifecycle and obsolescence planning.
•    Support data collection and monitoring systems, including the plant historian and integration of PLC Modbus tags into the DCS.
•    Build and maintain knowledge of Central Utilities Block, Propane Dehydrogenation, and Polypropylene units, including control philosophies and requirements for UOP Oleflex and Grace UNIPOL technologies.

Projects and Turnarounds
•    Lead and coordinate automation projects, system upgrades, and turnaround activities.
•    Advise project teams on PLC spare parts, implementation, and costs.

Education, Skills and Experience

• An Instrumentation, Electrical, or Mechanical Technologist Diploma, or an engineering degree.
• At least three years of industry-related process control experience in an operating facility.
• Experience with large-scale integrated facilities.
• At least one year of PLC and DCS experience.
• At least one year of experience with protocols such as Modbus and HART.
• Knowledge of virtualization.
• Familiarity with Management of Change (MOC), safety best practices, and work in operating plants.
• Familiarity with all or a combination of the following: o Siemens S7-400 series (PCS7) o Siemens S7-400 series (Step 7) o Siemens S7-1200/1500 o Schneider Trident o Honeywell HC900 o Allen-Bradley ControlLogix/CompactLogix
• Safety Instrumented Function (SIF) verification experience preferred
• Petrochemical industry experience preferred

Hours

Full-time, nine hours per day, with every other Friday off

As this position is identified as safety and security sensitive, employment of a final candidate will be conditional upon completion of pre-employment medical, drug & alcohol, criminal record check and drivers abstract assessments with satisfactory results. Additionally, candidates will be required to adhere to company policies including those that relate to the proper use of personal protective equipment and, where applicable and available, human rights accommodation will be made.

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