process operator

Cenovus Energy

Typical day would include:

Working on several different computer programs such as:
CPW searching for PID's and As-builts
Maximo working through submitted and accepting work orders and taking these and building a safe Turn Around Lock-out Tag-out by first marking up PID's in Adobe Acrobat Standard then aligning the LOTO with Q4 or Winstets. Following up on items assigned to me and my team in Navitrack to submit information of task completed, Building Excel documents that help feed planning of Operations TA work or otherwise budget and computing fluid haul numbers.
 
Working in Microsoft Word for information sharing and procedure building. Building Fillable forms in Microsoft InfoPath. Building a meeting plan to share information with Coordinators in Microsoft PowerPoint. Designing flow path of events with Microsoft Visio. 
Setting up meetings with Microsoft Outlook.

The pay and benefits are very good, and that maybe the only good thing about this company. Plan on working everyday, holidays and weekends included, because they are understaffed and undertrained. Management is a joke from top to bottom at the Lima Refinery. No one, and I mean no one, has any clue what they are doing. And that’s okay to them - they simply pass their work off to a subordinate and let them attempt to deal with it. In a dangerous environment like refining, everyone has to know what is going on or people will get killed. If you are an operator and don’t know your job, they force you through just to get a position filled. About 90% of the operators there are not qualified to do their job. This should scare the heck out of the community. Many complain to corporate about the leadership and it is ignored. And don’t even get me started about the safety or lack there of. 

Great company to work for! The team at Foster Creek are top notch and safety is a priority.  Management lets me do my thing without micro managing and freedom to be responsible for the work assigned.

The camp at Foster creek is a little old and dated but still decent. Christina Lake camp is one of the best accommodations I have seen in the industry. 

Good pay, excellent vacation and time off. Week on week off schedule with generous banked OT and vacation time. Benefits are pretty much standard.

Management is an old boys club, and you had better be a young person with an engineering degree. All others have no value to this company, and be damned if you are older, because they will get rid of you as soon as they get an opportunity. They have great assets, just zero business sense! There is no rhyme or reason for having so many EVP's and VP's in a company as small as this, but it is all about title for most of these people. One didn't even graduate high school and is now an EVP. Explain that to your shareholders!!!

What is the best part of working at the company?
The pay is good. Shift is a bit longer compared to other o&g jobs 9&5 for construction


What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Depends on your position with the company 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Great people, high expectations but they're paying for the best qualified persons, so it's to be expected 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Busy days dealing with many different disciplines

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great pay and employee appreciation 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Some managers can be moody and unpredictable 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Respectful and inclusive. Lots of training and round table discussions about improving procedures and processes. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Put in my 8 hours and go home

Everyone there was great to work with in their own way. Safety is a big deal there as well which I definitely agreed with. I feel my experience there helped me learn a great deal about my profession and the industry. The toughest part of the job for me was taking a bus in and out every day, combined with the 12 hour shift it really doesn't leave you much time to sleep by the time you get home.

There is a disconnect between supervisors, management and workers. The work itself is great and the people are fantastic, the culture within management and the focus on productivity and revenue versus people is apparent despite consistent lip-service regarding safety. The leadership team has acknowledged this disconnect and is attempting to find better ways of managing. I hope they do, for future workers' sakes.

Each day can present a new challenge that will need to be met with colaberation , investigation and team consultation to determine the best action to take. The routine is that you can never anticipate, or plan out expected plant deficiencies even with repeated observation checks by all members of the team. Be prepared to interact with all team members in a professional, courteous manner which makes the days fun, rewarding and personally gratifying.

Overall, a typical day at work, was positive and allowed room for improvement.There was always opportunity for growth. Management was open and receptive to new methods or processes which improved the work environment. The most difficult part of the job involved incontrollable elements - global economics. This said, the environment did its' best to keep the work place as positive as possible.

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