Chemical Handler - Suncor Firebag - Maintenance at Jardeg

Position: Chemical Handler - Suncor Firebag - Maintenance

Project Type: Maintenance

Project Location: Suncor Firebag

Shift: Day

Schedule: 8 days on and 6 days off; 12 hours/day (Day 1 and 8 of shift it will be 6 hours)

Accommodations: Camp

Travel Details: Fly to and from site

GC: Graham

Allied Partner: Heartland Constructors Inc.

Reference Number: 31467

Jardeg is recruiting a Chemical Handler to join the SUNCOR Firebag maintenance team on site near Fort McMurray, Alberta. This is a temporary position on an 8 and 6 rotation, DAY shift. Start date is on July 21,2026 and the position will potentially end on December 31st, 2026

The successful candidate will be responsible for the safe handling, storage, transfer, and inventory control of chemicals used in industrial maintenance and operations while ensuring compliance with site safety procedures and environmental requirements.

Responsibilities

• Check the lime/magox feed rates, keep the auger spouts free from plugging up, replace temporary hoses and diaphragm pumps, perform acid flush chemical cleans weekly, check the chemical silo levels
• Monitor the soda ash system, replace the super sacks daily by using the overhead crane, keep the auger spout free from plugging up
• Maintain the correct dosage of flocculant using the manual mixing tank, keep hoses from plugging, replace temporary diaphragm pump
• Maintain correct dosage of coagulant
• Perform house keeping duties in the building and chemical silos
• Offload chemical trucks including acid and caustic
• Perform minor maintenance activities on the chemical systems
• Collect samples as requried

Minimum Requirements

• Previous experience handling industrial chemicals in an oil sands, industrial, or maintenance environment.
• Ability to read and understand Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to safety.
• Ability to work in a camp-based FIFO environment.
• Satisfactory completion of site access requirements, including drug and alcohol testing.
• Mask Fit Test
• Class 5 Drivers License
• 3 years' Drivers Abstract
• Satisfactory completion of a Pre-Access Drug and Alcohol Test

Safety Tickets Requirements

• Energy Safety Canada CSO or Common Safety Orientation
• Energy Safety Canada Fall Protection
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) training certificate
• Respiratory Protective Equipment training certificates
• Forklift
• WHMIS

What We Offer

• Competitive union wages and benefits.
• Camp accommodations and travel provided.
• Long-term maintenance opportunities.
• Commitment to safety, training, and career development.

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At Jardeg, we power the workforce behind Graham and its trusted workforce partners, recruiting skilled trades and construction professionals who help deliver complex projects across Canada. If you’re a tradesperson working in Canada, our reach across commercial, infrastructure, and industrial construction - as well as maintenance and turnaround projects - means we offer more than just a job. We offer a lifetime of work.

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an inclusive, accessible workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accessibility modifications are available by request to your recruiter for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

While Jardeg facilitates recruitment, skilled tradespeople are employed by our workforce partners and may be subject to fitness-for-duty requirements to ensure safety on site.

Unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles from third-party recruitment agencies will not be accepted and will become the property of Jardeg.