Operations Manager
The Operations Manager provides strategic leadership for multi-site maintenance programs, ensuring safe and cost-effective service delivery. They oversee maintenance managers and support personnel while driving continuous improvement and maintaining strong client relationships.
- On-site
- Cold Lake, AB
- Posted Jul 28, 2026
- 1 position
Job summary
Company Description FLINT is a leading service provider in Canada’s energy and industrial markets offering full asset life cycle support, including construction, maintenance, fabrication, and environmental services. Committed to safety and quality, we foster a workplace culture that values innovation and sustainability. With a strong local presence and top-tier talent, we deliver high-quality services as we help our customers bring their resources to our world. Job Description ** This posting is intended to collect expressions of interest for potential future opportunities ** As an Operations Manager, are the senior accountable leader for a multi-site maintenance program, ensuring the safe, reliable, and cost-effective delivery of maintenance services while fostering strong client relationships and driving continuous improvement. This role supports FLINT’s success by driving operational excellence, fostering strong client and vendor relationships, and ensuring compliance with all safety, quality, and legislative standards. What would you be doing? Provide strategic leadership and oversight for maintenance operations across five Imperial Oil facilities. Act as the primary point of contact for Imperial Oil leadership regarding maintenance service delivery and program performance. Lead maintenance managers, superintendents, planners, schedulers, and support personnel to achieve safety, reliability, operational, and financial objectives. Develop and execute annual operating plans, budgets, workforce strategies, and resource forecasts. Ensure compliance with client requirements, regulatory obligations, and FLINT management systems. Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety performance, productivity, quality of execution, and cost optimization. Oversee maintenance, shutdown, turnaround, and small capital work execution across the portfolio. Monitor and report on key performance indicators while implementing corrective actions as required. Build and maintain strong working relationships with client stakeholders, subcontractors, and internal leadership teams. Perks of the job Comprehensive insurance and benefits package Health Care Spending Account Paid vacation Competitive compensation Qualifications Journeyperson Trade Certification in a recognized industrial trade, Engineering Degree, or Technical Diploma. Brings 10+ years of experience in industrial maintenance, construction, or shutdown operations, with a proven ability to manage operations safely and efficiently. Demonstrates strong leadership, coaching, and team development skills while fostering a safe, collaborative, and respectful work environment. Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities to engage effectively across all organizational levels. Strong planning, organizing, decision-making, and meeting facilitation skills Additional Information This position has been identified as a safety-sensitive position and will require completion of drug and alcohol testing. Our Commitment to Our People When you join FLINT, we make these promises: Your work will matter. The projects you'll help build will serve communities for generations. Your growth is our priority. We'll invest in your development and create paths for advancement. Your voice will be heard. Your experience and ideas will shape how we tackle challenges. Your team will support you. You'll work with people who want to see you succeed. Your ambition will be rewarded. As you grow, FLINT grows – and we recognize those who help us build better. Shape Your Future. Strengthen Your Craft. Leave A Legacy. Please click here to view our Recruitment Privacy Notice. Position Type: Permanent
What you’ll do
The Operations Manager provides strategic leadership for multi-site maintenance programs, ensuring safe and cost-effective service delivery. They oversee maintenance managers and support personnel while driving continuous improvement and maintaining strong client relationships.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a Journeyperson Trade Certification, Engineering Degree, or Technical Diploma. A minimum of 10 years of experience in industrial maintenance, construction, or shutdown operations is required.
Benefits
• Comprehensive insurance • Benefits package • Health Care Spending Account • Paid vacation
Listed skills
- Project managementPreferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- Strategic leadership
- Maintenance management
- Operational excellence
- Budgeting
- Workforce strategy
- Safety compliance
- Continuous improvement
- Stakeholder management
- Shutdown management
- Turnaround management
- Resource forecasting
- Team development
- Communication
- Decision-making
- Project management
- Industrial Repair And Maintenance
- Meeting Facilitation
- Life Cycle Support
- Operation Maintenance
- Planning
- Construction
- Decision Making
- Continuous Improvement Process
- Forecasting
- Oil and Gas
- Leadership
- Innovation
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Operational Excellence
- Operations Management
- Operations
- Coaching
- Strategic Leadership
- Subcontracting
- Team Building
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Reliability
Job areas
- Management & Leadership
- Energy
- Construction
- Engineering
- Environmental & Sustainability
- Operations Manager
- Operations Manager (General)
- Manufacturing Managers
- General and Operations Managers
Additional details
- Minimum education
- Professional degree
- Minimum experience
- 10+ years
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
