Top Benefits
About the role
Tacten is currently seeking a professional, motivated, and forward-thinking IRATA Level 3 Supervisor to join our growing team in the Alberta Oil Sands Region, based out of Suncor Base Plant in Fort McMurray, AB!
If you thrive in a fast-paced industrial environment that champions growth, learning, and innovation, this is your chance to elevate your career. Let’s build something great together!
Position Details
- Rotation/Shift Long-Term Maintenance 14/14 rotation, 11.5 hrs./day
- Start Date December 31, 2025
- Camp Accommodations & FIFO from all major local city hubs in Canada provided
- Ensure all rope access activities are performed safely and in compliance with IRATA standards and company policies.
- Perform inspections, maintenance, and repair work using rope access methods.
- Plan and execute rigging setups, ensuring operational safety and compliance with site and IRATA requirements.
- Conduct pre-job hazard assessments, toolbox meetings, and rescue plans.
- Maintain accurate documentation of work performed, inspections, and safety checks.
- Perform rescues and emergency response procedures as required.
- Mentor and evaluate lower-level technicians (Level 1 and 2) in safe work practices.
- Support continuous improvement in safety, quality, and operational efficiency.
- Lead daily rope access operations, ensuring all work is conducted safely and efficiently.
- Oversee and coordinate team assignments, ensuring work meets clients and company expectations.
- Liaise with site management and clients on work scopes, safety, and progress updates.
- Perform equipment inspections, maintain certification records, and ensure site compliance.
Certifications
- IRATA Level 3 Certification (valid and in good standing) required
- CSTS / OSSA Regional/ ESC CSO/ BSO required
- Standard First Aid Certification required
- CSTS / OSSA / ESC (or equivalent safety orientation) required or asset
Qualifications / Experience
- Minimum 2 years of experience as an IRATA Level 3 Rope Access Technician in industrial environments
- Strong understanding of rope access theory, rigging principles, maneuvers, hauling systems, and advanced rescue techniques
- Demonstrated ability to lead, instruct, and supervise Level 1 and Level 2 technicians
- Proven leadership and communication skills in a team environment
- Strong safety, quality, and client-focus mindset
- Self-motivated and capable of working independently in remote, high-risk, and variable conditions
- Problem-solving and time-management skills with attention to detail
The strength of Tacten lies in its outstanding people. As a rapidly growing, intensely innovative, international public held company, the opportunities to pursue challenging and diverse career development paths are vast.
Complemented by an attractive hours-based benefits program, Tacten offers extensive training, courses and progression opportunities. Working on a variety of projects across industries such as Oil and Gas, Civil, Construction and Engineering, we can ensure your career stays diverse, interesting, and safe!
Join our team at Tacten and embark on a rewarding journey where you will contribute to the company's growth and success while advancing your career. Apply now to be part of our dedicated team of professionals.
- Working at heights up to 300 ft, with some heights exceeding this
- Exposure to outdoor weather conditions and variable temperatures
- Work may involve confined spaces, elevated structures, and remote site locations Requires climbing, lifting, pulling, and working in physically demanding positions for extended periods
- You must be comfortable wearing harness, PPE, and fall protection equipment throughout the shift
- Participation in daily safety meetings, rescue drills, and site-specific orientations
- Strict adherence to all Tacten and client safety policies and procedures
- Drug and alcohol pre-access testing
- Work within a multidisciplinary team of rope access, trade, and supervisory personnel
- Strong focus on safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement
For 20 years, Tacten has been leaders of innovation in delivering an integrated industrial services model based on composite crews, multi-disciplined trades, certified IRATA personnel and customized access optimization programs to industry’s largest clients in the world’s harshest environments.
Our work is critical to the integrity and safety of industrial firms, including petroleum refinery, pipeline, power generation, pulp & paper, mining, pharmaceutical, aerospace and automotive industries. Tacten employs dedicated professionals supporting the mechanical integrity and inspection programs of the world’s largest industrial segments.
Please note we will consider accessibility accommodations to applicants upon request.
The company utilizes AI enabled tools to organize candidate responses. These tools may be used in the screening or assessment of applicants.
About Tacten Industrial Inc
INTEGRATED INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
THE SMARTER WAY. THE EFFICIENT WAY. THE TACTEN WAY.
For 20 years, we have been leaders of innovation in delivering an integrated industrial services model based on composite crews, multi-disciplined trades, certified IRATA personnel and customized access optimization programs to industry's largest clients in the world's harshest environments.
Our highly skilled technicians, combined with our access solutions, and scalable composite crews with multiple certifications, allow us to provide clients with an unparalleled turnkey experience on a wide range of projects.
Access optimization through rope access is one of the pillars of our model. It is one of the competencies that has enabled us to save our customers millions of dollars over the last 20 years.
Being the first, and longest standing, full member of IRATA in North America, as well as the largest rope access service provider in North America, affords us a significant amount of experiential knowledge that has vast benefits to our clients.
Our composite crews are assembled from a large pool of employees that are specialists within their disciplines. Teams are comprised based on the specific expertise required for each project. Through intimate working relationships with our customers, we participate in execution design during the planning process in order to ensure optimum efficiency.
We have capabilities that extend across all industry segments, but with specific capabilities in oil and gas, petrochemical refining, marine, pulp and paper, power generation and civil infrastructure.
Our core service offering includes electrical, welding/fabrication, pipe-fitting, insulation, asbestos abatement, hoisting/rigging, painting and coating, inspection, shutdown/turn around support, removal of equipment or hazards, confined space (including rescue service), furnace and burner de-slags, nuts and bolts removal/replacement, and class surveys.
Top Benefits
About the role
Tacten is currently seeking a professional, motivated, and forward-thinking IRATA Level 3 Supervisor to join our growing team in the Alberta Oil Sands Region, based out of Suncor Base Plant in Fort McMurray, AB!
If you thrive in a fast-paced industrial environment that champions growth, learning, and innovation, this is your chance to elevate your career. Let’s build something great together!
Position Details
- Rotation/Shift Long-Term Maintenance 14/14 rotation, 11.5 hrs./day
- Start Date December 31, 2025
- Camp Accommodations & FIFO from all major local city hubs in Canada provided
- Ensure all rope access activities are performed safely and in compliance with IRATA standards and company policies.
- Perform inspections, maintenance, and repair work using rope access methods.
- Plan and execute rigging setups, ensuring operational safety and compliance with site and IRATA requirements.
- Conduct pre-job hazard assessments, toolbox meetings, and rescue plans.
- Maintain accurate documentation of work performed, inspections, and safety checks.
- Perform rescues and emergency response procedures as required.
- Mentor and evaluate lower-level technicians (Level 1 and 2) in safe work practices.
- Support continuous improvement in safety, quality, and operational efficiency.
- Lead daily rope access operations, ensuring all work is conducted safely and efficiently.
- Oversee and coordinate team assignments, ensuring work meets clients and company expectations.
- Liaise with site management and clients on work scopes, safety, and progress updates.
- Perform equipment inspections, maintain certification records, and ensure site compliance.
Certifications
- IRATA Level 3 Certification (valid and in good standing) required
- CSTS / OSSA Regional/ ESC CSO/ BSO required
- Standard First Aid Certification required
- CSTS / OSSA / ESC (or equivalent safety orientation) required or asset
Qualifications / Experience
- Minimum 2 years of experience as an IRATA Level 3 Rope Access Technician in industrial environments
- Strong understanding of rope access theory, rigging principles, maneuvers, hauling systems, and advanced rescue techniques
- Demonstrated ability to lead, instruct, and supervise Level 1 and Level 2 technicians
- Proven leadership and communication skills in a team environment
- Strong safety, quality, and client-focus mindset
- Self-motivated and capable of working independently in remote, high-risk, and variable conditions
- Problem-solving and time-management skills with attention to detail
The strength of Tacten lies in its outstanding people. As a rapidly growing, intensely innovative, international public held company, the opportunities to pursue challenging and diverse career development paths are vast.
Complemented by an attractive hours-based benefits program, Tacten offers extensive training, courses and progression opportunities. Working on a variety of projects across industries such as Oil and Gas, Civil, Construction and Engineering, we can ensure your career stays diverse, interesting, and safe!
Join our team at Tacten and embark on a rewarding journey where you will contribute to the company's growth and success while advancing your career. Apply now to be part of our dedicated team of professionals.
- Working at heights up to 300 ft, with some heights exceeding this
- Exposure to outdoor weather conditions and variable temperatures
- Work may involve confined spaces, elevated structures, and remote site locations Requires climbing, lifting, pulling, and working in physically demanding positions for extended periods
- You must be comfortable wearing harness, PPE, and fall protection equipment throughout the shift
- Participation in daily safety meetings, rescue drills, and site-specific orientations
- Strict adherence to all Tacten and client safety policies and procedures
- Drug and alcohol pre-access testing
- Work within a multidisciplinary team of rope access, trade, and supervisory personnel
- Strong focus on safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement
For 20 years, Tacten has been leaders of innovation in delivering an integrated industrial services model based on composite crews, multi-disciplined trades, certified IRATA personnel and customized access optimization programs to industry’s largest clients in the world’s harshest environments.
Our work is critical to the integrity and safety of industrial firms, including petroleum refinery, pipeline, power generation, pulp & paper, mining, pharmaceutical, aerospace and automotive industries. Tacten employs dedicated professionals supporting the mechanical integrity and inspection programs of the world’s largest industrial segments.
Please note we will consider accessibility accommodations to applicants upon request.
The company utilizes AI enabled tools to organize candidate responses. These tools may be used in the screening or assessment of applicants.
About Tacten Industrial Inc
INTEGRATED INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
THE SMARTER WAY. THE EFFICIENT WAY. THE TACTEN WAY.
For 20 years, we have been leaders of innovation in delivering an integrated industrial services model based on composite crews, multi-disciplined trades, certified IRATA personnel and customized access optimization programs to industry's largest clients in the world's harshest environments.
Our highly skilled technicians, combined with our access solutions, and scalable composite crews with multiple certifications, allow us to provide clients with an unparalleled turnkey experience on a wide range of projects.
Access optimization through rope access is one of the pillars of our model. It is one of the competencies that has enabled us to save our customers millions of dollars over the last 20 years.
Being the first, and longest standing, full member of IRATA in North America, as well as the largest rope access service provider in North America, affords us a significant amount of experiential knowledge that has vast benefits to our clients.
Our composite crews are assembled from a large pool of employees that are specialists within their disciplines. Teams are comprised based on the specific expertise required for each project. Through intimate working relationships with our customers, we participate in execution design during the planning process in order to ensure optimum efficiency.
We have capabilities that extend across all industry segments, but with specific capabilities in oil and gas, petrochemical refining, marine, pulp and paper, power generation and civil infrastructure.
Our core service offering includes electrical, welding/fabrication, pipe-fitting, insulation, asbestos abatement, hoisting/rigging, painting and coating, inspection, shutdown/turn around support, removal of equipment or hazards, confined space (including rescue service), furnace and burner de-slags, nuts and bolts removal/replacement, and class surveys.