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About the role
The Opportunity JOB DESCRIPTION At Canadian Natural, our Horizon site ‑ based Reliability Engineering team plays a vital role in maximizing the availability, reliability, and performance of our mine equipment fleets. With a strong focus on health, safety, and the environment, the team identifies and manages asset reliability risks that could impact operations. By applying Lean Six Sigma (LSS), the Four Disciplines of Execution (4DX), and their expertise in loss elimination, risk management, and life cycle asset management, our Reliability Engineers provide sound recommendations to the Mining management team to achieve optimal asset performance.
Join Canadian Natural and help drive innovation and long-term value through integrity, teamwork, and a passion for doing things right.
- Job location: Fort McMurray, Alberta - Horizon Oil Sands Site
- Shift Schedule: 8 days on 6 days off, 10-hour shifts (Tuesday – Tuesday)
- Safety Sensitive Position: Yes
- Application Deadline: March 27, 2026
Key Accountabilities
- Maintain and manage mine asset management processes, ensuring systematic and coordinated control of asset performance and lifecycle expenditures for our mining fleet of haul trucks, mining shovels, and support equipment
- Work with planning, execution and vendors to gather information on recurring issues and develop solutions and maintenance strategy improvements
- Identify and manage asset reliability risks with a primary focus on reducing/eliminating production losses, maintenance-repair costs, operational risks
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to address systemic equipment issues and maintain a forward‑looking bad-actor list to ensure timely correction
- Lead root cause analyses and support the development and application of reliability ‑ centered maintenance strategies using facts and data to prevent equipment failures
- Use Power BI and other data analytic tools to aggregate and identify failure trends in data
What You Bring To The Role
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical / Industrial / Mining Engineering is preferred
- APEGA registration in place as a Member in Training, Professional Engineer or other Province/Territory equivalent registration is mandatory
- Ideally 5 plus years of reliability or maintenance experience in industry, preferably in mine mobile maintenance
- Proficiency with MS Office and proven experience with Power BI
- Continuous improvement mindset with a drive to optimize equipment reliability and maintenance strategies
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to derive actionable insights from complex data sets
- Experience in data analytics and machine learning is an asset
- Knowledge of equipment maintenance practices is an asset
What We Offer
- Competitive salary, stock options, company matched stock savings plan, annual bonuses
- 100% Employer paid extended Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
- May be eligible for relocation pursuant to Canadian Natural’s Relocation Policy
- May be eligible for additional premiums
- Company Sponsored Fly-In/Fly-Out from Calgary or Edmonton, Alberta
- First class camp facilities
- Health & Wellness Spending Account
- Multiple volunteer opportunities within the community
- Employee & Family Assistance Program
Check out our COMPENSATION & BENEFITS to learn more about what we have to offer!
About Us We are proud to be ranked as one of Forbes' Canada's Best Employers in 2025 and 2026.
We invest in your career through offering a culture that focuses on developing people, working together and doing it right, with fun and integrity.
Industry Leader: We commenced business in 1989 with a handful of employees and modest production, but today we employ more than 10,000 people and produce over 1 million BOE/d.
Community Investment: Social responsibility is a critical element of our commitment to responsible operations and part of our success and pride as a Company. We are committed to investing in the communities where we live and work, creating shared value along the way.
Compensation and Benefits: We strive to share Company success with all employees through a comprehensive total compensation package.
Our People, Our Stories: Our stories demonstrate the strong culture that exists at Canadian Natural – one that focuses on developing people, working together and doing it right, with fun and integrity.
Check out some of our Employee Testimonials !
All candidates applying to Canadian Natural must have legal authorization to work in Canada with no restrictions. While we appreciate all applications we receive, kindly note only candidates under consideration will be contacted.
About Canadian Natural
Experience challenging and empowering opportunities with Canada’s largest independent crude oil and natural gas producer. Become part of an organization that continually strives for safe, effective, efficient and environmentally responsible operations while contributing to the Canadian economy and giving back to the community.
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Top Benefits
About the role
The Opportunity JOB DESCRIPTION At Canadian Natural, our Horizon site ‑ based Reliability Engineering team plays a vital role in maximizing the availability, reliability, and performance of our mine equipment fleets. With a strong focus on health, safety, and the environment, the team identifies and manages asset reliability risks that could impact operations. By applying Lean Six Sigma (LSS), the Four Disciplines of Execution (4DX), and their expertise in loss elimination, risk management, and life cycle asset management, our Reliability Engineers provide sound recommendations to the Mining management team to achieve optimal asset performance.
Join Canadian Natural and help drive innovation and long-term value through integrity, teamwork, and a passion for doing things right.
- Job location: Fort McMurray, Alberta - Horizon Oil Sands Site
- Shift Schedule: 8 days on 6 days off, 10-hour shifts (Tuesday – Tuesday)
- Safety Sensitive Position: Yes
- Application Deadline: March 27, 2026
Key Accountabilities
- Maintain and manage mine asset management processes, ensuring systematic and coordinated control of asset performance and lifecycle expenditures for our mining fleet of haul trucks, mining shovels, and support equipment
- Work with planning, execution and vendors to gather information on recurring issues and develop solutions and maintenance strategy improvements
- Identify and manage asset reliability risks with a primary focus on reducing/eliminating production losses, maintenance-repair costs, operational risks
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to address systemic equipment issues and maintain a forward‑looking bad-actor list to ensure timely correction
- Lead root cause analyses and support the development and application of reliability ‑ centered maintenance strategies using facts and data to prevent equipment failures
- Use Power BI and other data analytic tools to aggregate and identify failure trends in data
What You Bring To The Role
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical / Industrial / Mining Engineering is preferred
- APEGA registration in place as a Member in Training, Professional Engineer or other Province/Territory equivalent registration is mandatory
- Ideally 5 plus years of reliability or maintenance experience in industry, preferably in mine mobile maintenance
- Proficiency with MS Office and proven experience with Power BI
- Continuous improvement mindset with a drive to optimize equipment reliability and maintenance strategies
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to derive actionable insights from complex data sets
- Experience in data analytics and machine learning is an asset
- Knowledge of equipment maintenance practices is an asset
What We Offer
- Competitive salary, stock options, company matched stock savings plan, annual bonuses
- 100% Employer paid extended Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
- May be eligible for relocation pursuant to Canadian Natural’s Relocation Policy
- May be eligible for additional premiums
- Company Sponsored Fly-In/Fly-Out from Calgary or Edmonton, Alberta
- First class camp facilities
- Health & Wellness Spending Account
- Multiple volunteer opportunities within the community
- Employee & Family Assistance Program
Check out our COMPENSATION & BENEFITS to learn more about what we have to offer!
About Us We are proud to be ranked as one of Forbes' Canada's Best Employers in 2025 and 2026.
We invest in your career through offering a culture that focuses on developing people, working together and doing it right, with fun and integrity.
Industry Leader: We commenced business in 1989 with a handful of employees and modest production, but today we employ more than 10,000 people and produce over 1 million BOE/d.
Community Investment: Social responsibility is a critical element of our commitment to responsible operations and part of our success and pride as a Company. We are committed to investing in the communities where we live and work, creating shared value along the way.
Compensation and Benefits: We strive to share Company success with all employees through a comprehensive total compensation package.
Our People, Our Stories: Our stories demonstrate the strong culture that exists at Canadian Natural – one that focuses on developing people, working together and doing it right, with fun and integrity.
Check out some of our Employee Testimonials !
All candidates applying to Canadian Natural must have legal authorization to work in Canada with no restrictions. While we appreciate all applications we receive, kindly note only candidates under consideration will be contacted.
About Canadian Natural
Experience challenging and empowering opportunities with Canada’s largest independent crude oil and natural gas producer. Become part of an organization that continually strives for safe, effective, efficient and environmentally responsible operations while contributing to the Canadian economy and giving back to the community.