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Make your mark while you grow your career! The Maintenance Planner role is critical to the safe, efficient and effective execution of maintenance activities at the Kirby South and North Facilities by providing consistent high detail planning/estimating, ensuring that all ordered material is correct and meets Canadian Natural specifications, and ensuring that applicable procedures, job plans and documents are compiled and available to execution crews.

Responsibilities of this role include planning and cost estimating all corrective maintenance activities, verifying and ordering all materials (long and short lead), creating execution job packages (safety & specialty requirements, job plan/procedure, drawings, specs, ITP’s, etc.).

• Job location: Kirby North, Alberta
• Shift schedule: 8 x 6, 12-hour shifts (Tuesday – Tuesday)
• Safety sensitive position: Yes
• Application deadline: March 31, 2026

• Conduct site visits to scope work and initiate communication with stakeholders to understand the level of planning detail, materials, tools and documentation required for each individual job
• Create detailed job plans and job packs for safe and effective execution of maintenance activities
• Identify material and services required to perform work and initiate the purchasing process by creating PR’s and PO’s on CMMS
• Ensure accuracy and adherence to Canadian Natural Specs
• Monitor/manage new work requests and changes in backlog priorities and maintain records and documentation in a shared directory
• Provide turnover notes and reports across shifts to ensure work is completed accurately and on schedule
• Attend and participate in weekly scheduling & work management meetings
• Continuous improvement of existing CMMS information and job plans/packs

• Typically, 5 plus years of related industry experience with a Journeyman Red Seal trades certification or related technologist certificate
• Familiarity with and understanding of
  • CMMS planning methodology
  • Working with piping, mechanical, electrical & instrumentation equipment
  • Working with ABSA, API, AER, ASME
  • QA/QC requirements
  • Work management process
  • Maintaining a positive safety track record
  • Reliability & Proactive Maintenance concepts
  • Working with Microsoft Office suite

• Competitive salary, stock options, company matched stock savings plan, annual bonuses
• May be eligible for relocation pursuant to Canadian Natural’s Relocation Policy
• 100% Employer paid extended Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
• Health & Wellness Spending Account
• Multiple volunteer opportunities within the community
• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Access to online learning platforms for continuous learning and development
• Paid vacation and time off during Christmas week and summer Fridays

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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.

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.

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.

We strive to share Company success with all employees through a comprehensive total compensation package.

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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.