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Designs Mechanical Co-op Student (8-Month Term, May 2025)

Parkland Refining BC Ltd. - 4 Jobs
Burnaby, BC
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Full-time
Student

Competitive Benefits. Meaningful Extras. Unmatched Value.

  • A place where you can take your career in the direction you want to grow and go
  • Save on gas at stations across Canada, including Chevron, Fas Gas, Ultramar, and Pioneer

Starting Salary: $23.50/hour

The Opportunity:

As a member of the Designs Engineering team supporting the Refinery, the successful candidate will work alongside unit (console) engineers to support small sized construction and reliability projects. This will include engineering support for repair, alteration, or replacement of pressure piping, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, storage tanks, compressors, and pumps. The successful candidate will be encouraged to be resourceful, bring fresh perspectives, and workshop solutions using all available resources.

Responsibilities:

  • Support unit engineers' small projects while interfacing with a cross functional team consisting of plant/field operations, technical, maintenance, and inspections.
  • Support unit reliability and manage equipment improvements using management of change process and creating Engineering Work Orders.
  • Participate in troubleshooting unit/equipment problems with unit engineers, and delivering effective, safety-conscious solutions.
  • Learn to perform flange gasket bolting calculations, brittle fracture prevention evaluations, piping stress analysis, and pressure vessel analysis using industry codes and standards, in-house calculation templates, and industry-leading software.
  • Assist in Fitness For Service (FFS) evaluations on piping and pressure vessels based on API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 industry code using hand calculations and commercial engineering software.
  • Assist in preparation for plant shutdowns including field inspection and data gathering.
  • Support engineering design of equipment, considering safety, operability, and environmental impact.
  • Source equipment including small pressure vessels, piping, fittings, hoses, flanges, gaskets, and bolting.
  • Participate in constructability and process hazard analyses for small projects.
  • Participate in monthly team, safety, and unit reliability meetings.
  • Facilitate small project meetings to provide progress updates and seek feedback.
  • Interface with external contractors and vendors to obtain equipment data, quotations, and proposals to support small projects.

Education:

  • Completed Second Year major in Applied Science in Mechanical or Integrated Engineering and available for an 8-month work term starting May 2025.
  • Completed courses in Introduction to Mechanics of Materials, Materials for Mechanical Design, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, Technical Communications. (Transcripts required).

Requirements:

  • Possess clear and effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to demonstrate strong organizational and time-management skills.
  • Ability to demonstrate an analytical approach to problem solving, with attention to detail.
  • Ability to build productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Work well within a team environment but also be able to take on tasks independently and progress them effectively.
  • Experience working in safety-focused industrial facility is an asset, but not a requirement.
  • Experience or training in reading Process & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID) and piping Isometrics.
  • Well versed in Excel performing calculations, creating functional templates, and data lookups.
  • Received classroom training in 3D parametric solid modeling and drafting. Experience in Solidworks is an asset.
  • Experience utilizing commercially available stress analysis software (finite element or beam element) is an asset, but not a requirement.
  • Recognize industry codes & standards used in the Oil & Gas industry including ASME, CSA, API.
  • Have a healthy appetite for learning and not be afraid to ask questions.

Humble. Hungry. Smart. Does this sound like you?

Do others describe you as being a down-to-earth achiever? Someone who thinks outside the box and always strives to do more than what is required. Someone who sees the bigger picture? You sound brilliant to work with!

We Want You To Shine:

We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants. If you require accommodation due to a disability, you will have an opportunity to notify us when scheduling your interview.

Belonging Matters. Because You Do:

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.

Our ability to work as one team across Canada, the United States and the Caribbean is foundational to our success. We show up as our authentic selves each day and create space for one another's unique contributions.

Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Affinity Networks help us activate enterprise-wide strategies that power a proactive culture of diversity, equity, inclusions, and ultimately – belonging.

We respect the diverse cultures, traditions and perspectives of Indigenous Peoples and seek to achieve equitable partnerships and opportunities with Indigenous communities.

The Fine Print:

Candidates must be legally eligible to work in the country in which they applied. Regrettably, we are unable to sponsor employment visas at this time.

Please note that final candidates for this position will be required to undergo a confidential pre-employment background check, including but not limited to educational, criminal, credit, drug and alcohol, and/or fitness for duty testing.

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