Electrician

Worker Type: Employee

Job Post End Date: 04/25/2026

About this opportunity:

Cenovus Lima Refinery is now hiring for an Electrician role where the successful candidate will be responsible for the repair, maintenance and installation of electrical systems and equipment such as motors, switchgear, transformers, wiring, lighting, grounding, and alarm systems. An understanding of the risk and confidence to work with high voltage (35KV) situations is a must for this position. The duties for this position will be performed in an outdoor process facility under the direction of the Maintenance and Construction Department. Skills must be demonstrated prior to the job being awarded. The Electrician must be willing to work overtime as needed.

What you’ll do:

• Work with operations and engineering to ensure process additions or changes are well coordinated and documented among all stakeholders
• Ensure the electrical systems are operated effectively, accurately and comprehensively
• Maintain electrical system documentation, including Management of Change (MOC), single line drawings, schematic drawings, elevation drawings, databases, and equipment manuals
• Calibrate, test, troubleshoot and install electrical and control equipment, as well as performing other preventative/predictive maintenance and inspections on equipment
• Identify electrical needs including the selection and installation of new or replacement of existing electrical equipment
• Responsible for following all safety policies and guidelines as established by Cenovus and the Lima Refinery
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment including active participation in monthly Safety Meetings
• Ability to communicate (verbal and written) and work effectively with all levels of site personnel
  
  

Who you are:

• Legally authorized to work in the US
• High School Diploma or GED required. A technical degree or Journeyman's Certification in a related field considered an asset
• Valid driver's license
• Experience in design or maintenance of electrical equipment in a manufacturing plant environment considered an asset. Experience in refining, petroleum, transportation or closely related work environment considered an asset
• Working knowledge of computer operating systems, MS Office Applications, various software programs, and diagnostic software
• Individuals must be prepared to work safely, work outside, work at significant heights and have the willingness and ability to work overtime within hazardous environments
  
  

We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

Eligibility for Total rewards varies by position. This role may not be eligible for all Total rewards offerings.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT APRIL 24, 2026.

Cenovus was ranked one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025. We’re committed to being an employer of choice in our industry by offering a competitive total rewards package and employee programs and rewarding career development opportunities. Learn more.

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Who we are:

Cenovus is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner.

We operate in Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Our downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. We are currently the largest refiner in Ohio and transport products from our refineries in Lima and Toledo, Ohio and Superior, Wisconsin via pipelines, rail cars and trucks to customers throughout the United States.

Other operations include oil sands projects in northern Alberta, thermal and conventional crude oil and natural gas projects across Western Canada, crude oil production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and natural gas and liquids production offshore China and Indonesia.

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The Cenovus Experience

Total rewards

We’re committed to being an employer of choice through competitive compensation and our comprehensive total rewards package, including:

• Generous paid vacation
• Annual bonus
• Retirement savings plan matching
• Long-term incentives
• Medical & dental coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability benefits
• Employee assistance program
• Virtual healthcare coverage
• Generous leave of absence programs
• Fitness membership reimbursement
  
  

Our development philosophy

We foster a culture of continuous learning and development to support employees as they build meaningful careers. We offer a variety of employee development initiatives, including:

• Internal course offerings
• Education assistance for additional development
• Opportunities to work on special projects
• Leadership development programs for emerging and established leaders
  
  

We actively promote internal job movement, recognizing the value of gaining new perspectives, building connections across teams, and applying expertise in new ways. As a fully integrated energy company, we believe that sharing knowledge across our business and operations creates stronger outcomes—for employees and for the company as a whole.

Our culture

• Our purpose: We energize the world to make people’s lives better.
• Our values:
• Protect what matters
• Do it right
• Make it better
• Do it together
  
  

Cenovus Cares: We believe in the power of purpose-driven work. Our Employee Giving and Volunteering Program, Cenovus Cares, connects our people to our purpose, inspiring action and elevating impact year-round.

• Support causes you care about with volunteer opportunities in and outside of work.
• Earn donation grants while volunteering (up to $1,000 per event).
• Receive donation matching up to $25,000 annually.
• Staff resource groups: We have various staff resource groups to help ensure our people feel a sense of belonging and can grow and do their best work. These voluntary groups are employee-led and all groups are open to all staff in all locations.
  
  

Equal opportunity employer

We believe a workplace where everyone has merit-based opportunities to grow, achieve career aspirations and feel a sense of belonging benefits our people, our company and the regions where we live and work. We embrace and encourage different perspectives and approaches, which help us make better business decisions. We believe that through this approach, we can solve challenges, seize opportunities and unlock innovative solutions.

To achieve an unbiased and respectful workplace, individuals are evaluated based on qualifications, merit and abilities, and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates. We also acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

For more information about working at Cenovus, visit cenovus.com.

The requirements of this posting may be modified to support business needs. Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.

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