Alberta, Canada

Job Family Group:

Production and Manufacturing Downstream

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

February 26, 2026

Business Unit:

Downstream and Renewables

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What’s the role

Are you ready to take an active leadership role in Scotford's transformation beyond our existing ways of working and help shape our asset of the future?

If you’re open to exploring your next career move, we encourage you to consider this exceptional opportunity! We’re seeking a dynamic leader to take charge of a critical asset within one of Alberta's Top 80 and Canada's Top 100 employers.

The Shell Scotford Refinery Production team is seeking a Production Team Lead Chemicals & Distribution for our Chemicals Asset. The Shell Scotford Complex consists of a bitumen upgrader, oil refinery, chemicals plant and the Quest Carbon Capture and Storage facility. It is one of North America’s most efficient, modern, and integrated hydrocarbon processing sites.

The Production Team Leader Chemicals & Distribution are the Front-Line Leaders in Production supervising teams of up to 15 Front Line Workers in a unionized environment. Their primary objective is to support work execution with a focus on safety of the assets and the people working within the assets. The Production Team Leader and Central Services Shift Leader work closely together as the on-shift leadership team to deliver the overall site Production Plan. Delivering the Asset Shift Plan through their team, the Production Team Leader will work closely with their designated hourly production team members.

Accountabilities:

• Drive Plan Delivery through production planning, scheduling & overtime management, Daily Operating Instructions (DOI) execution, and maintenance schedule compliance

• Lead Team Development by managing progression planning, recognition initiatives, performance & attendance management, and succession planning

• Uphold Assurance by ensuring permit to Work adherence, safe work practice (SWP) compliance, process safety fundamental (PSF) compliance, ensure safe production (ESP) requirements, and alignment with Shell’s Code of Conduct and Respectful Workplace (RWP) policies

• Identify the need for critical task analysis (CTA), and initiate requests for CTA development

• Ensure competent personnel assigned to work tasks, 100% compliance to HSE training

• Manage the development of team by using individual development plans (IDPS), job competency profile (JCP) and creating gap closure plans

• Manage performance of work team by utilizing goals and performance framework and developing people by way of coaching and mentoring reports to achieve development targets

• Ensure team adherence to incident reporting policy, and inform and liaise with the Central Services Leader during incidents

• Foster continuous improvement initiatives and simplification of work processes to achieve objectives in safety, compliance, throughputs, yields and energy usage; both on shift and in production units

• Serve as the Operating Area Team Leader during emergencies, providing critical operations support to the Incident Commander to drive incident recovery and prevent escalation

• Ensure emergency response (ER) and Red Tag drills are executed as per scheduled, and ensure assigned emergency response team (ERT) compliment is rostered

• Perform duties as a reserve worker

What you bring

• Must have legal authorization to work in Canada on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer

• Must have 4th class Power Engineering Certificate

• At least 10 years’ operational experience in a Refining, Upgrading or Chemicals facility

• Minimum of 3 years of leadership and supervisory experience preferably in a unionized environment

• Knowledge of Emergency Response Protocols

• Understanding of production policies and procedures

• Proficient with programs such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel

• Ability to deliver training and facilitate meetings

If you don’t see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed in the posting above, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that women & those from under-represented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We are committed to creating a more equitable, inclusive, and diverse company and we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences to apply.

After you submit your application, you will receive an email providing a link to an online assessment that is a mandatory part of the process and must be successfully completed within 3 days of receiving the initial assessment invite. The email will come from HireVue - please check your spam/junk mailbox if you do not see the email. Once completed, your application will be reviewed to determine the next steps. Thank you for your interest in Shell.

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people in an innovative work environment. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on innovative projects together

• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead

• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices

• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise

• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself

• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working

• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase; our pay and benefits packages are among the best in the world

• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents

• Join an organization working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world

• We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply

• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams

• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programs

We'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal, click here.

Shell in Canada

Shell Canada is part of a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies with an average of 92,000 employees in more than 70 countries and has been operating in Canada since 1911.

Shell Canada is one of the few truly integrated energy companies in Canada with all of Shell’s global businesses represented, including upstream, integrated gas, downstream, and renewables and energy solutions. That means we do everything from exploration, gas production, refining and manufacturing, to providing fuels and developing energy solutions for our customers.

At a glance, our businesses and projects in Canada include:

• Joint Venture Partner (40%) with LNG Canada which will export Canadian natural gas to Asian markets

• Shale gas and liquids assets in Alberta and British Columbia

• A network of 1,400 retail stations across Canada

• The Scotford Complex in Alberta, includes an upgrader, chemicals plant and is home to the Quest carbon capture and storage facility

• The Sarnia Manufacturing Centre refinery in Ontario

• Investments in renewables and energy solutions, including EV charging, hydrogen and biofuels

• 15 Shell-owned distribution terminals, three of which have marine operations

• Shell Aviation Canada delivers across a network of 26 airport fixed-based operations and airport consortiums, from coast to coast. Shell Aviation provides 1.7 billion liters of high-quality fuel annually in Canada and offers reliable and safe into-plane delivery

• Strong Sulphur and Lubricants businesses as well as an innovative Supply and Trading business

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