Specialist Engineer - Global Engineering

Specialist Engineer – Rotating Equipment Carseland, Alberta | Global Asset Integrity Role

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About The Role – 37342 - SPECIALIST ENGINEER - ROTATING EQUIPMENT (Carseland, Alberta, Canada) 

We are seeking a Specialist Engineer – Rotating Equipment to join Orica’s Global Specialist Asset Integrity team. This is a senior, high impact engineering role responsible for protecting and optimizing critical rotating equipment across our global manufacturing network.

You will act as a subject matter expert and technical authority, influencing asset lifecycle decisions, improving reliability, and supporting complex troubleshooting efforts across multiple sites and regions.

This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving complex problems, traveling internationally, and influencing asset performance at scale.

What you will be doing

•    Provide technical leadership and engineering expertise across rotating equipment, including lifecycle analysis and turnaround support 
•    Support global manufacturing sites by improving reliability, performance, and equipment integrity 
•    Apply data driven engineering insights to reduce operational risk and extend asset life 
•    Lead or contribute to benchmarking, innovation initiatives, and best practice development 
•    Serve as a technical contributor to HAZOPs, LOPAs, and functional safety activities 
•    Actively participate in and help lead Communities of Practice across the business

What you will bring

•    Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (or related discipline) 
•    7+ years of industry experience, including 4+ years of hands on rotating equipment experience in continuous or heavy manufacturing environments 
•    Strong background working with turbomachinery, compressors, steam turbines, and associated systems 
•    Working knowledge of API/ISO standards, NDE methods, vibration analysis, lubrication systems, thermography, and dynamic balancing 
•    Ability to influence across functions with clear communication, technical leadership, and mentoring skills

Role dimensions

•    Up to 25% international  and domestic travel per year
•    Travel may include extended trips  for turnarounds (up to 5 weeks at a time) to sites in Canada and  the United States with possibility to travel to Europe and also Australia. The main areas for this role are Canada and the United States. 
•    When not traveling, you will work onsite at Orica’s Carseland facility at least three days per week, where feasible  

What we offer

As part of a truly global company, you will have the ability to grow and learn in a diverse, collaborative culture. We foster relationships and learning through connected global and local teams, promote flexible and diverse career paths and support the development of your knowledge and skills. 

You will be paid a competitive salary, learn from talented individuals across multiple disciplines and be able to thrive in a safe workplace within a collaborative culture. Ignite your career at a place where your distinct potential can find its home.

Compensation Range 

•    $107,700 - $114,000 CAD per year
•    Eligible for annual short-term incentive plan

(Salary to be determined by the applicant’s experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.)

Benefits 

•    Medical on the first day worked.   Basic module paid by the employer.  
•    Dental on the first day worked.   Basic module paid by the employer.  
•    Life, Disability and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance 
•    Short and Long Term Disability
•    Retirement / Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP)
•    Holidays - twelve nationally and/or provincially recognized holidays per calendar year
•    Paid Time Off 

👉 Candidates must already have legal authorization to work in Canada. Candidates must be eligible to gain approval to trave; for work in the United States.
Orica does not provide employment visa sponsorship or immigration support for this role.

Orica is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are a Drug-free workplace. 

We respect and value all

Orica promotes and fosters a culture of inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment everywhere we operate. We treat our people and applicants with fairness, dignity, and respect, getting the best of everyone’s contributions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, nationality, age, military or veteran, marital or disability status.

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