5031 - 44th St, Lloydminster, AB, Canada
Onsite
Disclaimer: SLB completed the acquisition of ChampionX on July 16, 2025. If selected for this position, your employment will begin with ChampionX and will transition to SLB as part of the planned integration.
We are looking for a Journeyperson Electrician Automation Specialist located in Lloydminster, AB. This is your opportunity to join a global technology company, driving energy innovation for a balanced planet.
What’s In It For You:
The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best
· Thrive in a company that values sustainability, drives a safety-focused culture, and empowers through continuous improvement
· Comprehensive benefits package that includes extended health benefits, a company-matched retirement program, and more!
What You Will Do:
· Install, commission, configure, test, maintain, and troubleshoot variable speed drives, motor control equipment, SMARTEN controllers, VSD’s and RTUs, legacy Sensia VSD’s, control systems, industrial communications equipment, instrumentation, sensors, SCADA interface equipment, and artificial lift control systems.
· Perform startup and commissioning activities on new and existing installations.
· Diagnose and repair electrical, automation, instrumentation, and communication faults in the field.
· Complete preventive and corrective maintenance on customer equipment.
· Conduct field testing, validation, and performance verification of control systems.
· Provide professional technical support and operational guidance to customers and field personnel.
· Complete accurate service reports, commissioning records, test results, and work documentation.
· Participate in scheduled after-hours support or on-call rotations as required.
· Support deployment, commissioning, maintenance, and repair of legacy Sensia and SMARTEN VSD solutions.
· Configure drive parameters, motor control settings, protection functions, communications, and associated control interfaces.
· Troubleshoot power quality concerns, drive and motor protection alarms, communication failures, instrumentation faults, and controller issues.
· Verify proper operation of electrical protection, safety circuits, interlocks, instrumentation, and control logic.
· Assist with product testing, field trials, troubleshooting escalation, and evaluation of new automation technologies.
· Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives for automation, electrification, artificial lift, and field service products.
· Shipping and receiving duties
· Perform bench testing, assembly, inspection, repair, and functional validation of VSDs, controllers, sensors, panels, and related equipment.
· Prepare systems for shipment, including functional testing, documentation review, packaging, and factory acceptance testing where required.
Pre-Employment Requirements:
Position Details:
· Travel throughout Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Western Canada as operational requirements dictate.
Required Qualifications:
· Red Seal Journeyperson Electrician Certificate.
· Valid Class 5 driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
· Industrial electrical experience, including motor controls and VFD/VSD equipment.
· Ability to safely troubleshoot electrical and electronic control equipment in field and shop environments.
· Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, single-line diagrams, control schematics, P&IDs, wiring diagrams, and technical manuals.
· Working knowledge of AC and DC electrical systems, motor control, industrial instrumentation, and electrical safety practices.
· Ability to work independently, manage priorities, travel, document work, and communicate professionally with customers and internal teams.
Minimum Qualifications:
· Oil and gas, artificial lift, production automation, or field-service experience.
· Experience with legacy Sensia VSD systems, SMARTEN controllers and VSD systems, SCADA systems, RTUs, PLCs, sensors, industrial Ethernet, cellular, radio, or other field communications.
· Knowledge of production optimization technologies and rod-lift automation.
· Experience with shop testing, factory acceptance testing, inventory control, shipping, and receiving.
Schlumberger Canada Limited is committed to workplace diversity and employment equity and supports initiatives to enhance employment opportunities for local workforces and Indigenous Persons.
About Us:
ChampionX is now part of SLB, a global technology company driving energy innovation for a balanced planet. As innovators, that’s been our mission for nearly a century.
We are a technology company that unlocks access to energy for the benefit of all. As innovators, that’s been our mission for nearly a century. Today, we face a global imperative to create a future with more energy, but less carbon. Our diverse, innovative change makers are focused on going further in innovation and inventing the new energy technologies we need to get there.
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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.
