Turnaround Team Leader Job at HF Sinclair (Mississauga)

Job Description

Petro-Canada Lubricants Inc. (PCLI), an HF Sinclair company, located in Mississauga, Ontario is seeking a full -time Turnaround Team Leader. Reporting to the Director of Maintenance, the Turnaround Team Leader is responsible for the safe, reliable, and cost-efficient planning, scheduling, and execution of all Turnaround (T/A) and major outage activities at the Mississauga Lubricants facility. This role drives schedule adherence, stringent cost management, and effective resource allocation throughout all T/A phases. The Turnaround Manager leads a cross-functional turnaround team and chairs both the T/A Steering Team (TAST) and T/A Strategy Committee (TASC) for major events, ensuring stakeholder alignment on scope, schedule, and budget while adhering to company standards, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

Job Responsibility

Leads the full planning lifecycle of Turnarounds for the Mississauga facility: long range planning, scope definition, worklist freeze, risk register, materials/long-lead procurement, constructability, execution work packages, and ready for operations (RFO)/commissioning plans
Leads turnaround readiness reviews and gate checks-ins per corporate standards
Owns the turnaround budget, contingency, and cost forecasting
monitors daily cost performance and variance during execution phase
Implements rigorous costs controls (earned value tracking, productivity metrics, spending forecasting, change orders tracking, etc…) to accurately predict Turnaround costs
Ensures T/A estimates align to stage gate accuracies and AFE requirements
Champion of a Zero Harm safety culture for Turnarounds
set expectations, drives hazard recognition and associated mitigations, incident reporting/investigations, and conducts field verifications to ensure compliance
Ensure all work complies with company standards (including but not limited to HSE, PSM, QA/QC, MOC, etc.)
Develop and maintain the Integrated Turnaround Schedule (ITS) across all disciplines
Uses critical path and near-critical path management
conducts daily schedule adherence reviews and recovery planning
Negotiates and manages contracts, change orders, and claims with a focus on optimizing productivity without compromising safety or quality
Develops comprehensive resource plan to accommodate the T/A requirements including working with various contractors to forecast and secure the right resources (various crafts, specialty vendors, etc…) with an emphasis on productivity and compliance to T/A deliverables
Lead T/A contractor teams and temporary resources (both hourly and salary) as necessary
Collaborate with Labour Relations to uphold union contracts, grievance processes, and dispatch rules
maintains positive, respectful work relations
Set craft density targets, crew mixes, and shift patterns
implement onboarding, training, and competency requirements
Chair of the Turnaround Steering Team (down and in) and Turnaround Strategy Team (up and out)
Align stakeholders on scope, constraints, risk profile, and KPIs
maintain transparent communication and single source of truth reporting
Drives strong and effective partnerships across many departments and teams including corporate services to build, implement and share T/A best practices
Leverages expertise and strategic insight to guide decisions and influence outcomes in a nonauthoritative leadership capacity
Drive continuous improvement through lessons learned, post-turnaround reviews, and standardized best practices
Participate in corporate turnaround networks and associated industry association activities (AFPM, API, etc.) to share and foster a continuous improvement mindset
Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their supervisor, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion

Requirements

10+ years of experience in oil & gas (refining, petrochemical, upstream/midstream)
5+ years of experience/participation in turnarounds and/or major outages (preferably in a leadership role)
5+ years of formal leadership experience in an industrial setting (preferably in maintenance, turnaround or construction)
A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree, trade background, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
Proven leadership skillsets in both managing unionized/non-unionized workforces and/or large contractor teams in complex industrial settings
Strong knowledge in turnaround planning systems and scheduling (Primavera P6 or equivalent), cost control, and QA/QC
Strong knowledge of HSE/PSM/MOC procedures/processes, permit-to-work processes, isolation standards, and regulatory compliance
Demonstrated success in stakeholder management, steering team governance, and cross-functional alignment
Excellent communication (written/verbal), negotiation, and decision-making skills under time pressures
Strong time management and organizational skills

Nice to have

Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or PMP certification is a strong asset
Experience with turnaround best practices and tools (field mobility apps, progress tracking, analytics dashboards, etc…) is strongly preferred
Lean/Agile or continuous improvement certifications (e.g., Six Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt) is preferred

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