R-405810 Student, Product Handler, May 2024

Job Description
Start Date: May 2024

Location: Minnedosa, MB

Length of Term: 4 Months

About this opportunity

Are you looking for an exciting Student opportunity full of meaningful, diverse, and challenging assignments working alongside industry leading professionals? You will be part of a driven, and collaborative team completing important projects while receiving the mentorship, knowledge, and experience to develop the skills you need to build an exciting career.

This position will involve a blend of office work, field tasks, and collaboration within the Material Handling team. As part of your responsibilities, you'll support grain receiving, DDGS loading, rail car spotting, and groundskeeping, including grass cutting, weed spraying, and trimming. You'll have the opportunity to develop valuable skills in communication, organization, safety, and collaboration, all while contributing to the efficient operation of our facility.

The application deadline for this position is Sunday, January 21, 2024, 11:59 p.m. MDT.

Note: this is NOT a camp-based location. Successful candidates will be required to relocate to Minnedosa or the surrounding area.

Responsibilities

Support efficient grain-receiving operations with a focus on accuracy.

Participate in DDGS loading while maintaining safety and cleanliness standards.

Assist in spotting rail cars and ensuring smooth material transfers.

Contribute to groundskeeping tasks for facility upkeep.

Actively engage in monthly safety meetings and facilitate four meetings, ensuring safety practices are followed and action items addressed.

Qualifications

Legally entitled to work in Canada full-time for the duration of your work term and able to produce documentation upon application (e.g., work visa)

Available to begin work in May 2024

Availability to work a Monday to Friday schedule, with flexibility as needed for operational demands.

Comfortable with physical demands, equipment operation, and working in noisy and dusty environments.

Previous experience in grain purchasing or material handling is a plus but not mandatory.

Skills

Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with team members.

Well-organized and capable of planning and prioritizing tasks to meet deadlines.

Safety-conscious, with a commitment to promoting and ensuring a safe working environment.

Education

Must be enrolled in an Agriculture, Science, Arts or Biosystems Engineering diploma or undergraduate program at the accredited post-secondary institution at the time of the intended work term and returning to full-time studies after the work term OR registered in an accredited post-secondary co-op or internship program for the duration of the work term.

New graduates are not eligible for student opportunities. 

Submission

Please submit a resume and transcript in one (1) PDF document.

Note: Applications without a recent transcript will not be considered.

If you require accessibility assistance to complete the on-line application or otherwise apply for an open position with Cenovus, its subsidiaries, and affiliates, please email careeropportunities@cenovus.com.

Safety Sensitive

This is a safety-sensitive role, and you will also be required to wear all Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during required work hours. Furthermore, you will also be required to pass the pre-employment medical and drug/alcohol assessment requirements.

Safety sensitive positions require the operation of a motor vehicle, applicants are asked to provide a recent (i.e., issued within the previous 4 weeks) original driver is abstract, for the preceding 5-year period, if offered the position. A valid Canadian class 5 Driver's License with no restrictions (i.e., non GDL) is a requirement for this role.

Student Program Benefits:

A multi-discipline program with meaningful, hands-on work experience

Networking events coordinated by the New Grad Committee including group mentoring from senior/executive leaders, lunch ‘n learns, guest speakers, technical presentations, and holiday celebrations.

Wide support network including direct leaders, program leads, human resource, peers, mentor(s), New Grad Committee, and buddy.

Structured goal setting and performance evaluations.

Opportunity to present work-term learnings to the Cenovus Leadership team.

Students moving for their work term may be eligible to receive a lump sum relocation payment to assist with relocation expenses.

Candidates must have their own means of transportation as there is no public transportation in field locations.

Additional Information

New graduates are not eligible for student opportunities.

Please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Learn more about our Student Program!

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About Cenovus

We’re a Canadian-based integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We’re committed to maximizing value by sustainably developing our assets in a safe, innovative and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.

Sustainability has always been deeply engrained in Cenovus’s culture. We have ambitious environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets in five focus areas – climate & greenhouse gas emissions, water stewardship, biodiversity, Indigenous reconciliation and Inclusion & Diversity – and are taking action to achieve them.

Cenovus is a founding member of the Pathways Alliance, Canada’s largest oil sands producers working together to address climate change. For more information on Cenovus’s ESG focus areas and targets, and overall sustainability efforts, visit https://www.cenovus.com/Sustainability.

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At Cenovus, we embrace diversity of thought, experience, and backgrounds to help us make better business decisions, address our challenges, seize opportunities, and unlock innovative solutions. We’re committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where people feel respected, valued, and engaged. We strive for a collaborative, physically and psychologically safe environment where you can be yourself, feel a sense of belonging and thrive.