Refinery Products Blend Scheduler

Alberta, Canada
Job Family Group:
Production and Manufacturing Downstream
Worker Type:
Regular
Posting Start Date:
October 30, 2026
Business Unit:
Trading and Supply
Experience Level:
Experienced Professionals
Job Description:
What’s the roleShell is seeking a Refinery Products Blend Scheduler to join its team in Scotford.
Shell’s business requires the ability to quickly respond to changing market conditions and production capabilities to deliver the most value. The Refinery Products Blend Schedulers lead blending and scheduling activity for all distillate products (Diesels, Jet Fuel) and gasoline (regular and premium) for the Scotford integrated asset.
As a Refinery Products Blend Scheduler at Scotford, you are a key member of the Refinery Asset Optimization team, working closely with the Refinery Process Unit Scheduler, Refinery Economists, site Operations and Commercial Products Trading and Supply. You lead blending and scheduling activity for the integrated Scotford site, ensuring alignment with business objectives to capture market opportunities.
What you’ll be doing
Blending products (Diesels/ Jet fuel, and/or regular/premium gasoline) for the Scotford Refinery.
Interfacing with Calgary commercial Trading & Supply pipeline, truck, rail and marine schedulers, and other Trading & Supply personnel, to manage product supply to customers.
This includes managing inventory at Scotford Refinery for rail loading, and at the Sherwood Marketing Terminal (SMT) which distributes a significant volume via truck sales and serves as the staging area to inject into two product pipelines to outlaying terminals.
Tracking and optimizing product quality giveaway across the assigned product portfolio and leveraging Scotford operations personnel to ensure products meet specifications.
Issuing daily operating instructions to hourly production workforce indicating how the various blending systems are to be operated.
Providing off-hours support for blending and oil movement operations (tank farm operators) as needed on a rotational basis.
Coordinating seasonal product recipes with commercial Trading & Supply schedulers to ensure successful blend-up and blend-down is achieved for products across the supply chain, while minimizing giveaway.
Validating blend recipes produced by the linear program (LP) model and translating the monthly operating plan (MOP) into a detailed schedule to provide clear direction for Operations. Close coordination with the Refinery Process Unit Scheduler is required to ensure processing unit operations are optimized.
Providing key inputs for internal and external financial and production benchmarking and mandated reporting including but not limited to margin variance analysis (MVA).
Providing basic vacation coverage to the other scheduler and blender roles within the Refinery Asset Optimization team.
Leading continuous improvement projects in scheduling and blending, including but not limited to leveraging automation and digital technologies.
Coordinating with the other schedulers and blenders (and Economic Model Coordinators) needed improvements to the scheduling model to sustain useability of the tool and incorporate any automation and best-practices promptly.
The individual should be able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in an ever-changing and fast-paced environment. As the Refinery Asset Optimization department assists Production, extended coverage outside standard working hours may be required based on business need. Must also be an effective communicator, build strong relationships with the key process performers (Production and Technology), and be able to influence without formal authority.
What you bring
The candidate must have legal authorization to work in Canada on a full-time basis
Undergraduate degree in Science, Engineering or Business, and/or 3 or more years of relevant experience
Basic understanding of Refinery/Chemical economics and supply chain
Knowledge of production specifications and product quality reporting process an asset
Advance skill level in MS Excel or demonstrated capability to analyze large amounts of data
Understanding of IT technologies, Data Analysis techniques, databases, and reasonable computer programming skills is a plus
Ability to manage priorities effectively, balance multiple objectives and cope with occasionally high levels of stress in a fast-paced environment
Excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills
Team player and self-motivated
If youdon’tsee 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 moreequitable, inclusive, and diversecompany,and we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences to apply.
What we offerYou bring your skills and experience toShell,and in return you work with talented, committed people in an innovative work environment.You’llhave the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another.You’llbe able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.
Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition 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 uniqueexpertise
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 annualperformance-relatedsalary 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 anorganization workingto 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
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Shell in CanadaShell Canada is part of a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies with an average of 92,000 employeesin more than 70 countries and has beenoperatingin 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 providingfuelsand 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 inAlbertaincludes an upgrader;
chemicals plant and is home to the Questcarbon captureand storage facility
The Sarnia Manufacturing Centre refinery in Ontario
Investments inrenewablesand energy solutions, including EV charging,hydrogenand biofuels
12 Shell-owned distribution terminals, three of which have marine operations
Shell Aviation Canada delivers across a network of 26airport fixed-based operations and airport consortiums, from coast to coast. Shell Aviation provides1.7 billion litersof 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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