Imperial Oil
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Very structured organization
Accounting Analyst Co-op, Upstream BAR (Former Employee) – Calgary, AB – 28 July 2018
Typical Day At Work:
*Do the workday routines set up everyday
*These included things like financial analysis and controller audits/internal checks
What I learned:
*Learned more about what accountants do
*Do the workday routines set up everyday
*These included things like financial analysis and controller audits/internal checks
What I learned:
*Learned more about what accountants do
this job gives one all aspects of the oil and gas
FIELD SAFETY TECHNICIAN / SAFETY (Former Employee) – Cold Lake, AB – 24 July 2018
enjoyed working there Especially at the SRU I have made some changes and management has agreed to them which makes me so very happy. The culture there is one of a kind but it really works. As a safety officer that is the name of the game.
Pros
different aspects of the operation that is cold lake
Cons
no cons here
Productive, friendly, very adaptive cross-cultural atmosphere
Driver/Operator/Laborer (Former Employee) – Fort McMurray, AB – 23 July 2018
Was a great place to work even at early development stages....the job was at an oilsands setting in northern Alberta. During winter is not the best time to work up there due to extreme cold weather, but still....a plus 10, in my books!
Pros
Great food
Cons
Just the weather during winter, but that, s understandable.
Fun work place but little tough for hated contractors.
Lead Electrical Engineer (Former Employee) – Calgary, AB – 17 June 2018
10 hours minimum work time per day, 5 days a week. Good management style. Good work culture. Flexible hours as long as you meet 50 hours per week. Travel hours are restricted for hated contractors. Good place to work.
Pros
Good management style
Cons
Long hours
Excellent place to work, amazing campus to work at
Stock Room Coordinator Lead (Former Employee) – Calgary, AB – 16 June 2018
Imperial Oil was very good to me. I really enjoyed the people I worked with and was able to work in a few different roles. Management was great and I learned a lot. We were always very busy but best part of my job was making a difference everyday and the wonderful people I worked with.
Pros
Excellent facility, people are great to work with/for
Cons
Very busy at times
Amazing environment with an even better team
Water Reuse Operator (Former Employee) – Cold Lake, AB – 30 May 2018
Great company and group of people working there. Always exciting and fulfilling. Learnt a lot about the operations of a water reuse facility and got to experience shift work rotations.
Pros
Hard work, learning, the people
Cons
n/a
Competitive work place but enjoyable
Technical Contact (Former Employee) – Sarnia, ON – 11 May 2018
A lot of very hard working and mart people working here. Leads to a lot of good work as they are few slackers. But there are also a lot of headstrong people that make the work environment very competitive. Company encourages this mentality.
as a sub contractor was treated fairly
FIELD SAFETY TECHNICIAN / SAFETY (Former Employee) – Cold Lake Operations – 8 May 2018
The SLPI I use on a daily basis, and it is so very true with the oil and gas industry. It is a harness that has embodied the whole scope of the work in the industry
Pros
love the permit system very detailed
Rewarding Place to work
Superintendent (Former Employee) – Fort Nelson, BC, Fort McMurry – 17 March 2018
The Company was very rewarding place to work. The management team were very accommodating for giving time off when needed and acknowledging your work, Very safe work environment.
Good Team
STAR BAR Analyst (Former Employee) – Calgary, AB – 5 March 2018
Contractors treated as second-class citizens but worked with some amazing people, who taught me a lot. The work life was poor but that was a product of the department, and how finance is with respect to month end, year end, and quarter ends.
Pros
Close to home
Cons
Long hours
Good place to work
Electrical/Instrumentation and Controls Technician (Former Employee) – Kearl Lake, AB – 3 March 2018
Challenging job as a maintenance electrician in the ore preparation area of the plant. Gained valuable industry knowledge on Rockwell and ABB variable frequency drives.
Great place to work
Inspection Supervisor (Former Employee) – Strathcona Park, AB – 5 February 2018
Top notch managers. Enjoyed contracting to this company. Learned quite a lot in regards to the client/contractor relationship. Would work for them again given the opportunity!
Productive and fun workplace
Project Controls Lead - Kearl Expansion Project (Former Employee) – Fort McMurray, AB – 23 January 2018
Imperial is a Productive and fun workplace to be at. At imperial, there is a team culture hat makes employee feel connected and responsible. I will work for Imperial giving an other opportunity.
Challenging work projects
Reliability Co-op (Former Employee) – Edmonton, AB – 23 January 2018
8-4 kind of job with some overtime
Job is challenging and require talking to different people
Co-workers are nice and helpful, open to answer your questions
Networking events
Provide extensive technical and safety trainings
Job is challenging and require talking to different people
Co-workers are nice and helpful, open to answer your questions
Networking events
Provide extensive technical and safety trainings
The most inspiring workplace one could be in.
Legal Secretary/Assistant (Former Employee) – Calgary, AB – 9 January 2018
Imperial Oil promotes advancement and job security. The pension arrangement offered is phenomenal. It is a company that I would have worked for until retirement if I hadn't had to move back to Vancouver from the office location in Calgary.
Pros
Great salary
Cons
No flexibility with hours
very good organize company
Senior Electrical Engineer (Former Employee) – Calgary, AB – 23 December 2017
great project management
good compensation
long hours
quick pace projects
global company
very competitive environment
big projects
very good team
good compensation
long hours
quick pace projects
global company
very competitive environment
big projects
very good team
Pros
good project management
Cons
long hours