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Morgan McDougall

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Current role at Irving Oil
Facilities Technician
Current work location
Irving Oil Saint John Refinery
Favourite school subjects
During high school, my favourite subject was Physics 
and I really enjoyed the hands-on learning portion 
during Chemistry labs.

Interests and activities

I played on my high school hockey team, and I played lacrosse. When I wasn’t busy playing sports, I was usually hanging out with my friends. I still love spending time with my girlfriends, but I also love to cuddle up on the couch with my cats and read a book or play board games.

  • Background

    I grew up in Quispamsis, New Brunswick, and started university immediately after graduating high school. It took me a bit of time to find the path I would like to follow for a career. Eventually, I ended up making the decision that I was not benefiting from university as I expected and wanted to pursue something with more hands-on learning experience and smaller classes.

    I enrolled in the Power Engineering Technology Program at New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) and graduated in 2022 as a 4th Class Power Engineer. Throughout my time at NBCC, I had the opportunity to complete various work terms, including working in the boiler room at the college, which supplied heat and hot water to the campus, and a second work term at Irving Pulp and Paper. These work terms gave me exposure to different work environments and daily tasks. Ultimately, I loved the industrial workplace setting, which led me to my career at Irving Oil. I am now working full-time at the Saint John refinery as a Facility Technician.

     

    Career

    My responsibilities in operations vary each day; in a typical day, I can expect to prepare equipment for maintenance, communicate by means of walkie-talkie, sign on work orders, monitor levels, temperatures and pressures within various units to ensure peak operational efficiency and to ensure everyone is working safely. I collect samples and perform a variety of tests on different products that we make.

    My favourite part of the job so far has been participating in turnarounds. During a turnaround, we follow different procedures to safely shut down and de-inventory drums/vessels and equipment for maintenance. The maintenance required could be repairs, replacement of equipment, cleaning or inspections. I enjoy that no two days are the same, that we are always problem-solving and learning each day.