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Manager Refinery Optimization - Meraux

Valero -
Meraux, LA

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Job Details

Benefits

Wellness program
Health insurance
Pension plan
401(k) 7% Match
401(k) matching

Qualifications

Petroleum and natural gas processing
Experience at oil refineries
Project management methodology

Full Job Description

Manager Refinery Optimization - Meraux-260018P

Description

Valero is the best-in-class producer of essential fuels and products that are foundational to modern life. We invite you to join our ~10,000 employees to drive exceptional results for our company, the energy industry and our community.

As a Manager Refinery Optimization - Meraux, you will be responsible for leading the Refinery Scheduling and Planning team, including the planning engineer, schedulers, and blenders, while providing backup support for planning and scheduling activities, including execution of optimization models.

At Valero, we are committed to advancing the future of energy through innovation, ingenuity and unmatched execution. You can help achieve this goal if you can:

Identify opportunities to improve refinery optimization and overall profitability.
Review the monthly Refinery Operating Plan (ROP) and communicate plans with Corporate Planning & Economics and refinery operations.
Provide input into the refinery’s Strategic Plan development.
Issue weekly operating instructions; establish optimal unit targets; plan for turnarounds; approve new feedstocks; and identify economic opportunities.
Communicate daily with Corporate Planning & Economics on refinery status, key constraints, and opportunities.
Review economic analyses prepared by the Planning Engineer and gain Corporate Planning & Economics approval prior to implementation.
Perform and support daily scheduling activities across all process units (e.g., FCC, Alkylation, CCR, hydrotreating, hydrocracking, coking), including operating guidance and product disposition.
Manage refinery planning and economics staff, including performance feedback, coaching, career development, and evaluations.
Collaborate with Corporate Regional Optimization Engineers to capture optimization synergies across refineries.
Provide timely, cost-effective guidance to Operations on plan variances and real-time decision-making.
Facilitate daily operating signals based on market conditions and unit configuration.
Provide economic and technical expertise for refinery capital projects across all phases, including scoping, design, execution, and startup; support project reviews and presentations to senior management.

This position is salaried exempt status, which means you are not eligible for overtime pay.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s or higher level degree in Engineering, required.
10 years of refinery experience, required.
Experience using AVEVA Spiral LP model and/or other linear programming/optimization software/techniques, required.
Experience or familiarity with refinery scheduling work processes and methodology, required.
Able and willing to work in a collaborative, on-site work environment, in-person at the Valero Meraux Refinery, required.

Preferred Requirements:

B.S in Chemical Engineering, preferred.
Experience or familiarity with gasoline blending/scheduling work processes and methodology, including an understanding of the math/calculations related to the use of gasoline blend correlations, preferred.
Experience with day-to-day use of Aspen Petroleum Scheduler (APS) scheduling tools, preferred.

Need more reasons to work for a company that is both professionally challenging and culturally rewarding? Take a look at some of our best-in-class benefits:

Competitive Pay and Annual Bonus Program
100% match on 401(K) up to 7%, with immediate vesting
Company-sponsored Pension Plan
Comprehensive Healthcare and Wellness Program

Benefits described above are highlights only, subject to an employee’s eligibility and work location.

Discover more about Meraux and how we’re making a difference there.

All successful candidates must be eligible to obtain a TWIC card (Transportation Worker Identification Credential). It is Valero’s policy that employees must wear this card at all times while working at the refinery. Please review eligibility criteria at https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic.

Position level and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Valero's employees and team-focused culture drive our success. We’re invested in our dedicated workforce through a comprehensive, customizable benefits package, while supporting a caring culture that delivers a rewarding work environment built on teamwork, excellence and career growth. To explore the ways we build a stronger team, visit Valero.com/Careers.

Valero is an EEO Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected status, including race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Please be advised, if you are viewing this position on a website that lists an estimated salary rate/range, it was not provided by Valero. Valero’s market specific salary rate/range will be provided during the recruiting process and tends to be higher than what is estimated by such websites.

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