Backcasting & Production Planning Economist

Exxon Mobil; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 270,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Exxon Mobil is seeking a Hindsight Economist to join a centralized team responsible for Overall (Production Planning) Model Validation and Lookback activities across manufacturing sites. The role will replace existing lookback processes and complement current model validation work.

Candidates should have a chemical engineering background with 5+ years in refinery or petrochemical production planning and scheduling, and familiarity with LP planning tools and manufacturing economics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or MSc/MEng in Chemical Engineering required.
• 5+ years experience in refinery/petrochemical production planning and scheduling.
• Experience with planning tools (LP models) and economics knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute monthly backcasting/lookback to analyze opportunities and present them to sites.
• Improve tools including configuration/tag changes and planning case setup improvements.
• Collaborate with Site Sr Economists to address opportunities and with Modeling & Optimization engineers to adjust the model.

Skills

5+ years experience

Planning tools

Economics knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s/MSc/MEng in Chemical Engineering

Tools

LP models

Manufacturing economics

Job description

Exxon Mobil is seeking a Hindsight Economist to join a centralized team responsible for Overall (Production Planning) Model Validation and Lookback activities across manufacturing sites. The role will replace existing lookback processes and complement current model validation work.

Candidates should have a chemical engineering background with 5+ years in refinery or petrochemical production planning and scheduling, and familiarity with LP planning tools and manufacturing economics.