Craftperson A - Rotating Equipment

Valero; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Valero’s Wilmington Refinery seeks skilled trades candidates to install, inspect, and maintain rotating equipment across refinery systems. The role emphasizes trouble-shooting, alignment, and safe operation with a strong grounding in mechanical principles and craft math.

Overtime is available for this hourly nonexempt position. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in rotating equipment or related roles, is able to work on-site, and can read schematics and drawings to support preventative maintenance

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of rotating equipment or related experience (machinist, millwright, pump mechanic).
• Able and willing to work on-site and in-person.

Responsibilities

• Installs, inspects, and maintains rotating equipment within the refinery.
• Inspects, troubleshoots and maintains rotating equipment.
• Adjusts and aligns machinery and equipment.
• Uses hand and power tools to complete tasks.
• Reads and interprets schematics and drawings.

Skills

Rotating equipment experience

Machinist background

On-site availability

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Reading schematics

Job description

Operations/Skilled Crafts & Trades/Maintenance

Location

US-CA-Wilmington

• Installs, inspects, and maintains rotating equipment within the refinery.
• Inspects, troubleshoots and performs maintenance on rotating equipment.
• Adjusts and aligns machinery and equipment.
• Uses hand and power tools to complete assigned work tasks.
• Reads and interprets schematics and drawings.
• Is able to set-up, prepare, and inspect the work site.
• Demonstrates knowledge of basic physical and mechanical principles and craft math.
• Understands bearings, seals, compressors, pumps and cylinders, valve and pipe configurations, shaft packing, and drive systems.
• Understands characteristics of metals and is knowledgeable about the various types and applications of lubricants.
• Follows guidelines and procedures to ensure that rotating equipment is working in a safe and reliable manner.
• This position is hourly nonexempt status, which means you are eligible for overtime pay.
• The hourly rate for this position is $55.78 and represents Valero’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the expected compensation at the time of this posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on a number of job-related factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications and experience.

• Installs, inspects, and maintains rotating equipment within the refinery.
• Inspects, troubleshoots and performs maintenance on rotating equipment.
• Adjusts and aligns machinery and equipment.
• Uses hand and power tools to complete assigned work tasks.
• Reads and interprets schematics and drawings.
• Is able to set-up, prepare, and inspect the work site.
• Demonstrates knowledge of basic physical and mechanical principles and craft math.
• Understands bearings, seals, compressors, pumps and cylinders, valve and pipe configurations, shaft packing, and drive systems.
• Understands characteristics of metals and is knowledgeable about the various types and applications of lubricants.
• Follows guidelines and procedures to ensure that rotating equipment is working in a safe and reliable manner.
• This position is hourly nonexempt status, which means you are eligible for overtime pay.
• The hourly rate for this position is $55.78 and represents Valero’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the expected compensation at the time of this posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on a number of job-related factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications and experience.

• High school diploma or GED required.
• A minimum of 5 years of Rotating Equipment or related experience, which could include experience as a machinist, millwright, or pump mechanic required.
• Able and willing to work on-site and in-person, required.

You may receive communication from Valero by email, telephone, or home mail regarding the status of your application for this position.

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 .

Valero's employees are the heart of its success, and there is a reason why the company is an employer of choice in the fuels manufacturing and marketing industry. It’s not just the excellent benefits package, or the opportunities for personal growth, it’s also the caring and committed culture of the organization that makes everyone feel like they’re truly part of a team. For more information visit Valero.com.

The Valero Wilmington Refinery was commissioned in 1969 and has had three major expansions to become a fully integrated refinery and several upgrades to meet clean-fuel standards. The Wilmington refinery processes a blend of California and foreign crude oil, as well as unfinished feedstocks from local and foreign sources. Given its coking and desulfurizing capabilities, it is particularly well-suited to process lower-cost heavy, high-sulfur crude oils and feedstocks. The refinery also produces 15 percent of the asphalt supply in southern California. Refined products are distributed from the Wilmington refinery through a network of third-party pipelines and terminals in southern California, Nevada and Arizona, and then on to wholesale and retail customers. Valero will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

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.

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