Lead Production Specialist

PEMEX Deer Park; Deer Park (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Extensive benefits package

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision benefits

Job summary

PEMEX Deer Park is seeking a Lead Production Specialist – Sulfur to serve as the primary technical expert for multiple units at the Deer Park refinery. The role supports HS&E objectives, reliability, and cash performance while ensuring process safety workflows are followed and documented.

The position requires strong leadership to guide shift teams, coordinate with cross-functional groups, and participate in short- and long-term planning.

Qualifications

• Must be legal to work in the US on a full-time basis.
• 10+ years of refinery/petrochemical operations experience.
• Experience operating sulfur plants and amine gas treatment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical subject matter expert for SR-3/4/5/6/7/8, ARU-6/7, SWS-2, and Girbotol units.
• Provide daily guidelines for operating team (24/7) and plan outages.
• Develop training materials and mentor operators and PTLs.

Skills

Process control

Troubleshooting

Team leadership

Safety leadership

Job description

Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership (DPRLP) known as PEMEX Deer Park is a highly complex refinery located 18 miles east of Houston in Deer Park, TX, and is a part of the PEMEX group which is a fully integrated oil company in the Americas, working across the entire value chain: exploration, production, industrial processing/refining, logistics and marketing. PEMEX Deer Park provides a diverse and inclusive work environment that employs approximately 1000 employees with another 1200 contractors on site. The refinery’s rated capacity is 340,000 barrels per day and has the feed flexibility to process multiple grades of crudes to produce the high-quality transportation fuels the world needs. The PEMEX Deer Park site is co-located with other 3rd party chemical facilities allowing for further integration and optimization of the refinery and its products. We set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors and offer challenging and fulfilling job opportunities in a number of fields. We take great pride in our ability to ensure the health and safety of our workers and the environment while being a good neighbor and have a positive impact on the local community where we work.

BENEFITS:

We value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive compensation and an extensive benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental, and vision benefits, and future growth opportunities within the company. Plus, we work to maintain the best possible environment for our employees, where people can learn and grow with the company. We strive to provide a collaborative, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning and culture.

For more information, please visit our website: PEMEX

Job Summary

The Lead Production Specialist – Sulfur is the primary technical/process expert for process units SR-3/4/5/6/7/8, ARU-6/7, SWS-2, and Girbotol at PEMEX Deer Park Refinery. He/she has a leading role in supporting the production team to achieve HS&E, reliability, and cash objectives. The Lead Production Specialist (PS) is the focal point for technical assurance and is a key contributor to maintaining the integrity of process safety work processes (ESP, RCM, T&P, MOC, PHA, PSSR, etc.).

The PS communicates operations issues, constraints, and plant/unit status to associated work groups in the production team. He/she participates in short-term and medium/long-term planning and improvement initiatives and is a key resource for turnaround planning. He/she plays a lead role in the communication of unit-specific issues to the technical support organization and is the primary focal point for prioritizing the resolution of those issues. The PS interfaces with the production teams regarding unit optimization, product specs, and target ranges.

The PS works with the department training coordinator to develop effective training material. He/she provides support for operator skill enhancement, performance reviews, and qualification of operators. He/she continues to build technical knowledge and troubleshooting skills in the process he/she is responsible for and shares that knowledge with others on the team. The PS assists the Hydroprocessing/Sulfur/Aromatics Production Team in enhancing their troubleshooting skills overall. He/she has responsibility for accuracy of procedures and performing the required review processes.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

Health, Safety & Environmental

• Understands and adheres to all policies, procedures and guidelines pertaining to safety, health and environmental emphasizing this perspective in their own work and in the work of others. The PS demonstrates Safety & Environmental Leadership in prioritizing work. They assure that HSE processes within the department are working as expected.

Process and Equipment Ownership

• The PS is the Technical subject matter expert for the operating area.

Communication

• Effectively exchange information, instructions, and ideas within own work group and with other cross-functional groups
• Takes short term plan requirements and provides daily guidelines for operating team (24/7).
• Works with 24/7 Operational leadership to understand unit and system interfaces plus communicate threats to plan.
• Consultation role for long term business/capital planning.
• Encourage and evaluate profitability and cost reduction ideas and suggestions concerning unit performance.
• Provides input for T/A planning and major outages.

Leadership and Team Focus

• He/she must be a team player that works effectively with the Production Team and other key support organizations and understands each member’s roles and responsibilities.
• Although no administrative lines over the 24x7 organization, plays a critical role in performance and development of the 4 shift team leaders, OMCs and operators for his/her respective units along with technical support disciplines.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional team comprised of operating staff and technical support staff.
• Lead role on Focus and Finish team.

Problem Solving/Decision Making/Troubleshooting

• Use fact based, structured decision-making process to initiate and support appropriate actions.
• Displays expertise in the use of structured problem analysis to make timely and effective decisions and promotes use of problem-solving techniques in the work group.
• Assists operations team in troubleshooting issues and providing additional technical support as required.
• Understands risk assessment and application of the Reliability Assessment Matrix (RAM).
• Ensures department procedures are effective in establishing work practices to respond to abnormal conditions.
• Supports 24x7 operations in necessary actions to stabilize, slowdown, or shutdown the process(s) if warranted to avoid operation beyond any Critical Limits.
• Recognizes symptoms of an emergency and responds appropriately keeping HSE as the top priority.
• Understands own role and the role of others during an emergency.
• Ensures the quality of emergency drills will provide 24x7 operations the needed skills to respond to emergency situations.
• Ensures that the 24x7 operations have the necessary skills and knowledge to initiate actions required to stabilize, slowdown, or shutdown the process(s) to avoid operation beyond any Critical Limits.

Qualifications:

• Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis.
• Adaptability and resilience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills across all levels and functions.
• Problem-solving mindset with the courage to question non-routine items and bring analytics and insights into decision-making.
• Initiative and continuous improvement orientation.
• Hands-on mentality when necessary and willingness to support the team wherever needed.

Job Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Technical Skills

• Use a fact based, structured process for resolving equipment and process issues
• Understand the competencies in the console and outside operator models to be able to coach and mentor the 24x7 organization.
• Have a thorough knowledge of process control and optimization.
• Effective mentor to PTLs and Operators

Education and Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in refinery/petrochemical manufacturing operations
• 5+ years of experience operating sulfur plants, sour water strippers, and amine gas treatment plants
• Qualified, previously qualified, or able to demonstrate skill/mastery of PEMEX Deer Park’s Sulfur and Amine console operator jobs and Sulfur North, Sulfur South, and Amine field operator jobs

Physical requirements:

• Occasional extended work hours during planned and unplanned events.
• Must currently hold or be able to qualify to receive a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card. Note, information regarding TWIC qualification standards may be found athttps://www.tsa.gov/forindustry/twic