Lead Refinery Scheduling & Optimization

Valero; Texas City (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Annual Bonus Program

401(K) match

Company-sponsored Pension Plan

Job summary

Valero is seeking a Manager Refinery Optimization at the Texas City refinery to lead the Scheduling and Planning team, including planning engineers, schedulers, and blenders, and to back up planning and scheduling activities. You will drive optimization, profitability, and execution across units such as FCC, alkylation, CCR, and hydroprocessing.

The role requires aEngineering degree and 10 years of refinery experience, with strong AVEVA Spiral LP and APS tooling background, and an on-site work

Qualifications

• 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 Texas City Refinery, required.

Responsibilities

• 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, including operating guidance and product disposition.
• Manage refinery planning and economics staff, including performance feedback, coaching, career development, and evaluations.

Skills

Refinery scheduling

Collaborative work

On-site work

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

AVEVA Spiral LP

APS scheduling tools

Job description

Valero is seeking a Manager Refinery Optimization at the Texas City refinery to lead the Scheduling and Planning team, including planning engineers, schedulers, and blenders, and to back up planning and scheduling activities. You will drive optimization, profitability, and execution across units such as FCC, alkylation, CCR, and hydroprocessing.

The role requires aEngineering degree and 10 years of refinery experience, with strong AVEVA Spiral LP and APS tooling background, and an on-site work