Pipeline Scheduler

4520 Marathon Petroleum Logistics Services LLC; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

401k matching

Paid parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

Marathon Petroleum Corporation is seeking a scheduler within the Movements Organization of MPL to optimize crude movements and schedules, interfacing with shippers, carriers, and the Operations Center. The position supports Findlay, Ohio and San Antonio, Texas locations with responsibilities spanning daily reports, batch sizing, and timing coordination.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree or 5 years of related experience, and proficiency with Excel, Outlook and Word.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related experience required.
• In lieu of a degree, 5 years of industry experience is required.
• Knowledge of downstream operations and/or pipeline operations is preferred.
• Experience with Excel, Outlook and Word.

Responsibilities

• Remains on call 24 hours/7 days per week to adjust schedules for problems due to operational upsets or emergencies.
• Plans pipeline schedules to optimize pipeline utilization, hydraulics and operating costs such as energy, DRA, etc.
• Prepares and distributes daily operational and shipper inventory reports to communicate supply positions, inventory balances, and potential supply concerns to operations personnel, shippers, and connecting carriers.
• Reviews and analyzes requirements of customers to determine the proper batch size, sequence and timing at origin and destination points.
• Communicates with scheduling personnel of shippers and connecting carriers to develop proper timing and grades of receipt and deliveries.
• Provides appropriate schedules and instructions to shippers, connecting carriers, the Operations Center and field personnel and updates these to reflect changes in batch size, sequence, timing, origin, etc.
• Identify business growth opportunities by understanding MPL/MPLX’s critical success factors and utilizing market information as well as implementing schedule efficiencies.
• Identify synergies by working with shippers, connecting carriers, MPL/G&P field personnel and Logistics and Storage Engineering (LSE) to minimize system downtime.

Skills

Excel

Outlook

Word

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related experience

5 years of industry experience

Tools

Excel

Outlook

Word

Job description

An exciting career awaits you At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment. MPL is seeking a highly motivated individual who is focused on commercial opportunities to generate revenue for MPL/MPLX and to optimize their assigned pipeline system(s) to save operating costs while ensuring a high level of service to MPL/MPLX’s shippers. A scheduler interfaces with shipper scheduling personnel, connecting carriers, the Operations Center, and field personnel to plan, communicate, and manage the monthly movement schedules. Schedules are developed to optimize system utilization, hydraulics, and operating costs while minimizing contamination and the intermixing of crude. This scheduler opportunity within Marathon Pipeline's (MPL) Movements Organization is in the Crude Oil Movements Group. Job location may be Findlay, OH or San Antonio, TX depending on the selected candidates.

Responsibilities

• Remains on call 24 hours/7 days per week to adjust schedules for problems due to operational upsets or emergencies.
• Plans pipeline schedules to optimize pipeline utilization, hydraulics and operating costs such as energy, DRA, etc.
• Prepares and distributes daily operational and shipper inventory reports to communicate supply positions, inventory balances, and potential supply concerns to operations personnel, shippers, and connecting carriers.
• Reviews and analyzes requirements of customers to determine the proper batch size, sequence and timing at origin and destination points.
• Communicates with scheduling personnel of shippers and connecting carriers to develop proper timing and grades of receipt and deliveries.
• Provides appropriate schedules and instructions to shippers, connecting carriers, the Operations Center and field personnel and updates these to reflect changes in batch size, sequence, timing, origin, etc.
• Identify business growth opportunities by understanding MPL/MPLX’s critical success factors and utilizing market information as well as implementing schedule efficiencies.
• Identify synergies by working with shippers, connecting carriers, MPL/G&P field personnel and Logistics and Storage Engineering (LSE) to minimize system downtime.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related experience required.
• In lieu of a degree, 5 years of industry experience is required.
• Knowledge of downstream operations and/or pipeline operations is preferred.
• Experience with Excel (including familiarity with data manipulation and writing functions), Outlook and Word.

This position is part of a job family with multiple levels. The successful candidate will be placed at a level commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Location: San Antonio, Texas

Additional locations: Findlay, Ohio

Job Requisition ID: 00024329

Location Address: 19100 Ridgewood Pkwy

Education: Employee Group: Full time

Employee Subgroup: Regular

Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement. Detailed benefit information is available at https://mympcbenefits.com.

The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.

Veteran / Disability We will consider all qualified Applicants for employment, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws.

About Marathon Petroleum Corporation Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) is a leading, integrated, downstream energy company headquartered in Findlay, Ohio. The company operates the nation's largest refining system. MPC's marketing system includes branded locations across the United States, including Marathon brand retail outlets. MPC also owns the general partner and majority limited partner interest in MPLX LP, a midstream company that owns and operates gathering, processing, and fractionation assets, as well as crude oil and light product transportation and logistics infrastructure.