Pipeline Scheduler: Optimize Crude Movements & Costs

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

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.