Plant Manager

Valero Energy; Palmdale (CA); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work rhythm

Paid volunteer days

Clear opportunities for advancement

Job summary

Valero Energy in Palmdale, CA is hiring a Plant Manager to turn messy operational data into clear, decision-grade insights for executives. The role blends leadership with hands-on data discipline and strategic influence, offering a remote-friendly rhythm and clear advancement opportunities.

You will own quarterly roadmaps, prepare QBR-ready data, and ensure the scorecard reflects outcomes. Expect collaborative leadership and direct impact on margins and vendor decisions.

Qualifications

• Take ownership of operational data initiatives and drive changes.
• Document processes promptly and accurately as work is done.
• Build rapport with cross-functional teams and leaders.
• Exercise sound judgment on tradeoffs and risk in plans.
• Bring 6+ years of relevant leadership and domain instincts.
• Present data insights clearly to management.

Responsibilities

• Translate Valero Energy goals into quarterly roadmaps the business team can ship.
• Prepare data for QBRs and ensure answers are ready.
• Keep Plant Manager scorecard aligned to outcomes, not activity.
• Lead pricing analysis and recommend margin-protecting adjustments.
• Manage vendor relationships and negotiate contracts for Valero Energy.
• Frame tradeoffs so executives can decide in sixty seconds.

Skills

Ownership & initiative

Documentation discipline

Relationship building

Managerial judgment

6+ years experience

Executive presentation

Job description

We're hiring a Plant Manager in Palmdale to turn messy operational data into the kind of clarity executives actually act on. The appeal is layered — $116,000 - $170,000, a remote rhythm, business ownership, and a Valero Energy crew that backs bold calls.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate Valero Energy goals into quarterly roadmaps the business team can actually ship
• Field the awkward question in the QBR and have the data ready
• Keep the Plant Manager scorecard tied to outcomes, not activity
• Lead pricing analysis and recommend adjustments that protect margins
• Manage vendor relationships and negotiate contracts on behalf of Valero Energy
• Frame the tradeoff so a busy executive can choose in sixty seconds
• Catch the unfussy risk in a contract before legal even opens it

What You'll Bring

• Eagerness to take ownership and run with new responsibilities
• The discipline to document while it's fresh, not after it's forgotten
• Strong rapport-building skills and a genuinely positive presence
• Manager-caliber judgment about when to absorb and when to absorb
• 6+ years that left you with strong instincts and few ilus
• Demonstrated comfort presenting to manager leadership

Our team at Valero Energy is playfully-serious, collaborative, and proud to call Palmdale, CA home. At Valero Energy the org chart is flat enough that good ideas don't need a passport to travel.

We combine $116,000 - $170,000 with flexible remote work, paid volunteer days, and clear opportunities for advancement.

Updated on the spot, the Valero Energy hiring team is reviewing in real time.