Valero Energy

Associate Plant Engineer - Ethanol Plant

Valero Energy$70K — $95K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Engineering required.
  • On-site and in-person work capability.
  • Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering preferred.
  • In-field maintenance and operations support experience preferred.
  • Experience in ethanol production or related industries preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Support plant operations by reviewing and troubleshooting systems and equipment.
  • Analyze data to identify opportunities for improving production efficiencies and reducing costs.
  • Coordinate operational changes to enhance processes, controls, and equipment.
  • Prepare project documentation including justification and cost estimates.
  • Develop technical specifications for procuring equipment and services.
  • Assist with project installations, startups, and performance testing.
  • Coordinate with engineering resources to ensure compliance with OSHA PSM standards.

Benefits

  • Competitive Pay and Annual Bonus Program
  • 100% match on 401(K) up to 7%, plus discretionary 3% annual contribution
  • Comprehensive Healthcare and Wellness Programs
Full Job Description
Description

As an Associate Plant Engineer you will support activities related to the design, modification and operation of process equipment in the ethanol plant. Review the process equipment/data to improve plant operations. Coordinate with fleet engineering resources to ensure the Mechanical Integrity Program complies with company and OSHA PSM standards. Support projects from conception through completion including the development, design and execution of capital, expense and maintenance projects in a safe and efficient manner.

  • Support plant operations by reviewing, studying, problem-solving, and trouble-shooting the plant systems and equipment and provides recommendations.
  • Analyze and interpret data for opportunities to improve production, efficiencies, yields and operating costs. Generate reports summarizing findings.
  • Improve the process by coordinating changes in operations, controls, equipment, procedures, parameters, operational theory and other related items.
  • Prepare justification, cost estimates and other project documents as required for approval.
  • Develop technical specifications to procure equipment and services.
  • Provide assistance with installation, startup and performance testing of multiple projects concurrently.
  • Perform design work and other assigned tasks to ensure they are completed safely, accurately and efficiently.
  • Coordinate with fleet engineering resources to ensure the Mechanical Integrity Program complies with OSHA PSM and provides expertise on QA/QC (i.e. ASME, API standards) requirements for new equipment and repairs to existing equipment.
  • Support maintenance and operations as a technical resource.
  • Support Turnaround planning and execution.
  • Complete other requirements for compliance with OSHA Process Safety Management Regulations including but not limited to the maintenance of documentations such as MOCs, P&IDs, isometrics, and equipment specifications.


This position is salaried exempt status, which means you are not eligible for overtime pay.

Position level and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Relocation assistance is available.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

  • Able and willing to work on-site and in-person, required.
  • Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in Engineering required.


Preferred Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering preferred.
  • In-field maintenance and operations support experience preferred.
  • Experience in ethanol production, chemical processing, food processing, oil refining, or power plant industry preferred.


Need more reasons to work for a company that is both professionally challenging and culturally rewarding? Take a look at some of our best-in-class benefits:

  • Competitive Pay and Annual Bonus Program
  • 100% match on 401(K) up to 7%, plus additional discretionary 3% annual company contribution
  • Comprehensive Healthcare and Wellness Programs


Benefits described above are highlights only, subject to an employee's eligibility and work location.

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Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) is a Fortune 500 oil and gas refining and retail company based in San Antonio, Texas. The company owns and operates 18 refineries throughout the United States, Canada and the Caribbean with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3.3 million barrels per day, making it the largest refiner in North America. Valero is also one of the nation's largest retail operators with more than 5,000 retail and branded wholesale outlets in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean under various brand names, including Valero, Diamond Shamrock, Ultramar, Shamrock, and Beacon. Valero Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries, is an international manufacturer and marketer of transportation fuels, other petrochemical products and power. Valero subsidiaries employ approximately 10,500 people, and assets include 16 petroleum refineries with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3 million barrels per day, 10 ethanol plants with a combined production capacity of 1.2 billion gallons per year, and a 50-megawatt wind farm. More than 7,300 outlets carry the Valero, Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock and Beacon brands in the United States and the Caribbean; Ultramar in Canada; and Texaco in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Valero is a Fortune 500 company based in San Antonio.

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Size
9,813 employees
Market Cap
$46.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$1.4 billion
Founded
1980
5 Year Trend
+8.5%
Revenue
$64.9 billion
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