Valero Energy

Controls Engineer - Ethanol Plant

Valero Energy$80K — $95K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering required
  • Minimum of two years engineering experience required
  • Willing to work on-site in-person required
  • Minimum of two years Honeywell Experion DCS experience preferred
  • Experience in ethanol production or chemical processing preferred

Responsibilities

  • Provide process control support for ethanol plant operations
  • Assist in developing technical deliverables for Valero Renewables control systems
  • Monitor compliance with standards and practices
  • Act as a liaison between Valero Renewables and suppliers
  • Maintain and modify existing control systems during operations
  • Provide troubleshooting expertise to daily operations
  • Participate in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and HAZOP activities
  • Support the implementation of process data acquisition tools

Benefits

  • Competitive pay and annual bonus program
  • 100% match on 401(K) up to 7% with an additional discretionary 3% annual company contribution
  • Comprehensive healthcare and wellness programs
Full Job Description
Description

As a Controls Engineer you will provide process control support for ethanol plant operations and capital projects; assist in developing the technical deliverables required for all Valero Renewables process control systems; assist in developing control system specifications, P&IDs, Cause & Effect Diagrams, control narratives, alarm documentation/ rationalization, cyber security controls, and instrument specifications and work in a team environment towards development, monitoring, and reporting on the management and maintenance of the VRF process control network.

  • Support Honeywell Experion DCS, Rockwell PlantPAx DCS, and Allen-Bradley PLC's.
  • Monitor and maintain compliance with standards and practices.
  • Develop project plans and work collaboratively with Plant and Process Engineers, IS and other staff members to achieve project and business unit goals.
  • Act as a liaison between Valero Renewables and Valero I/S, suppliers, and contractors.
  • Work with site Engineers to maintain and modify existing control systems during normal operations and during scheduled plant outages.
  • Provide process control troubleshooting expertise to the daily operations of the ethanol plants.
  • Participate in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), HAZOP, and Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) activities at the corporate and plant level.
  • Develop, monitor, and report on the management and maintenance of plant instrumentation driving compliance with PSM and best practices.
  • Support the implementation and utilization of an enterprise wide process data acquisition and analysis tool (OSIsoft PI).


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

Relocation assistance is available.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree (or higher level degree) in Engineering required.
  • Minimum of two years engineering experience required.
  • Able and willing to work on-site and in-person, required.


Preferred Requirements:

  • Minimum of two years Honeywell Experion DCS experience preferred.
  • Experience in ethanol production, chemical processing, or oil refining preferred.
  • Experience with successfully managing technical projects through the entire project cycle including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, commissioning, and closing phases 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


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Please be advised, if you are viewing this position on a website that lists an estimated salary rate/range, it was not provided by Valero. Valero's market specific salary rate/range will be provided during the recruiting process and tends to be higher than what is estimated by such websites.

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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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