Valero Energy

Manager QA/QC Lab - Ethanol Plant

Valero Energy • $90K — $120K *
Bloomingburg, OH 43106In-Person
Food & Beverages
8 - 10 years of experience
1 month ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related scientific or technical field.
  • Minimum of ten years of experience in a QA/QC laboratory.
  • Experience with implementing effective QA/QC programs.
  • Knowledge of mashing, fermentation, and distillation in ethanol production.
  • Willingness to work on-site and in-person.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the plant QA/QC program and fermentation processes.
  • Implement and maintain the feed safety program according to industry standards.
  • Oversee laboratory supplies and ensure proper inventory management.
  • Prepare reports, analyze data, and recommend improvements for operations.
  • Supervise and train QA/QC laboratory technicians.
  • Lead optimization and troubleshooting of fermentation processes.
  • Ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations.

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
Full Job Description
Description

As a Manager QA/QC Lab you will manage the quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) program and fermentation for the ethanol plant to ensure maximum production quantity and quality, while supporting policies, goals and objectives of the company.

  • Manage plant QA/QC program.
  • Initiate and implement plant QA/QC program based on best practice in the ethanol industry.
  • Implement and maintain plant feed safety program based on industry standards.
  • Monitor use and inventories of laboratory chemicals and supplies. Initiate re-ordering when necessary.
  • Oversee the maintenance and calibration schedule for laboratory equipment.
  • Prepare reports, analyze data and make recommendations for improving operation or solving process related problems.
  • Demonstrate the ability to sample various points in the process and conduct QA/QC tests as required.
  • Supervise QA/QC laboratory technicians.
  • Ensure laboratory technicians knowledge and skills in key areas, safe work policies and practices via training, mentoring and lab qualification process (Renewables Lab Qualification program).
  • Communicate regularly with all laboratory technicians, both individually and as a group, to ensure consistent implementation of the program.
  • Assist with hiring of laboratory personnel.
  • Conduct employee performance reviews based on job descriptions to determine competency, knowledge and contribution of the laboratory technicians.
  • Maintain and update operating and training manuals for the QA/QC laboratory.
  • Manage plant fermentation performance.
  • Lead optimization and troubleshooting of fermentation and other process areas as it relates to fermentation.
  • Implement fermentation best practices.
  • Oversee fermentation related plant trials and supports other process enhancement opportunities as it relates to fermentation.
  • Communicate effectively the evaluation of fermentation data with site management team and fleet resources.
  • Monitor plant QA/QC parameters.
  • Review plant operations. Monitor production and quality, anticipate and solve problems in a timely manner, and identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Initiate and carry out projects that improve efficiency and/or reduce operating costs.
  • Maintain adequate records on a daily, weekly and monthly basis of key QA/QC variables.
  • Maintain safety, health and environmental policies and procedures.
  • Ensure city, county, state, and federal regulations relating to the QA/QC laboratory are met at all times.
  • Direct, maintain, and enforce the safety program for the QA/QC laboratory; review safety records to uphold standards of maximum safety for all laboratory technicians.
  • Coordinate activities with other departments.
  • Implement programs and procedures required to ensure laboratory and plant cleanliness.


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

Relocation assistance available.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

  • Able and willing to work on-site and in-person, required.
  • Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a related scientific or technical field required.
  • Minimum of ten years of experience in a QA/QC laboratory required.
  • Experience with implementing effective QA/QC programs required.
  • Knowledge of mashing, fermentation, and distillation as they relate to the ethanol production process required.


Preferred Requirements:

  • Experience in a dry-mill ethanol plant preferred.
  • Experience with software programs such as Office, LIMS, SAP preferred.
  • Experience with environmental testing preferred.
  • Experience with local, state, and federal regulators/regulations 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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About Valero Energy

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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Learn more about Valero Energy
Size
9,813 employees
Market Cap
$46.8 billion
Industry
Energy & Utilities
Net Income
-$1.4 billion
Founded
1980
5 Year Trend
+8.5%
Revenue
$64.9 billion
NASDAQ
VLO
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