Superintendent Operations

 Valero is the best-in-class producer of essential fuels and products that are foundational to modern life. We invite you to join our ~10,000 employees to drive exceptional results for our company, the energy industry and our community.

As a Superintendent Operations you will supervise operations in the most efficient, reliable, and safe manner possible to ensure that all plant economic planning, production and HS&E objectives are optimized..

At Valero, we are committed to advancing the future of energy through innovation, ingenuity and unmatched execution. You can help achieve this goal if you can:

• Supervise operations and directs daily and long range operation activities, to include reviewing/writing/prioritizing of daily and permanent work orders.
• Maintain inventories and monitor usage of operating supplies, consumable safety supplies and miscellaneous supplies.
• Cooperate with all refinery departments, including other Unit Superintendents, to meet operational objectives.
• Monitor performance to maximize capabilities and efficiency.
• Prepare expense and capital budgets, monitor expenditures and prepare budget reports.
• Participate in setting objectives in turnaround and shutdown planning; generate work lists, blind lists, etc.
• Coordinate daily maintenance and maintain operational files for logs, equipment, personnel, turnaround and shutdown histories.
• Participate extensively in managing and implementing PSM, MOCA, and HAZOP guidelines and procedures.
• Troubleshoot/solve unit operational and maintenance problems.
• Monitor employee situations which require knowledge of Company policies and procedures.
• Work with Operators in implementing team management style; and all other aspects of supervisor employee relations.
• Review operational data and lab analysis daily and cooperates with Laboratory, Pumping and Product Control personnel to ensure product quality and the disposition of products and the availability of feedstocks.
• Develop and provide necessary operator training in operations and safety with the assistance of the Training and Safety Departments.
• Work with the Environmental Department to maintain all environmental regulations.
• Attend daily Complex meeting and communicate to operating personnel daily guidelines orally and written to maintain effective and efficient operations.

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