Description:

Performs activities related to the design, modification and operation of process equipment for a fleet of ethanol plants. Reviews the process equipment and operating data and provides guidance to plants leadership to improve operations. Manages the development of projects from conception through completion and provides process support following execution.

• Provides oversight of the fleet ethanol operation by reviewing, studying, problem-solving, and trouble-shooting the fleet systems and equipment and provides recommendations.
• Analyzes and interprets data for opportunities to improve production, efficiencies, yields and operating costs. Generate reports summarizing findings.
• Develops and monitors KPI for process equipment and provides recommendations for improved operations.
• Improves the process by recommending changes in operations, controls, equipment, procedures, parameters, operational theory and other related items.
• Provides onsite support for execution and operation of recommended process changes.
• Prepares justification, cost estimates and other project documents as required for approval.
• Provides support for process trials at ethanol plants through development, execution and evaluation of results.
• Develops technical specifications to procure equipment and services.
• Provides oversight of installation, startup and performance testing of multiple projects concurrently.
• Performs design work and supervision for other assigned tasks to ensure they are completed safely, accurately and efficiently.
• Serves as a technical resource for fleet operations.
• Supports, leads, and mentors site engineers on plant specific projects.
• Champions fleet process design through technical design and team building.
• Completes requirements for compliance with OSHA Process Safety Management Regulations including but not limited to the maintenance documentations such as P&IDs, SOPs, operating limits and equipment specifications.
• Provides support and expertise in Turnaround execution.

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

Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s degree (or higher level degree) in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering required. * Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering preferred. * At least two years of related engineering experience required. * Process Design experience preferred. * Operations support experience preferred. * Experience in ethanol production, chemical processing, food processing, oil refining, or power plant preferred.
* Experience with engineering programs (i.e., CAD, SAP, ASPEN) preferred. * Experience using Word and Excel preferred.

Relocation assistance is available.

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

Valero’s pre-employment process includes successful completion of a background check and pre-employment drug screen.

Position will be located at one of the ethanol plants in Indiana: Bluffton, Linden, or Mount Vernon, in Iowa: Albert City, Charles City, Fort Dodge, Hartley or Lakota, in Welcome, Minnesota , in Albion, Nebraska, in Bloomingburg, Ohio or in Aurora, South Dakota:**

About Valero

Valero Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries, is an international manufacturer and marketer of transportation fuels and other petrochemical products. Valero, a Fortune 50 company based in San Antonio, Texas, with approximately 10,000 employees, is an independent petroleum refiner and ethanol producer, and its assets include 15 petroleum refineries with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3.1 million barrels per day and 14 ethanol plants with a combined production capacity of approximately 1.73 billion gallons per year. The petroleum refineries are located in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, and the ethanol plants are in the Mid-Continent region of the U.S. In addition, Valero owns all of the general partner and limited partner interests in Valero Energy Partners LP. Valero sells its products in both the wholesale rack and bulk markets, and approximately 7,400 outlets carry Valero's brand names in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Ireland.

Valero's employees are the heart of its success, and there is a reason why the company is an employer of choice in the fuels manufacturing and marketing industry. It’s not just the excellent benefits package, or the opportunities for personal growth, it’s also the caring and committed culture of the organization that makes everyone feel like they’re truly part of a team. For more information, visit Valero.com.

Valero is an EEO/AA Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected status, including race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

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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Job: Engineering
Primary Location: US-IA-Charles City
Job Posting: Jan 4, 2024, 8:11:12 AM
Unposting Date: Ongoing
Req ID: 23001GR