Motiva

Petroleum

AssociateProcessEngineer

Port Arthur, Texas, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Associate Process Engineer at Motiva. Skills: Process engineering, Troubleshooting, Optimization, Process safety. Design, optimize, and maintain refinery processes. Analyze data”

What You'll Achieve.

Ensure efficient operation and production; Ensure excellence in process safety, reliability, energy consumption, and cost management; Ensure product plan delivery; Ensure reliability and TA objectives are met; Ensure proper implementation and performance when integrated into existing operating units and systems

Industry & Context.

Petroleum
Problems you'll solve

Excellent analytical and problem solving skills; Troubleshoot issues; Utilize Causal Learning methodology for problem solving and participate in investigations

Eligibility Requirements

Must pass annual respirator fit testing, Move up to 40 pounds by lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise repositioning objects, Ability to reach all work areas in the plant (i. e. climb ladders, negotiate catwalks, handle heights to 50 feet, etc.), Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in designated areas (respirator, hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, heeled boots, and hearing protection), Authorized to work in the United States for Motiva Enterprises LLC without the need for sponsorship of an immigration authorization or visa

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering by May 2026, Cumulative 3.0 GPA, or higher, Excellent organizational and planning skills, Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, Effective communication with all levels of organization, Effective teamwork in cross-functional situations

Nice to Have

1-3 years of relevant process engineering experience

What You'll Do.

and maintain refinery processes

Implement improvements

Ensure excellence in process safety

Utilize daily proactive monitoring

Work closely with business teams to ensure product plan delivery

Provide daily proactive technical monitoring and troubleshooting for assigned areas

Provide guidance around daily unit optimization as it relates to product yields and quality

emissions calculations

Routinely conduct and document unit mass balance monitoring

Utilize Causal Learning methodology for problem solving and participate in investigations

Lead and participate in Process Safety Management work practices such as Management of Change and Process Hazard Analysis

Identify opportunities for margin and energy improvements and drive changes to capture these opportunities via established work processes

Provide process engineering support for turnaround (TA) planning and execution to ensure reliability and TA objectives are met

Provide support to capital projects to ensure proper implementation and performance when integrated into existing operating units and systems

Provide monthly technical assurance reporting to Motiva stakeholders

Provide “off hour” and “around the clock” shift coverage for planned unit shutdowns and unplanned unit upsets

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work closely with business teams; Teamwork in cross-functional situations

Communication Scope

Effective communication with all levels of organization

Full Job Description

At Motiva, our employees’ energy, passion, and dedication to excellence are what make us who we are and what allows us to generate energy that makes a house a home, gets us from point A to point B, and enables our health and wellbeing. We invest in every aspect of our employees’ lives because, at Motiva, our people matter. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Motiva refines, distributes and markets petroleum products throughout the Americas. The company’s Port Arthur Manufacturing Complex in Port Arthur, TX, is comprised of North America’s largest refinery with a total throughput of 720,000 barrels per day, the largest base oil plant in the western hemisphere, and an integrated chemical plant. Under exclusive long-term brand licenses with Shell and Phillips 66 (for the 76® brand), Motiva’s commercial operations supply more than 12 billion gallons of fuel to customers annually. Motiva is wholly owned by Aramco, one of the world’s largest integrated energy and chemicals companies. **Position Overview:** Motiva is seeking Associate Process Engineers to join the Port Arthur Manufacturing Complex. The Associate Process Engineer designs, optimizes, and maintains refinery processes to ensure efficient operation and production. This role analyzes data, troubleshoots issues, and implements improvements to ensure excellence in process safety, reliability, energy consumption, and cost management. The Associate Process Engineer utilizes daily proactive monitoring and works closely with business teams to ensure product plan delivery. **Responsibilities:** * Provide daily proactive technical monitoring and troubleshooting for assigned areas. * Provide guidance around daily unit optimization as it relates to product yields and quality, catalyst life, equipment health, chemical usage, energy consumption, alarm management, emissions calculations, and economics. * Routinely conduct and document unit mass balance monitoring. * Utilize Causal Learning methodology for problem solving and pa

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