Operations Technician; BTEC

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With a population of more than 77,000, Baytown, Texas, is located in the Gulf Coast region of the United States, just east of Houston, the nation’s fourth largest city. Those who live and work in Baytown will find an area rich in history, as well as opportunities for outdoor activities due to its proximity to scenic waterways, namely Galveston Bay, the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou.

Founded in 1919, Exxon Mobil’s Baytown Complex is located on approximately 3,400 acres along the Houston Ship Channel, about 25 miles east of Houston. Employing a workforce of more than 8,500, it is comprised of four manufacturing sites, including one in nearby Mont Belvieu, and a global technology center. These include the Baytown Refinery, one of the largest refineries in the United States, and the Baytown Olefins Plant, one of the largest ethylene plants in the world.

Its scope of products includes fuels, lube oils, and chemical compounds used in a diverse range of products, from auto battery cases, diapers and tire inner tubes to pharmaceutical uses, food packaging, trash bags and more.

The Baytown area sites are highly integrated, which makes the plants and products more efficient as we develop technologies to make cleaner fuels and work together to operate more safely and reliably.

Responsible for the safe and efficient operation, monitoring, and maintenance preparation of processing units and related facilities. The job posting consists of several different types of schedules. Must be willing to work any shift to apply. Operations Technicians could be assigned to a Pilot Unit role.

10‑Hour Day shift

12‑Hour Rotating Shifts, Including nights, weekends, and holidays (Dupont schedule)

Job will be located at the Exxon Mobil Baytown Technology and Engineering Center in Baytown, TX, located on the Texas Gulf Coast

General Skill Sets

• Safety minded – strong willingness to use Exxon’s safety tools such as PSMS to improve personnel and process safety safeguards for yourself and co‑workers
• Primary process contact for the unit. Understand process flow, basic chemistry associated with unit, major line‑ups, and all safety equipment, including isolation points. Reviews computer data and computer‑generated schematics to ensure process is optimized
• Issues Safe Work Permits, which involves high degree of proficiency on current operating as well as chemical, personnel and process safety risks associated with operating unit
• Physically inspects and monitors equipment and/or the work area using vision, hearing, smell, and touch, to ensure correct operation
• Performs gas testing as necessary to ensure operating area is safe for work
• Participates in continual improvements of all aspects of the business that they are assigned to execute
• Understand and follows all working rules. Continuously improves job knowledge and skills. Demonstrates good availability for work and arrives on time, ready to work. Able to work independently where appropriate. Supports the team effort assigned task and meets the team’s business objectives
• Interfaces with internal customers on a daily basis
• Process monitoring activities include taking product samples, catalyst degradation, differential pressure, chemical injection rates, checking for leaks, freezing, overheating, etc.
• Performs “visual maintenance” by checking critical performance parameters such as temperature, pressure, level, flow rate,…