Chemist

at  Motiva Enterprises LLC

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 world’s second largest base oil plant, 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:
As a Chemist, you will maintain and develop expertise in the analytical chemistry discipline as well as general unit support techniques. You will support reliable operations of the laboratory areas to meet safety, environmental, production (quality), and margin requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Provide laboratory support for non-routine events/upsets.
• Assist operations on special projects and performance tests/runs.
• Support Quality Assurance/Quality Control programs.
• Prioritize testing for effectiveness.
• Set-up of new instrumentation and methods.
• Identify opportunities to improve laboratory performance and reliability and develop proposals to achieve these opportunities through the capital process as required.
• Implement and apply causal learnings.
• Attend technical and business-related training and discipline related conferences.
• Ensure proper application of SQC tools by utilizing them to constantly improve the measurement system through identification and immediate correction of OOC issues.
• Ensure test methods placed in service are sustainable and provide reliable results.
• Maintain instrument performance through preventative maintenance, calibrations, and SQC review.
• Work with Technology suppliers as necessary to implement laboratory improvements.

Experience and Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher education in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience working as a Chemist in a petrochemical laboratory
• Expertise in Analytical Instrumentation and Method Development
• Expertise in Statistical Quality Control Charts Management
• Expertise in analyzing data, troubleshooting and instrument repair
• Knowledge of Product Controls and Product Control Management
• Knowledge of laboratory operations and stakeholder management
• Ability to deliver, innovate, and implement new industry best practices

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand for extended periods of time

We reserve the right to amend or withdraw Motiva jobs at any time, including prior to the closing date. Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level and/or grade.
Applicants for regular U.S. positions must be authorized to work in the United States for Motiva Enterprises LLC without the need for sponsorship of an immigration authorization or visa (for example, TN, H-1B, or other employment-based immigration authorization or visa).
Motiva participates in E-Verify.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, citizenship, genetic information, or other protected status under federal, state, or local laws

• Provide laboratory support for non-routine events/upsets.
• Assist operations on special projects and performance tests/runs.
• Support Quality Assurance/Quality Control programs.
• Prioritize testing for effectiveness.
• Set-up of new instrumentation and methods.
• Identify opportunities to improve laboratory performance and reliability and develop proposals to achieve these opportunities through the capital process as required.
• Implement and apply causal learnings.
• Attend technical and business-related training and discipline related conferences.
• Ensure proper application of SQC tools by utilizing them to constantly improve the measurement system through identification and immediate correction of OOC issues.
• Ensure test methods placed in service are sustainable and provide reliable results.
• Maintain instrument performance through preventative maintenance, calibrations, and SQC review.
• Work with Technology suppliers as necessary to implement laboratory improvements