Laboratory Technician - Deer Park TX

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Texas, United States of America

Job Family Group:

Production and Manufacturing Downstream

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

September 3, 2021

Business unit:

Downstream

Experience Level:

Early Careers

Job Description:

What’s the role?

The Specialist role is a laboratory technician supporting six work streams in the Quality Measurements (lab) organization at Deer Park Refinery. The run and maintain role of this position consists of:

Daily crude tanks screening for organic chlorides. This is an essential validation to prevent incursion of organic chlorides into the distilling unit and consequential corrosion/process safety impacts.

Raman support to collect primary data for to maintain or build new models for online analyzers. This is a goal for Deer Park to continue in the Raman journey to drive margin.

Sour water analyses by XRF, ICP and IC techniques for corrosion monitoring. Daily samples are measured, and results monitored by PEI.

Non routine method development with Process Chemists to evaluate new chemistry or methods supporting process unit abnormal situation or longer-term process unit reliability efforts.

Normal run and maintain activities for instrument maintenance, SQC, and instrument troubleshooting.

Start up support for Refinery unit.

The role works in a team environment with other specialists (technicians) and the Refinery Process Chemist. There is a routine and non-routine aspect of the role.

Dimensions:

Key challenges will be coordinating work across all six work streams with prioritization and alignment with key stakeholders (e.g., E&S, Process Engineering, Environmental). This role will also serve as a back up to the Crude Flex bench as needed to cover vacations and turnarounds.

Skills & Requirements

What we need from you -

Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.

Minimum Associate degree in Chemistry, Biology, or related scientific field of study is preferred.

Minimum three (3) years related work experience in Petrochemical or Refinery Laboratory

Demonstrated background in safely working in a refinery/chemicals laboratory environment (skilled).

Demonstrated knowledge and abilities with Gas Chromatography and Titrations (skilled).

Understanding of Statistical Quality Control concepts (skilled).

Demonstrated abilities to troubleshoot instrumentation and method related issues (knowledge).

Demonstrated communication and stakeholder management abilities

Company description

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with about 84,000 employees across more than 70 countries. We aim to meet the world’s growing need for more and cleaner energy solutions in ways that are economically, environmentally and socially responsible. We have expertise in exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals.

As a global energy company operating in a challenging world, we set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors. We are judged by how we act and how we live up to our core values of honesty, integrity and respect for people. Our Business Principles are based on these. They promote trust, openness, teamwork and professionalism, as well as pride in what we do and how we conduct business.

Building on our core values, we aspire to sustain a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels respected and valued, from our employees to our customers and partners. A diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment are vital to our success, leading to greater innovation and better energy solutions.

An innovative place to work

There’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell. Everyone here is helping solve one of the biggest challenges facing the world today: bringing the benefits of energy to everyone on the planet, whilst managing the risks of climate change.

Join us and you’ll add your talent and imagination to a business with the power to shape the future – whether by investing in renewables, exploring new ways to store energy or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently.

A rewarding place to work

Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.

We’re huge advocates for career development. We’ll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves they never thought possible.

Shell Oil Company, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has reached an agreement for the sale of its interest in Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership, a 50-50 joint venture between Shell Oil Company and P.M.I. Norteamerica, S.A. De C.V. (a subsidiary of Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex). The transaction will transfer Shell’s interest in the partnership, and therefore full ownership of the refinery, to Pemex, subject

to regulatory approvals. Employees assigned to the Refinery assets in scope for divestment will be offered employment by Pemex with effect upon closing in accordance with the transaction. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2021.

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According to the United Nations, the global population could increase to more than 10 billion people. A key role for society – and for Shell – is to find ways to meet the growing demand for energy, with less carbon emissions. We need people who dare to think differently – to take part in developing tomorrow’s energy solutions today.

Company info

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