Title: Operator
Company: CITGO
Location: Lake Charles, LA.
CITGO is seeking Operators to join our team in Lake Charles, Louisiana. As an Operator for CITGO Petroleum Corporation’s Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex duties will include operating equipment in a refinery unit. Primary responsibilities for this position include:
- Overall responsibility for work site safety and operations
- Monitoring various pressures, levels, flows, and temperatures using specific instrumentation and gauging
- Performing basic maintenance activities
Minimum Qualifications
- Associates Degree in Process Plant Technology (preferred) with a minimum of a 2.5 GPA/4.0 scale in major, OR Associates Degree in a related technical field, OR
Minimum of five (5) years of experience in process unit operations or a journeyman level maintenance craft (machinist, boilermaker, pipefitter, welder, electrician, instrument technician) in a refinery, petrochemical, or upstream production facility. - Valid driver’s license required
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Must be able to obtain a TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credentials Card)
- TWIC Eligibility Requirements: The Maritime Transportation Security Act requires all persons who will need unescorted access to a regulated facility to have a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC), issued in accordance with the rules established by the United States Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration. Candidates selected for employment must meet eligibility criteria to obtain a TWIC card. To obtain more information on the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC), please visit the Transportation Security Administration’s website https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic
- Must have the ability to work 12-hour rotating shift schedule; including weekends, holidays and overtime
- Must have the ability to climb ladders/work in high locations, lift up to 100 lbs., work outdoors, and wear Self Contained Breathing Apparatus equipment
- Must successfully complete assessments, background checks, and medical exams
Relocation benefits are available for this position.
Employer will not sponsor visas for this position.
APPLY ONLINE (below).
Posting closes midnight on Monday, March 16, 2020.
Please note: Communication regarding the next steps in the hiring process will be done using the email you provided. Please be sure to continuously check your email, including “SPAM” or “JUNK” email box.
About CITGO: Headquartered in Houston, Texas, CITGO Petroleum Corporation is a recognized leader in the refining industry with a well-known brand. CITGO operates three refineries located in Corpus Christi, Texas; Lake Charles, La.; and Lemont, Ill., and wholly and/or jointly owns 45 terminals, nine pipelines and three lubricants blending and packaging plants. With approximately 3,500 employees and a combined crude capacity of approximately 749,000 barrels-per-day (bpd), CITGO is ranked as the fifth-largest, and one of the most complex independent refiners in the United States. CITGO transports and markets transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and other industrial products and supplies a network of approximately 4,900 locally owned and operated branded retail outlets in 30 states and the District of Columbia. CITGO Petroleum Corporation is owned by CITGO Holding, Inc. For more information, visit www.CITGO.com.
CITGO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.