Business Team Leader - Reforming & Utilities

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 a Business Team Leader (BTL) to support our Reforming and Utilities (R&U) Department. This position reports to the Refinery Production Manager. The BTL provides leadership to the R&U Business Team (approximately 140 people) and ensures R&U assets are safe, compliant, capable and available to achieve the operating plan. The BTL promotes a culture of safety, results delivery, collaboration, integrity and mutual respect throughout the organization, consistent with Motiva’s values.

Responsibilities:

- Ensure employees are empowered to take action to keep operating units in a safe and environmentally compliant state.

- Develop Unit Performance Managers, Production Supervisors, Production Specialists, and Business Team support personnel.

- Participate in audits and assessments; prioritize and close findings (e.g. housekeeping, ISO audits, PSSRs).

- Identify and address capacity, availability, and process capability constraints.

- Provide technical support for key work processes, (ESP, RCM, IPF).

- Manage risk ranked maintenance, shutdown, and turnaround budget/scope.

- Assist in the development of short/long term weekly operating and maintenance plans.

- Communicate daily operating orders.

- Participate on appropriate councils/steering teams to represent issues relevant to the Production organization.

- Initiate and provide support to complete investigations of incidents. Ensure recommendations are prioritized and completed.

- Ensure compliance with mandatory and/or developmental training plans for Production team.

- Execute safety processes as identified through HSSE-MS.

- Ensure equipment and operating procedure changes are executed via Management of Change (MOC) process.

- Ensure effective use and improvement of core work processes.

- Prioritize and sponsor projects to sustain or improve capacity, capability, and availability.

- Participate in the Turnaround process.

- Ensure that process related systems operate within critical limits.

- Ensure operating procedures are accurate and current and are effectively and consistently used.

Experience and Qualifications:

Required Education and Experience:

- 10+ years of experience working in an engineering or similar technical role at a refining or petrochemicals facility - 5+ years of experience supervising, leading and developing technical professionals and hourly personnel

- Bachelor’s degree

- Awareness and understanding of Union/Management interface

- Strong in the fundamentals of refining and/or petrochemicals processes

- Demonstration of Motiva’s values and behaviors

- Proven track record of collaboration and delivering results through others

- Ability to communicate effectively and build strong professional relationships at all levels in the organization

Preferred Education and Experience:

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Physical Requirements:

- Physical ability to work around and on industrial equipment, including frequent climbing of stairs and ladders

- Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in designated areas (respirator, hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, heeled boots and hearing protection)

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.