Company:

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA

Interested in joining a winning team? A team whose employees share in the ownership of the business and are empowered to make a difference?

Job title

Feedstock/Product Scheduler, Utilities and Infrastructure

Location

Chocolate Bayou Works in Alvin, TX

Organizational Context and Job Purpose

Business Context

The O&P USA business includes the product lines Ethylene, Propylene, Butadiene, Polypropylene and High Density Polyethylene. Manufacturing sites include Chocolate Bayou Works (Alvin, TX), Battleground Manufacturing Complex (LA Porte, TX), and Carson, (Carson, CA), with a division office in League City, TX.

The Main Purpose of the Role

The Feedstock/Product Scheduler ensures proper delivery, compliance, and communication processes for the commercial related activities supporting the supply of feedstock/product to the INEOS Olefins & Polymers assets. The position manages INEOS resources to coordinate inventories, and deliveries to/from customers to deliver commercial strategy. The role utilizes competencies to optimize when possible to meet business goals. This role requires the ability to set priorities to timely capture and mitigate risks emerging from operations or from the execution of commercial options. The position requires the competency to lead technical and operational professionals by influence toward the achievement of business goals and management of rapidly changing priorities to meet the site performance contract. The role works directly with the Yield Optimization Engineer to contribute to the site material balance and is responsible for daily and monthly accounting/closing activities. The Feedstock/Product Scheduler reports to the Utilities/Infrastructure Resource Team Leader.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ)

Promote, ensure and sustain commitment to operate assets with no harm to people and to the environment by visibly demonstrating Safety Leadership
Support assets’ SHE activities, meetings, and inspections to ensure the assets’ compliance with plant policies and procedures, OSHA, PSM, DOT, EPA, RRCT and US Coast Guard
Ensure completion of relevant Management of Change (MOC) and Gensuite action items.
Support quality management process and provide oversight to the day-to-day activities of the feedstocks/products to ensure the materials produced and feedstocks received meet or exceed the established and agreed requirements
Engage with operations and lab resources to assist in troubleshooting quality concerns
Support SHE compliance audits

Financial

Supports data gathering and coordination with Yield Optimization Engineer, financial, and commercial teams to complete and issue End of Month closing for products and feedstocks.
Works to troubleshoot any discrepancies and adjustments needed at closing

Optimization

Interacts with dispatchers, Operations teams, pipeline operators, customers, and commercial team to ensure the safely, timely, and accurate delivery of feedstocks/products to customers
Interfaces with Commercial and Operations team to establish and execute production plan
Supports Aspen Tech tools and feedstock movement tools to drive optimization, troubleshooting, and planning to minimize exposures from operational deviations and maximize revenue.
Assist Yield Optimization Engineer with maintaining the site material balance including daily balancing activities and internal customer streams (i.e. hydrocarbon vents, feedstocks, etc.)
Continue to develop new tools and processes to streamline scheduling, tracking, and accuracy on material balances
Supports the Operations team and commercial in the management of feedstock forecast and allocation based on business drivers and contract requirements
Monitors and drives accountability in the execution of planning/scheduling instructions from internal and external customers
Engages and influences operations teams, customers, dispatchers and commercial team to support, identify and drive improvement opportunities in the material balances and management of deviations.
Expands process knowledge to leverage decisions and enable positive impact on operations and business process
Supports capital/long term projects

Leadership

Effectively communicate to the resource team and the operations organization deliverables and requirements to support business goals
Coordinate and influence communication unilaterally through correct organizational structure such as Shift Superintendents, WTLs, etc.
Lead by influence the resources available within the organization and the CBW site to assure objectives/goals are delivered

Skills and Knowledge Required

Education and experience

Engineering degree or equivalent/relevant manufacturing experience required.
Five (5) years of experience in engineering and/or manufacturing environment with proven track record in the area of scheduling, planning and optimization.

Key skills and competencies

Strongly developed interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to lead diverse groups of people successfully against established performance metrics
Possesses a track record of accomplishment by driving performance and accountability
Strong operations knowledge and ability to learn and stay abreast of industry changes.
Knowledge of unit operations, material balances and quality assurance methodologies
Demonstrated ability to manage, progress and deliver multiple and competing priorities
Fundamental knowledge of financial reporting, account management and contract management
Experience with process modeling/accounting software
Commitment and delivery of SHEQ compliance and advancement
Proven attention to and management of details
Defines personal success in terms of the whole team
Makes timely and effective decisions, includes use of good judgment and consideration of proper balance between benefits/risks
Creates strong morale and spirit, feeling of belonging in team, broadly shares both routine and important tasks

If you are selected for a position in the United States, your employment will be contingent upon submission to and successful completion of a post-offer/pre-placement drug test(and alcohol screening/medical examination if required by the role) as well as pre-placement verification of the information and qualifications provided during the selection process.

INEOS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other prohibited ground of discrimination.

Candidates must be fully vaccinated against COVID.

Our culture is one of honesty and integrity with an emphasis on safety, health and environmental performance.On our team, people are acknowledged for embracing new practices that help create real value for customers.