We are seeking an experienced refinery operations manager to take on the leadership of a burgeoning renewable diesel biofuels facility as we transition to new products.

The Operations Manager is responsible for overseeing the daily production operations of the renewable’s facility on a rotating shift schedule. Will ensure the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of the renewable fuels’ refinery, located near Reno, Nevada.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads a team of operators in the safe and efficient operation of the biodiesel refinery, ensuring compliance with all safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Executes priorities and production plans provided by operations management and ensures that targets are met.
• Sets and drives expectations of disciplined operations through development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and training programs to train and mentor operators.
• Identifies and troubleshoots equipment and process issues to minimize downtime and improves productivity.
• Collaborates with the maintenance team to schedule and perform routine maintenance and repairs on equipment.
• Participates in continuous improvement initiatives to optimize production processes and reduce costs.
• Participates in incident investigations and root cause analysis as required.
• Responsible for maintaining Safety and Quality Systems as assigned.

 REQUIREMENTS

• High School degree or GED required. Prefer bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, or other equivalent related experience and post-secondary education.
• 10+ years of relevant industrial experience desired. Previous experience in a biodiesel or Sustainable Aviation Fuels facility is helpful.
• Demonstrated leadership ability with team orientation.
• Field experience in plant operations and maintenance required.
• Startup and commissioning experience is helpful.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office and other technology tools.
• Should have ability to work in an operating plant or construction site. This requires normal hearing, the ability to stand, walk, reach, climb and balance, clear close and distance vision, depth perception, crawl, kneel, crouch, bend, stoop, and the ability to focus.
• Must be willing to work flexible schedules as needed including nights and/or weekends as job duties demand.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles. Measures self against standard of excellence. Recognizes and acts on opportunities. Sets and achieves challenging goals. Takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Ability to understand, analyze, and interpret complex issues, to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries, and to make persuasive presentations on complex topics to management, teammates, clients, and/or owners.
• Should be skilled in exercising initiative, judgement, discretion, and decision making to achieve organizational objectives. Able to delegate responsibility and authority to subordinates while creating a culture of unity, accountability, and the will to win.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability and desire to learn a wide variety of plant disciplines including Electrical, Piping, Mechanical, Controls and Automation, Instrumentation (I&E), and Plant Process Systems.
• Ensures that the product being manufactured meets company’s and customer’s standards, policies and practices through the proper implementation and maintenance of all aspects of quality systems such as SQF, HACCP, GMP, AIB, and other company systems.
• Maintains clean and safe plant/refinery areas. Provides injury-free work environment for employees, staff, contractors, and visitors through engagement, JHAs, training programs, good work practices, company standards, and proactive elimination of exposures. Continually improves safety record by addressing both physical and safety issues and employee safety attitudes. Maintains and improves housekeeping in all operational areas.

Interested candidates please respond to Steve Howser, Orion Plant Services, at [email protected], call 678-206-1048, or apply through our Careers link at https://www.orion-eng.com.

We are seeking an experienced refinery operations manager to take on the leadership of a burgeoning renewable diesel biofuels facility as they transition to new products.

The refinery manager is responsible for the safe and efficient operation, along with the production of the renewable fuels facility, located near Reno, Nevada.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads the operations and maintenance staff, manages equipment, logistics (loading and shipping of feed stock and finished product), budgets, KPI’s, and expenses associated with multiple continuous oil processing lines.
• Plans, organizes and directs the manufacturing and maintenance operations which ensure the most effective return on assets.
• Initiates plans and processes which minimize operating costs through effective utilization of manpower, equipment, facilities, materials, and capital.
• Assures attainment of business objectives and production schedules while ensuring product and quality standards that will exceed our customers’ expectations.
• Reduces costs and improves efficiency in all processing operations.
• Develops financial controls and demonstrates continuous improvement in KPIs.
• Selects and trains supervisory and administrative staff.

REQUIREMENTS

• Should have a minimum of 10 years management and supervisory experience in plant operations with a minimum of 5 years in renewable diesel, SAF, or edible oil industry.
• Should have post-secondary education with a degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or other engineering field, or combination of education and related senior level plant management experience.
• Leadership ability to manage an area of up to 100 employees, with demonstrated skills in communication and organization.
• Working knowledge of different CMMS systems is helpful.
• While company travel will be limited, should have ability to travel.
• Should have ability to navigate the facility operations, including ability to work at heights, walk reasonable distances, and lift occasional weights.
• Role requires prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be willing to work flexible schedules as needed, including nights and/or weekends as job duties demand.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• The Refinery Plant Manager will have a strong understanding of how each production process works and be ready to implement changes as necessary.
• Establishes group and individual accountabilities for safety leadership, problem solving and cost reduction. Works effectively through others to achieve positive results.
• Develops and maintains an open line of communication with employees by demonstrating credibility, willingness to listen, and acting when appropriate.
• Assures a positive employment and employee relations environment.
• Maintains individual skills keeping up to date with latest production and production management concepts.
• Operates the refinery at the highest levels of efficiency by managing equipment reliability and OEE and managing refinery spending and expenses to minimum levels required to meet business strategy.
• Ensures that the product being manufactured meets company’s and customers’ standards, policies and practices through the proper implementation and maintenance of all aspects of quality systems such as SQF, HACCP, GMP, AIB, and other company systems.
• Maintains clean and safe plant/refinery areas. Provides injury-free work environment for employees, staff, contractors, and visitor through engagement, JHAs, training programs, good work practices, company standards, and proactive elimination of exposures. Continually improves safety record by addressing both physical and safety issues and employee safety attitudes. Maintains and improves housekeeping in all areas.

Interested candidates please respond to Steve Howser, Orion Plant Services, at [email protected], call 678-206-1048, or apply through our Careers link at https://www.orion-eng.com.

An Orion Plant Services Turnaround Team Leader provides leadership throughout all phases of a turnaround and major outage working closely with all groups across a plant site. The Turnaround Team Leader is responsible for optimizing turnaround outcomes by executing safe, Zero-Incident projects within budget, on schedule, and ensuring that the required operability is achieved. The Turnaround Team Leader is responsible facilitating the work scope development, preparing detailed planning packages and schedules, and managing the execution to completion of both small and large projects. Interaction with operations, maintenance, supply chain, engineering, EHS, and plant operations, as well as client senior management is a key component of the job requirements.

An Orion Commissioning and Startup Team Leader is responsible for supervision and technical direction of onsite projects. This role will lead a team of CSU teammates engaged in the execution of CSU activities related to projects, ensuring total delivery of the services on time, within budget and meeting quality expectations. The position will develop CSU execution documents and plans, review and give input to CSU execution plans and be responsible for leading and managing the execution of CSU documents and procedures for client’s projects. A BS in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering is desired but not required. 12+ years of relevant industrial experience is desired. This position can be remote (Home Office) with travel to client sites.

An Orion Commissioning and Startup Project Leader is generally responsible for supervision and technical direction of onsite projects. This role will independently, or with a team of two or more teammates, be responsible for the execution of CSU activities related to projects, ensuring total delivery of the services on time, within budget and meeting quality expectations. The position will develop CSU execution documents and plans, review and give input to CSU execution plans and be responsible for leading and managing the execution of CSU documents and procedures for client’s projects. A BS in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering is desired but not required. 7+ years of relevant industrial experience is desired. This position can be remote (Home Office) with travel to client sites.

 The Capital Project Cost Controls Specialist/Analyst will be responsible for providing cost engineering services for our client company’s Capital Project Managers in St. James, LA. The candidate will provide project controls with forward looking information identifying project performance and comparisons against targets, be an active team member providing relevant input and analysis to Capital Project Planning/Execution and manage changes to the budget and schedule as appropriate. In addition, the successful candidate will have continuous interaction with a cross functional team including Maintenance, Engineering, Operations, Procurement & Finance. 

The normal work schedule will be 40 hours during preliminary planning periods and increase as needed leading up to Capital Project Execution. This is a long-term assignment. 

Responsibilities Include 

• Review and/or develop cost estimates for Capital Projects and develop the control budget from these estimates 
• Work with the Project Managers to establish planned cash flow of project expenditures 
• Monitor and report capital costs and perform analysis regarding deviations from the control budget 
• Calculate monthly accruals, including forecasts and communicate to finance department 
• Audit Invoices 
• Review budget proposals for accuracy in cost 
• Manpower reporting 
• Develop with the project managers realistic forecasts of the overall project cost and schedule 
• Ensure the planned schedule is aligned with the control budget and cash flow 
• Manage, document, and communicate changes to the project managers concerning budget and schedule 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Construction/Project Management, or Business Administration preferred 
• Minimum of 3+ years of experience in project controls / cost control / scheduling / estimating within the process facility. 
• Petrochemical, or energy industry is preferred 
• Excellent communication skills 
• Excellent teamwork and organization skills 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products – Excel, Access. PowerPoint, Word required 
• Experience with SAP 
• Familiarity with P6 software is a plus 
• Must be willing to work overtime and weekends as Turnaround dictates 

 Refinery Plant Operator 

Company Overview 

Our Client company is currently building the world’s first commercial-scale ethanol to jet fuel refinery in Georgia – set to begin production at the end of 2023. That refinery will produce 2/3 of the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) used in the United States. 

Job Description 

Orion is supporting the is assembly the core team in Soperton Georgia in to support the construction and startup of the SAF facility. For the ideal candidate, we have a unique and exciting opportunity to join the Orion team. 

We are seeking highly motivated Plant Operator to join our team. These positions are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the refinery and work rotating 12-hour shifts. The plant operates 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. 

Refinery Plant Operator at this facility perform a variety of duties. Although responsibilities vary daily, the primary responsibility of an operator is to oversee the day-to-day operations of process, tank farm, and perform basic maintenance within the plant. 

Details of responsibilities include: 

• Monitor, control, and adjust, as necessary, process equipment from a central console in the control room. 
• Understand and operate distributed control systems (DCS) and computer-based systems to control and monitor plant processes. 
• Working inside and outside, in differing climatic conditions, and around noises, heat, heights and equipment associated with working in and around a bio-fuels facility 
• Reading and interpreting standard operating procedures (SOP), Shift Logs, Piping and Instrument Diagrams (P&ID), Cause and Effect Diagrams, and other relevant documents 
• Controlling our process through a computerized system. 
• Conducting periodic rounds performing the following duties:
  •  Monitoring equipment and recording readings 
  • Making required adjustments 
  • Collecting samples and performing laboratory analysis 
• Troubleshooting process and equipment problems including but not limited to: general equipment checks and detecting unusual operating conditions (such as noises, abnormal temperature or pressure, and leaks). 
• Utilizing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) including self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). 
• Train and participating in emergency response activities. 
• Support design, construction, commissioning, and startup of facility through actively participating in design reviews, HAZOP, PSSR, and equipment fit for service procedures. 
• Maintaining cleanliness of the work area to ensure a safe working environment. 

Skills/Experience 

Refinery Plant Operator work in a safety-sensitive environment and must successfully complete a pre-employment assessment process, drug/alcohol and medical screenings, and a background check. To ensure safe operations, employees must also successfully complete operator qualification training and participate in random drug and alcohol screenings. 

Required Qualifications 

• At least 18 years of age and HS Degree/GED required. 
• Good mechanical aptitude, oral and written communication skills, and sound decision-making ability 
• Fundamentals of chemistry and physical properties 
• Ability to perform well in a team environment 
• Willing to work a 12-hour rotating shift schedule including weekends, nights, holidays, and overtime. 
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office. 
• Adherence to a strict Drug and Alcohol policy. 
• Must comply with site and regulatory PPE requirements including OSHA Respiratory Protection and the company’s Respiratory Protection Program. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• 2-year Technical Certification program and/or associate degree in relevant field 
• 2 years of prior chemical, petro-chemical, refinery, or other related industry experience 

Physical Requirements 

• Work performed at ground level and at heights on concrete, metal grating, gravel, asphalt, and piping surfaces, while climbing, lifting up to 55 pounds, carrying 10-20 pounds, pushing/pulling up to 75 pounds with mechanical assistance, and working in confined spaces. 
• Must be able to walk, sit, stand, reach, stoop, bend, kneel, squat, crawl, climb ladders, work at heights, and have excellent balance. 

Send Resume to: [email protected] 

July 2023 

Company Overview

Our client company produces industrial, medical, and specialty gases, and associated gas handling equipment in North America.

We are seeking a chemical or refinery plant experienced operator to assist with their air separation production requirements.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Sets up and/or operators manufacturing process in accord with published Work Instructions.
• Changes reactants, operates valves, controls, and related items to obtain specified flow rates, temperatures, and pressures.
• Fills finished product into cylinders or correlates filling with the Gas Filling Department.
• Performs general, preventative maintenance on gas or chemical manufacturing equipment.
• Maintains daily inventory production records.
• Maintains run charts for performance of scales.
• Collect samples for quality assurance testing and perform various routine chemical analysis.
• Controls inventory of raw material.
• Performs all other tasks as assigned by local plant management.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be able to perform mathematical exercises of moderate complexity.
• Good mechanical aptitude and hands on capability is required.
• Conscientious and common-sense attitude toward safety due to position requirements of handling a variety of hazardous materials is required.
• Must be able to lift 50 lb. and able to handle compressed gas cylinders.
• Prior experience in the chemical, petroleum, food processing, or pharmaceutical industries is preferred.
• Prior experience with handling, filling, manufacturing, disposing compressed gases is very beneficial.
• Prior experience with hazardous chemicals, such as air sensitive, flammable, reactive and corrosive materials is useful.
• Should have experience working with the production and manufacture of Air Separation Units (ASU).
• Prior safety training in first aid, CPR, Hazmat, Emergency response is useful.

Accountabilities

• Notifies supervisor when maintenance of equipment requires greater expertise than he/she possesses.
• Recommends process and equipment changes as needed.
• Recommends process changes to improve the quality/purity of the products manufactured.
• Performs scale and instrument calibration checks as required by company quality system.
• Notifies Supervisor of quality assurance problems.
• Adheres to all quality assurance policies and standards.
• Keeps working area clean and orderly, follows all company procedures and safety policies.
• Inspects manufacturing equipment daily to ensure the safe operation of the chemical process.
• Keeps leak detection equipment, if required, in good working order.

Resumes should be sent to: [email protected]