Country
USA
State
Texas
City
PORT ARTHUR
Workplace location
PORT ARTHUR-PORT ARTHUR REFINERY(TX-USA)
Employer company
TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining
Domain
Logistics, Operations
Type of contract
Regular position
Experience
Minimum 6 years

Context & Environment

Port Arthur Platform is a merchant refinery located in the very dynamic US Gulf Coast market with an extremely volatile and evolving economic environment. This role has multiple interfaces:

  • PAR: Valorization, Performance Control, Yield accounting, Technical, Operations and HSE
  • Houston: RSTO team based in Houston

This position additionally has regular coordination communication with many other entities both inside and outside TTE to direct and coordinate the related activities.

Port Arthur Platform (PAR) includes a 230 kbpd refinery, an on-site operated Ethane Cracker Joint-Venture (Baystar), and a lot of connections and synergies with a different Joint-Venture Cracker (BTP). PAR Coordinators work on a transversal team that schedules feeds and products, as well as playing a key role in optimizing PAP operations and margins.

  • Coordinator roles:
    1. Crude
    2. Docks and Distillates
    3. Gasoline and Gasoline Blending
    4. ECU / LPG / Aromatics
    5. Fuels and Projects

Activities

The Basic Function of the Port Arthur Platform Coordinator:

  • Responsible for the scheduling and coordination of associated products for Port Arthur Platform
  • Responsible for controlling the stocks of associated products and optimizing logistics of the Refinery.
  • Contribute to the maximum profitability of the Port Arthur Platform through both operation optimization and value creation ideas
  • Learn all Coordination roles and perform back up duties
  • Optimize daily the production schedule for maximum profit against PAR constraints.
  • Coordinate forecasting and scheduling of feedstock imports/processing and/or product production/blending/shipment.
  • Responding and adapting to unplanned events at any time and arranging contingencies to limit refinery impacts. 
  • Learn, communicate, and train others on the economic drivers of PAR.
  • Utilize a suite of software for scheduling and economic optimization (blending, APC), logistics management, product certification, stock management and related activities.
  • Learning and becoming proficient in each of the PAR Coordination roles
  • Leading and developing new workflows and procedures to optimize the platform and the Coordination team

Candidate Profile

  • Bachelor's degree is required - Chemical Engineering degree preferred with a minimum of 3+ years refinery experience (process preferred) OR 5 years’ experience refinery operations or logistics and a willingness to learn along with a High School Diploma or GED equivalent
  • Knowledge and understanding of refining operations, logistics, and economic optimization 
  • Strong logistics and analytical skills; Strong written and oral communication skills to a broad audience 
  • Ability to direct and act based on available information 
  • Able to perform on call duties for urgent situations

Additional Information

TotalEnergies values diversity, promotes individual growth and offers equal opportunity careers.

Located in Texas near the Gulf of Mexico, Port Arthur is one of TotalEnergies’ biggest refining and petrochemicals platforms, employing nearly 650 TotalEnergies employees. It is the largest TotalEnergies facility in the United States.
 
The city of Port Arthur is located on the shores of Sabine Lake with wetlands and Gulf beaches at its southern tip. There’s a strong sense of community and true southern hospitality. For adventure further afield, the Cajun culture of Louisiana is at your doorstep, and being not far from Houston, both local and international travel is only a stone’s throw away.