Valero Energy is looking for a Loss Control Specialist to join the team at the Port Arthur Refinery. The Loss Control Specialist provides quality / quantity assurance with emphasis on control of product losses for all movements of crude oil and petroleum products. The Loss Control Specialist will also be responsible for providing coverage on custody transfer movements at company owned and non-owned locations around the world as well as offshore locations.

Daily Loss Control Specialist duties may include:

• Identify issues that expose Valero to additional costs, and based on this exposure, assumes the authority to take steps to mitigate the exposure. These steps may include anything from appointing additional oversight to suspending cargo operations.
• Minimize losses that may result from errors or inconsistencies in measurement, sampling, or testing of petroleum products by proactive attendance of custody movements for compliance with Valero published industry standards.
• Identify excessive product losses or quality discrepancies.
• Ensure that API guidelines and the Company's hydrocarbon measurement procedures are followed with full documentation of events.
• Encourage uniform petroleum cargo measurement and inspection practices.
• Develop and Implement systems which will alert management in a timely manner to potentially serious inventory and loss problems.
• Facilitate discussions to develop and execute alternative action plans as deviations from standard practice occur.
• Communicate with vessel officers and shore representatives to determine if additional oversight is required.
• Verify and confirm volumes with independent inspectors.
• May be required to perform physical measurement and sampling of marine vessels, railcars, trucks, storage tanks and other containers.
• Evaluate the performance of inspection companies and their inspectors.
• Initiate record and report departmental cost savings.
• Evaluate and review industry standards and policies (API/ASTM) to maintain skill set needed to implement improvements to reduce Valero’s exposure to losses.
• Witnesses custody meter proving and meter prover calibrations. Initiate actions to ensure proper meter factors are determined and properly applied in the final calculation of volumes.

This position is salaried exempt status, which means you are not eligible for overtime pay.

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 5 years of experience in custody transfer measurements, loss control and/or marine/terminal inspection related experience required.
• Experience in lab testing, petroleum inspecting, loss control or marine expeditor preferred.
• Must possess or be able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) within specified timeframe.
• Able and willing to lift 50 pounds of occasionally and 20 pounds of force frequently required.
• Able and willing to work a 12-hour, rotating shift schedule required.

All successful candidates must be eligible to obtain a TWIC card (Transportation Worker Identification Credential). It is Valero’s policy that employees must wear this card at all times while working at the refinery. Please review eligibility criteria at https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic.

Position level and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Valero's employees are the heart of its success, and there is a reason why the company is an employer of choice in the fuels manufacturing and marketing industry. It’s not just the excellent benefits package, or the opportunities for personal growth, it’s also the caring and committed culture of the organization that makes everyone feel like they’re truly part of a team. For more information, visit Valero.com.

Valero is an EEO/AA Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected status including sexual orientation, gender identity, Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities and protected Veterans.

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