Refinery Chemist

Valero is the best-in-class producer of essential fuels and products that are foundational to modern life. We invite you to join our ~10,000 employees to drive exceptional results for our company, the energy industry and our community.

A Chemist performs laboratory operations, maintains regulatory compliance, oversees and trains Lab Technicians and completes special projects.

At Valero, this role performs duties that support our commitment to advancing the future of energy through innovation, ingenuity, and unmatched execution, including:

• Performs non-routine sample testing and preparation
• Performs instrument maintenance and calibration, methods development & optimization
• Assists with compliance protocols relative to fuel quality, statistical quality control, audit records, document control
• Performs special projects as assigned by Laboratory Manager
• Maintains analytical specialization in certain areas of laboratory
• Develop training documents and safety procedures
• Training and qualification of laboratory technicians
• Oversee technicians and monitor quality of test data
• Interact with vendors, customers and regulatory agencies
• Other duties as assigned (ordering of instrumentation, consumables, reagents, and general laboratory supplies, etc.)

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

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