Reactive Chemistry Specialist
LA Operations - Chemical Cleaning
Job Type
Full-time
Description

At Refined Technologies, we believe operating with an eternal purpose fuels excellence. This guides everything we do; it gives us a purpose that is greater than ourselves. RTI is the leader in the chemical cleaning segment of the refining industry, providing patented chemistries, processes, and equipment for cleaning and treating units during shutdowns. While focused on clients, we are fueled by our mission to: Honor God Always, Help People Develop, Pursue Excellence, and Earn a Profit.


We are a fast-paced, dynamic, and entrepreneurial-minded organization full of servant-hearted leaders. Want to know more about our culture? Check out the RTI Playbook. If you’re ready for your work to matter, we’re ready to hear from you!


We’re currently growing our team of Artisans with a Reactive Chemistry Specialist. This position is the operations manager for RTI’s reactive chemistry business. The Reactive Chemistry Specialist is responsible for planning and executing RTI’s reactive chemistry processes, assisting in building and maintaining a training program for the RTI operations organization, finding additional applications for our technologies both within and outside of the refining industry and helping the business development organization increase revenue.


Duties & Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate ownership, improve, and grow the business. Develop relationships and regularly interface with clients’ maintenance, operations, engineering, and turnaround leadership teams (ex: Area Supervisor and one level up).
  • Ensures continuous improvements, consistency, and identifies new applications and markets.
  • Lead technical business development discussions with clients.
  • Attend or present at industry events (Stratco, AFPM etc.).
  • Help review all neutralization plans for RC projects, provide operations approval for all RC projects & field reviewing major projects.
  • Participate in REDI reviews for projects.
  • Providing in-field supervision for key projects.
  • Performing as Execution Lead OM on RC projects as necessary.
  • Participating in and leading reviews of client shutdown procedures in order to improve clearing plans and integrate RTI Neutralization procedures.
  • Coordinating with Directors of Business Development or Supervisor for:

· Planning schedules

· Chemistry allocation for projects

· Staffing requirements

· Presentations

  • Create a culture of learning and continuous improvement for the RC business.
  • Identifying business opportunities in new industries and additional applications in the refining industry.

· pH treat

Merox units

Ammonia plants

Amine treaters

Caustic treaters

Sour water units

  • Help develop acid-washing processes for the operations organization.
  • Help develop and maintain all applicable work processes and standards.
  • Help develop and maintain a training and certification process for the broader organization.

Supervisory Responsibilities


No direct supervisory responsibility. Indirectly will be supervising project plans, executions, etc.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

  • Qualified candidates must be familiar with operations of refineries, chemical plants, and/or upgraders.
  • Minimum of 5 years of process engineering or operations at a refinery, chemical plant or upgrader.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications


  • Demonstrate RTI Values and Core Behaviors on a continual basis.
  • Ability to confidently lead a team of Operations Managers that plan and execute work.
  • Lead by example in planning, executing, and driving successful projects.
  • Communicate clearly and effectively.
  • Efficiently and effectively handle multiple activities at one time.
  • Quickly and thoroughly review cleaning plans.
  • Comfortably meet with client leadership.
  • Perform project planning and execution on occasion.
  • Ability to adapt to changing priorities.

Working Conditions / Physical Demands


The Company requires passing a pre-employment physical in which an objective medical professional will determine whether you can safely meet the physical demands of the position.


Duration of Workhours During Project Executions:

  • Typically, 12 continuous hours that may extend up to 16 – 18 hours if an emergent need exists, for up to 14 days in a row.
  • Day shift and/or night shift.

Working Conditions During Project Executions:

  • Uneven or unstable ground, and wet, muddy, or slippery surfaces and footings.
  • Outside locations in extreme temperatures and weather conditions including wind, rain, snow, and other forms of inclement weather.
  • Routine, intermittent exposure to noise more than 85 dBA-TWA.
  • Environments that may necessitate the use of respiratory protection for the shift duration.
  • Half-face, full-face, and/or supplied air
  • Medical clearance to use respiratory protection is required.
  • Quantitative fit testing for specific respiratory protection is required.

Physical Demands:

  • Work at heights up to 150 ft/ 45m accessed via stairs, climbing ladders, or critical lifts by cranes. This requires the ability to climb ladders and stairs without issue.
  • Lifting and carrying up to 40lbs., without assistance.
  • Pushing/pulling up to 100 lbs., without assistance.
  • Standing and walking for up to 12 to 16 hours daily with minimal rest breaks. May exceed 10,000 to 15,000 steps per day.
  • Bending and stooping repeatedly and performing task including twisting or turning valves and using wrenches and hand tools.

Travel Requirements


Would likely spend 100-120 nights away from home in a year.


About Refined Technologies


RTI is a global industrial solutions provider delivering value to process facilities through expert-level refinery professionals skilled in operations, engineering, and process supervision. RTI helps those who fuel the world produce energy more effectively by delivering safe, fast, and predictable shutdowns in upstream and downstream facilities through innovative operations teams and revolutionary cleaning

technologies.


Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.


Applicants for regular U.S. positions must be authorized to work in the United States for Refined Technologies, Inc. without the need for sponsorship of an immigration authorization or visa (e.g., TN, H-1B, or other employment-based immigration authorization or visa).