BMT Refinery Welder

About Beaumont

With a population of more than 118,000, Beaumont ,Texas, is located in the Gulf Coast region of the United States, on the Neches River, about 85 miles east of Houston, the nation’s fourth largest city. Beaumont has been a home to the oil industry from the days of the Spindletop oil boom until today, and along with nearby Port Arthur and Orange, is part of the Golden Triangle industrial area on the Texas Gulf Coast. Those who live and work in Beaumont will find a close-knit community with friendly people and opportunities to explore the area at its many restaurants and businesses, as well as numerous museums and nature parks.

Built along the banks of the Neches River in 1903, the original ExxonMobil Beaumont refining facilities have grown into an integrated petrochemical complex on 2,700 acres and have contributed to the economic and social landscape of southeast Texas. In fact, 1 in 7 jobs in Jefferson County are linked to ExxonMobil, making it an integral part of the community. With a workforce of more than 5,500, the Beaumont complex includes a refinery, chemical plant, polyethylene plant and lubricant blending and packaging plant. The complex is part of ExxonMobil’s current building and expansion plans for the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Not only does Beaumont produce Mobil 1, the world’s leading synthetic motor oil, it is the only manufacturer of Mobil Aviation Greases. Other products include fuels and chemical compounds used in a diverse range of products, including plastics, Nylon, shrink wrap and more.

Learn more about what we do in Beaumont here.

What role you will play in our team

We are looking for Welder specialists at our Beaumont, Texas Refinery.  A Welding Specialist is responsible for the safe, efficient performance of any welding required on both new construction and in-service piping and valves, general structural repair/modification, heat transfer/exchange equipment, vessels, filters, tanks, furnaces, and other general maintenance work, including operating minor lift equipment and rigging.

What you will do

• Receive daily work schedule and daily work permits to determine activities to be performed.
• Physically inspect and monitors equipment and/or the work area.         
• Review work instructions to validate tasks to complete work assignment (Job Safety Analysis).    
• Lift, push / pull, up to 50 pounds. Carry at least 30 pounds for approximately 20 feet. 
• Work off-hours and overtime as required.
• Maintain housekeeping in assigned areas according to Refinery standards.
• Climb stairs and ladders, and work off of fixed, temporary or portable elevated platforms.
• Comply with program support through procedure adherence.
   

About you

Skills and Qualifications 

• Able to work in shops and field settings
• Demonstrate the ability to effectively develop, communicate, and implement plans
• Effective in oral and written communications, including effective meeting skills
• Ability to work with others in a team environment, including working toward team goals
• Able to identify and mitigate job and/or safety hazards
• Performs position in a manner that demonstrates professionalism, knowledge, understanding, and commitment for health and safety of oneself, others, and the surrounding communities and environment

Preferred Qualifications / Experience

• Mechanical/maintenance experience in a refinery, chemical plant or other manufacturing plant is preferred. 
• Ability to lay out, position, and secure parts/piping and assemblies according to specifications.
• Ability to perform the gas and arc welding of butt, fillet, and socket welds in carbon and low-alloy steel piping used in the compression, pumping, and transmission of crude petroleum, petroleum products, fuel gases, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and water.
• Ability to perform shielded metal-arc welding, submerged arc welding, gas tungsten-arc welding, gas metal-arc welding, flux-cored arc welding, plasma arc welding, or oxyacetylene welding process or by a combination of these processes using a manual, semiautomatic, mechanized, or automatic welding technique or a combination of these techniques.
• Ability to select type and size of pipe according to API specifications.
• Welds API and other components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Knowledge of system operation, with ability to read and following blueprints.
• Possess basic rigging knowledge.
• 5 years related experience or technical training is preferred. 
• Knowledge and the ability to use craft tools (straightedge, combination square, calipers, ruler, etc) is preferred. 
• Effective oral and written communications, including effective meeting skills.

Your Benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.

We offer you: 

• Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life. 
• Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans. 
• Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing. 
• Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you. 
• Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.

More information on our Company’s benefits can be found at www.exxonmobilfamily.com

Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

ExxonMobil is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.

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