Refinery Technician resume example

•Monitor and control plant operations, which includes reviewing production and quality, anticipating and solving problems in a timely manner, and identifying opportunities for improvement.

•Participate in Quality Assurance and Quality Control by communicating directly with the QA/QC laboratory, sampling and testing process streams as required, and interpreting QA/QC results and taking action when required.

•Participate in plant maintenance, such as performing preventative maintenance as required, assisting maintenance technicians in performing needed repairs, diagnosing and trouble-shooting maintenance related issues.

•Participate in all healthy, safety, and environmental programs.

•Working a 12-hour rotating shift.

•Perform other duties as assigned.

I have completed training and worked the following process posts at Valero Refinery in Benicia, CA

1. Utilities: The Utilities Unit supplies the refinery with several non process streams. These include 125 psig and 600 psig steam, treated process water (TPW), cooling tower water (CTW), nitrogen, utility air and instrument air, caustic, and acid. Utilities includes facilities to treat raw water for the boilers, to manage acid and caustic, to produce nitrogen, and contains air compressors for utility and instrument air. Utilities is also responsible for operating the refinery's cooling towers, steam boilers, condensate header, water treatment, air compressors, nitrogen generator, and the two refinery flares.

2. Cogen: The Gas Turbine/Generator Package (GTG) consists of a General Electric gas turbine and generator. The gas turbine is equipped with auxiliary systems that provide chilled water inlet air cooling for power augmentation, inlet anti-ice heat, and water injection at the compressor section for additional power augmentation and NOx control. Nominal power output ranges from 3MW to 48MW.

3. Hydrogen: The Hydrogen Unit (H2U) uses a steam methane reforming process to produce 95% pure hydrogen. It uses natural gas and butane or propane as hydrocarbon feed. The Hydrogen Unit compresses the hydrogen and distributes it to the refinery.

4. Hydrocracker: The Hydrocracker (HCU) upgrades feeds using the Unicracking JHC process. Its primary feeds are virgin gas oil (LAGO), a blend of Coker gas oil, and Cat gas oil (LCCO). The hydrocracker provides a butane cut for processing in the Virgin Light Ends Unit, as well as a light hydrocrackate cut for gasoline blending and a heavy hydrocrackate for Powerformer feed.

5. Oil Movements Post 12: Post 12 handles the material transfer and storage of Light Ends products such as normal butane and lighter materials. Post 12 operates three main areas: LPG Storage, ALKY Feeds/Products Storage, and the Load/Unload Area.

6. Oil Movements Post 13: Post 13 provides storage and pumping facilities to four intermediate cold feed systems: the HCU/Refinery Flushing Oil, CFHU/CKR, CKR, and FCCU. Supplemental feed required by these units is supplied by their respective intermediate feed tanks and pumps. In addition, Post 13 operates the refinery slop oil tankage and pump systems, crude feed pumps, gas oil transfer system, diesel storage, jet fuel storage (distillate product storage), Carbon Black Oil (CBO) storage, and jet fuel additive systems.

I worked for PG&E starting at Contra Costa Power Plant in 1983 as an auxiliary operator operating boilers, water treating equipment and auxiliary equipment. I inspected auxiliary pumps and motors for correct lubrication levels, bearing temperatures and abnormal noises or vibrations. I was responsible for clearing and returning to service plant equipment. I performed tests in connection with power plant water chemistry and charged boiler water with required chemicals. I inspected and cleaned intake structures, chlorinated circulating water and operated the reverse osmosis water treatment facility. I cleaned condensers and tested for and plugged leaking tubes. I monitored plant buses and load centers for grounds and performed in-plant switching of 480, 2300 and 4160 volt breakers as directed by the Control Operator. I excelled in the operator training program and received excellent grades in Power Plant Fundamentals and Physics, Electrical Schematics, Chemistry, and the 12 month examination. In March, 1984 I transferred to the Geysers geothermal power plant facilities as an Assistant Power Plant Operator and passed the 18 month examination in December 1984, and the 30 month examination in August 1985. I attended Generation School and was promoted to the level of Power Plant Operator after passing the qualifying exam in May 1986. As a Power Plant Operator I was responsible for turbine-generator start-up and shut-down operations, monitoring all auxiliary equipment, abatement waste removal, in-plant switching, chemical receiving and transferring and keeping accurate logs of all activities.