Process operator's....
Carbon, I worked at Cain, Oxychem, Equistar and lastly it was Lyondell all the same plant. I quit on 2002 because my youngest was in his last year of high school and acting like a butt, so to keep him on the right track I quit and ran our other business. In 2005 I moved to Port arthur for a job with a company called Ineos phenol. They bought out Innovene in 2006 which made them a large company then. They shut down this unit in November and we stayed on till April. They don't look for it to come back in a year or 2 but who knows.
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Best kept secret Ineos Phenol Port Arthur..They laid all the operators off, secretary, maint planner and one shift foreman. First time I have been laid off. Does Ineosnova go through Certified in Clear Lake?
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Ah Cumene, benzene and propylene feedstock. I make EB which is benzene and ethylene feedstock. Same style process, but we make Styrene out of it. We hire through the site but we aren't at the moment.
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Chemical plants I work at the Huntsman Specialty Chemicals plant in Conroe and we are still holding on in this economy because we make so many different chemicals. Not toooo much hiring going on due to the economy now but they wont hire you without experience or some operator school education on your resume and then there is a long line in front of you with contacts at the plant. I would suggest going to the operator school at Lamar and get some credits because that does help.....it shows them that you are INTERESTED IN THAT FIELD and getting training. I think they have some 12-24 month classes that will help you in the future when the economy gets better. The military service
definately helps especially if u were a officer. There are shift jobs and day jobs and you can make over $30 an hour with good benefits and 401k,retirement etc.etc. There is no substitute for education in getting you in the door unless you know somebody but those days are more rare and jobs are harder to get into especially with laid off skilled operators looking for the same job. They have experience so they are a leg up on you already but they do not have to pay you as much to start so you have that going for you.
Good Luck
definately helps especially if u were a officer. There are shift jobs and day jobs and you can make over $30 an hour with good benefits and 401k,retirement etc.etc. There is no substitute for education in getting you in the door unless you know somebody but those days are more rare and jobs are harder to get into especially with laid off skilled operators looking for the same job. They have experience so they are a leg up on you already but they do not have to pay you as much to start so you have that going for you.
Good Luck
I work at the Huntsman Specialty Chemicals plant in Conroe and we are still holding on in this economy because we make so many different chemicals. Not toooo much hiring going on due to the economy now but they wont hire you without experience or some operator school education on your resume and then there is a long line in front of you with contacts at the plant. I would suggest going to the operator school at Lamar and get some credits because that does help.....it shows them that you are INTERESTED IN THAT FIELD and getting training. I think they have some 12-24 month classes that will help you in the future when the economy gets better. The military service
definately helps especially if u were a officer. There are shift jobs and day jobs and you can make over $30 an hour with good benefits and 401k,retirement etc.etc. There is no substitute for education in getting you in the door unless you know somebody but those days are more rare and jobs are harder to get into especially with laid off skilled operators looking for the same job. They have experience so they are a leg up on you already but they do not have to pay you as much to start so you have that going for you.
Good Luck
definately helps especially if u were a officer. There are shift jobs and day jobs and you can make over $30 an hour with good benefits and 401k,retirement etc.etc. There is no substitute for education in getting you in the door unless you know somebody but those days are more rare and jobs are harder to get into especially with laid off skilled operators looking for the same job. They have experience so they are a leg up on you already but they do not have to pay you as much to start so you have that going for you.
Good Luck
Jon
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I was led to believe that if you test for the Beaumont plant it also applies to Baytown. On your candidate page add the Baytown location if you want to be considered for a position there. BASF is hiring operators, they prefer the 2 yr degree ppl. Your test scores are good for 4 years but you have to log in to their site once every 12 months.
Yea, we just got the word Exxon will be testing in late July so get on there and apply and sign up.....
When you sign up....apply for every position (operations, Millwright, I/E Lab) at all the Baytown, Beaumont, Mount Belview locations....IE Refinery, Chemical, MBPP, and BOP (where im at)
They dont care what your experience in the craft is..they teach you everything you need to know......****...in my hiring group this one guy was a waiter at a seafood place before he got on at Exxon.....
When you sign up....apply for every position (operations, Millwright, I/E Lab) at all the Baytown, Beaumont, Mount Belview locations....IE Refinery, Chemical, MBPP, and BOP (where im at)
They dont care what your experience in the craft is..they teach you everything you need to know......****...in my hiring group this one guy was a waiter at a seafood place before he got on at Exxon.....
I just finished my first week training in a process operator job at Lyondell Equistar. It is the first of 5 weeks training then 1 more week ERT training.
From there its 6 months+ for a qualification and another 2 months + for certification.
I am starting in the High Density Polyethylene Unit.
I am totally new to this field. Ive worked in Printing and the Steel Industry previously. Does anyone have any words of advice or comments?
(I am the king of dragging up old threads.. me and the search function are friends)
From there its 6 months+ for a qualification and another 2 months + for certification.
I am starting in the High Density Polyethylene Unit.
I am totally new to this field. Ive worked in Printing and the Steel Industry previously. Does anyone have any words of advice or comments?
(I am the king of dragging up old threads.. me and the search function are friends)