Wage Onsites Process Units or Plant Operator

About Baton Rouge

Located on the banks of the Mississippi river in southeastern Louisiana, Baton Rouge is the state capital with more than 800,000 residents (the second largest city in the state). Famous for its fusion of cultures, Southern hospitality, diverse cuisine and college football, it is also a significant port and a major industrial and petrochemical center.

Baton Rouge Polymers North produces approximately 5 billion pounds of high density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, specialty elastomers, and polypropylene annually. High-density polyethylene and polypropylene are used to produce end products such as milk containers, recyclable food containers, diapers and more

Over the past 2 years, BRPN (Baton Rouge Polymers North) has been recognized by the following organizations with safety awards and is also an OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star site: 

• American Fuels and Petrochemical Manufacturer’s Association (Distinguished Safety Awards)
• ACC's Responsible Care
• Louisiana Chemical Association "SAFE" award

As the second largest employer in the state, our daily challenges include safely operating eight interconnected sites on a round-the-clock basis. We’re required to constantly adjust and respond to fluctuating markets and resource availability. We oversee the production of polyethylene and polypropylene, while constantly searching for ways to improve and optimize our operations.

Learn more about what we do in Baton Rouge here.

What role you will play in our team

As a Process Technician, you will play a critical role in ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient operation of our processing units. You will be responsible for monitoring and controlling plant equipment and processes to meet production targets while maintaining strict adherence to standards.  Your role is essential to maintaining safe plant operations, protecting the environment, and delivering high-quality products to our customers.

What you will do

• Safely perform duties with strict adherence to procedures, use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and company policy. Ownership of personal safety and safety of co-workers.
• Work a rotating shift schedule (including nights, weekends, and holidays) in a team environment
• Obtain unit qualification within specified time and maintain all post training requirements. 
• Conduct operator surveillance rounds, record data and catch unit product samples for field or laboratory analysis.
• Operate, troubleshoot, and maintain unit equipment, open / close valves of various sizes, and prepare process equipment for maintenance.
• Process equipment includes but is not limited to the following: pumps, compressors, boilers, towers, reactors, exchangers, filters and associated piping.
• Perform primary emergency response duties assigned per post requirements.

You be enrolled in a Basic Operator Training Class when you start employment. This program will include all of the following:

• Basic Operator Training (classroom and field training)
• Train and qualify on post assignments in a timely manner (expectations and timelines set by Business Team)
• Participation in the Base Operator Training at Baton Rouge Polymers allows Veterans to draw their GI Bill benefits while in the Basic Operator Training Class.

About you

ExxonMobil is currently seeking candidates for Process Technicians at Baton Rouge Polymers North Plastics located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Process Technicians will operate and monitor process equipment in a safe, reliable, and environmentally sound manner.

Skills and Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent
• Successful completion of the ExxonMobil pre-employment test
• Submit to and satisfactorily complete pre-employment background, medical, and drug screening
• Must possess valid Drivers’ license.
• Able and willing to work shift work that includes nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime (may be forced to meet business needs)
• Able and willing to work in inclement weather, climb structures, perform work at heights and in enclosed spaces
• Able and willing to work both independently in remote locations and in a team environment.
• Able and willing to use and wear personal protective equipment (PPE)

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated relevant work experience is preferred
• Demonstrated ability to work as a contributing team member 
• Ability to work independent of direct supervision
• Desire and ability to be a leader in personnel safety and teamwork dynamics

This position requires a pre-employment assessment. After applying you will receive the Online Assessment via email.   You MUST complete this pre-employment assessment within the timeframe noted in job posting. Please check all email folders (inbox, spam, etc.) for this communication.  Applicants who do not complete the required assessment by the designated end date/time or those who complete it after that date/time will be disqualified from consideration.  Assessment results (pass or fail) are valid for 365 days and applicants MUST wait the mandatory year before retesting for U.S. Operations and Mechanical job postings that require the pre-employment assessment.

Once you have completed the application and applied to an open position you will get one of the following actions/messages:

• If you have no or an expired assessment result you will be prompted to take the exam through a link provided 
• If you have an unexpired assessment result you will receive a message that states we have results on file and no further action is required on your part.
• If you have an assessment result that is older than 365 days you will be prompted to retake the assessment.

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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Pre-Employment Testing Guidance

This position requires pre-employment testing. After applying you will receive a pop up giving you access to the assessment. You may take the assessment at that time or utilize the instructions below to access the assessment at a time convenient for you.  Note that the assessment must be completed by the deadline for you to be considered for the position for which you have applied. Assessment results are valid for 365 days from the original date of completion and apply to all job postings which require this pre-employment assessment.

IMPORTANT

ExxonMobil assessments have been revised.  Effective May 1, 2024 all applicants must complete the revised assessments. 

PLEASE COMPLETE THE ASSESSMENT BY:  The assessment should be completed by  Sunday May 31, 2026.

Instructions to Access the Assessment After Applying

• Login to https://jobs.exxonmobil.com
• Click on View Profile (top right-hand corner) and login. 
• To login you will need your email address and the password established when you created your profile.  
• Scroll down to the Jobs Applied section and click.
• Complete the assessment for the job where indicated. 
• Online Assessment Study Guide can be found here: http://corporate.exxonmobil.com/-/media/Global/Files/careers/2024-Wage-Test-Study-Guide
• Online Practice Tests can be found here: Practice Tests and Assessments | SHL

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.