So who all works for refineries / chem plants?

[longdude17]

Well guys, Im a new engineer at DOW (been there 1month) and im curious how many other people here make there living working inside the gate of chem plants and refineries...if so where at, what do you do, and how do you like it?

 

[gmshooter]

Motiva Enterprises in Convent La.
Operator 12 yrs
would not trade it for the world!!

 

[scooterj]

Nalco Chemical in Garyville
Operator 16 years

 

[Spent Brass]

Former industrial electrician for MERIT Electrical now I'm gettin my edumacaton . Did work in most of the plants around here. Spent a lot of time at Motiva, SNF Flopam, Olin, BASF, Seabagagi, and half the rest of the plants in town. And for some reason I don't miss FRC's one bit.

 

[22doberman22]

BASF

Instrument Tech 12 years

Great job, beats the hell out of offshore in the oilfield

 

[joey9139122]

Chevron
Offshore production
4 yrs
Looking to come on land

 

[beauxdog]

Inside Dow Plaquemine @ Ineos. Operations. Where are you located and what is your phone number?

Beauxdog

 

[Richard in LA]

5 years at BASF as an Operator/Lab tech. I work in a small unit, It has its ups and downs, but for the most part, I really like my job.

 

[TomTerrific]

Motiva Enterprises in Convent La.
Operator 12 yrs
would not trade it for the world!!

I worked in the same plant from startup in 1968 into the 1990s.

Loved it. Great people in St. James Parish.

 

[Trey@IG]

whats a fella gotta do to get a job at one of these plants!?!


...besides apply obviously....

 

[joey9139122]

Go to Louisiana technical college (vo-tech) and study process technology or instrumentation.

 

[gmshooter]

2 yr process tech course is almost a standard now to get hired at least in my plant when they are hiring in small numbers. you usually need a sponsor.

 

[JBP55]

Retired Millwright who worked on rotating equipment in Paper Mills, Auto Assembly Plants, Nuclear Plants, Coal fired and Gas fired Power Plants, Carbon Black Plant, Camera Plant, Chemical Plants, Refineries, Tobacco Plants, Seagoing Ships, etc. I worked in La., other states and overseas. Due to health issues I now sit around with my hound dog and occasionally shoot my pistol or enhance Glocks.

 

[RyanW]

Albemarle, just over a year now, since getting out of the oil field.

To get into my plant, well, it's all politics. I was lucky enough to have good friends in the right places.

 

[Vigilante Sniper]

Motiva Convent 29 yrs 7mos Started as an operator retired as a shift supervisor, went to Murphy as a shift supervisor, we got bought out by Valero Oct 1st so now I'm a shift supervisor for Valero. Love my job.

 

[dantheman]

I work for Entergy , and go into most of the plants from Baton Rouge to St. Gabriel to Plaquemine . I don't know how you guys do it . I'm always so glad to get the hell out of there . I have to have site specific orientation for about 8 different plants and spend a lot of time at that damn Safety Council trying to stay current .

 

[Vigilante Sniper]

whats a fella gotta do to get a job at one of these plants!?!


...besides apply obviously....

Nunez Community College in Chalmette has an excellent process operator course, that is close to you. We normally hire about 12 of their grads a year. Then send them back for a few weeks when we hire them to be more specific to our plant.

 

[C.Maestas]

Exxonmobil Baton Rouge refinery, 11 years instrument tech.
Love what I do hate the politics.

 

[S.lambert]

operations at Exxon Chemical Baton Rouge

 

[Trey@IG]

meh im almost done with my degree. cant see starting over. guess i missed that opportunity. thanks for all the replies!