Production Operator

Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Family Group:

Production and Manufacturing Downstream

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

November 7, 2025

Business unit:

Downstream and Renewables

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What’s the role

As a Production Operator, you will be responsible for 24/7 safe and reliable operation of asset equipment as a competent member of a high-performance shift team. This includes monitoring, controlling, starting, and stopping equipment (such as furnaces, pumps, compressors, etc.), conducting activities that pertain to unit operation, and taking corrective action when necessary to ensure that all unit conditions and operations are following safety, environmental, and operating policies and procedures.

What you'll be doing

• Support “Goal Zero” Safety and Environmental culture through:

  • Demonstration of excellent personal safety

  • Compliance with all safety policies, procedures, and practices

  • Intervention in the event of a potential issue or unsafe behavior is observed

• Achieve, demonstrate, and maintain the required level of competence to safely operate the assigned process area of the plant

NOTE: All Operators will be expected to qualify on multiple jobs, including a Console job role.

• Utilize standardized work processes such as Ensure Safe Production (ESP), Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), and Maintenance Excellence (ME)

• Utilize process control computer interfaces to maintain variables within targets

• Demonstrate excellent troubleshooting skills

• Identify and manage abnormal process operation situations in assigned process areas of the plant

• Meet defined targets or identify and communicate constraints

• Identify and communicate 24/7 production threats

• Monitor and accurately record unit operating data (temperatures, pressures, flows, and levels) for upward or downward trends

• Execute Permit to Work and Safe Isolation processes

• Execute daily operating orders

• Prepare equipment for maintenance in accordance with maintenance plans

• Ensure thorough shift turnover by providing effective written and oral communications to the relieving shift and technician that covers routine and non-routine issues, problems faced, unit operating conditions, etc.

• Execute all assigned operator tasks and document and report findings as needed

• Assure product quality by performing required unit production quality control checks and analysis

• Maintain good communications with other team members, other facility teams (Utilities, Logistics, etc.), and support disciplines

• Perform required preventative maintenance and assist in troubleshooting potential issues and assist others when unit problems occur

• Properly utilize company IT equipment for meeting daily performance expectations and accessing plant and unit information and procedures

• Actively assume personal accountability for continuous personal and professional development

• Actively participate in the development and performance of the assigned work group

• Participate in training and respond to emergency situations as required

• Ensure workstations and the work location are clean and free of hazards

• Exhibit behaviors aligned with the Shell Polymers Monaca Plant culture:

  • Take pride in completing activities with excellence and delivering on promises

  • Seek out new ideas and perspectives to bring ideas and solutions

  • Trust and seek to understand one another and our partners

  • Perform the role knowing positions are interdependent and sharing success as one team

  • Be committed to soliciting and embrace useful feedback to help learning and growth

  • Build strong relationships and mutual trust with our customers

  • Proactively listen to and collaborate with our customers

  • Once qualified, expected to train new hire operators on shift

What we need from you

• Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than the current employer

• At least one of the following

  • Formal education and/or training related to production operations or a related skill area such as an associate degree from a National American Process Technology Alliance program curriculum

  • At least 3 years of relevant industry experience

  • Prior military experience in a relevant