What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operations Supervisor position at Marathon Petroleum?
Marathon Pipe Line Company Area Operations Supervisor - Garyville, LA
The Garyville Area Operations Supervisor leads a team of 9 Operations Technicians in the 24-hour, 365-day operation of the Garyville Area pipeline operations and support business unit team. This team includes 4 skilled trade technicians and the Garyville Area Manager.
The Operations Supervisor provides direct supervision and leadership for the hourly Operations Technicians. The work is very diverse and includes supervisory activities involving the operations of pipeline systems for safe and efficient transportation services.
Key Responsibilities:
- Establishes a culture of safety, environmental, social, and governance excellence by modeling appropriate behaviors.
- Supervises day-to-day field activities of operations technicians and pipeline systems to ensure safe and efficient storage or movement of Crude Oil and Refined Products.
- Interacts with pipeline scheduling to optimize downtimes for inspection, maintenance, or projects.
- Ensures downtime schedules are accurate and effective.
- Manages unscheduled activities as required while minimizing downtime.
- Shares on-call responsibilities with leadership team.
- Manages 24/7 operations requiring flexible work schedule, on-call responsibilities, and emergency response.
- Initiates initial response to emergencies such as accidents, spills, or injuries involving pipeline or contract personnel.
- Supports MPL, Region, and Area Goals.
- Demonstrates ability to collaborate with diverse groups including corporate SMEs, engineers, contractors, landowners, community stakeholders, and farmers.
- Monitors company time keeping systems to ensure accuracy and overtime hours are reasonable compared against work orders closed.
- Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by following, implementing, and enforcing Company safety standards, practices and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
- Responsible for developing, training, coaching, and mentoring team members in support of a high-performing organization.
- Provides technical assistance to employees toward expedient problem resolution.
- Meets operational standards by implementing productivity and quality field practices to ensure proficient utilization of work group and equipment.
- Effective meeting facilitation while working to build consensus across multiple business units when needed.
- Leverages technology to pursue opportunities for innovation, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
Experience & Skills:
- 3-5 years of pipeline operations or project leadership experience in pipeline, terminals, or refining preferred.
- Leadership skills that challenge and empower team members while building an inclusive and diverse culture.
- Ability to interpret and prioritize data for troubleshooting or continuous improvement.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees and individuals.
- Proficient computer skills and experience in MS Office, SAP, Workforce, INTELEX, WorkDay, eDocs, UTILISPHERE, and Prometheus preferred but not required.
Requirements:
- Education: High school diploma or GED is required. Associate's degree in Process Technology preferred.
- A valid driver's license is required for the position.
Location:
Garyville, Louisiana Additional locations: Jackson, Louisiana
