Planning & Optimization Engineer III/Senior

Responsibilities

• Manages the commercial aspects of regional refinery operations, including feedstock selection, product and intermediate placement, supply chain optimization, and market analysis.
• Collaborates with local and regional value chain teams to align on economic drivers and ensure that planning decisions support enterprise-wide optimization.
• Leads collaboration meetings within the value chain to discuss both local and regional economic drivers.
• Verifies refinery production plans using linear programming (LP) models; Understand differences in plan were due to margin shifts, demand changes, or operational constraints. Communicates any changes needed to forecast tools or processes to capture value.
• Assists in developing/verifying decision-making frameworks and communicates findings and recommendations to key stakeholders through clear and concise presentations.
• Integrates into the local refinery planning team and learn the tools and processes for completing deliverables and scheduling, including APS. Contribute to the validation of production plans with support from team members and lead any gap closures.
• Education and Experience
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
• Four (4) years of relevant experience required. Experience working with LP models (PIMS), as well as Refining and Midstream operations preferred.

Requirements

• Action Planning
• Adaptability
• Business Acumen
• Communication
• Continuous Learning
• Critical Thinking
• Decision Making
• Innovation
• Problem Solving
• Results Driven
• Teamwork
• As an energy industry leader, our career opportunities fuel personal and professional growth.
• Location:
• Findlay, Ohio
• Job Requisition ID:
• 00022661
• Pay Min/Max:
• $122,900.00 - $212,000.00 Salary
• Grade:
• 12 - 13
• Location Address:
• 539 S Main St
• Additional locations:
• Canton, Ohio, Catlettsburg, Kentucky, Detroit, Michigan, Mandan, North Dakota, Robinson, Illinois, St Paul Park, Minnesota
• Education:
• Bachelors: Engineering
• Employee Group:
• Full time
• Employee Subgroup:
• Regular

Benefits

Additional Information

An exciting career awaits you At MPC, we're committed to being a great place to work - one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment. Position Summary Value Chain Optimization (VCO) is seeking a motivated and dynamic Planning & Optimization Engineer to support regional and refinery planning and optimization activities. This role will contribute to regional and refinery backcasting, optimization modeling, and LP submodel development and maintenance. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical capability, a solid interest in optimization and planning methodologies, and the ability to work effectively across teams. Success in this role requires strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, along with the ability to translate complex analytical insights into actionable outcomes.

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