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Introduction
Safety
Environment
Community
Developing Team Valero
For a dynamic, global workforce, opportunities
are provided to help employees connect, develop
expertise and strengthen teams. These include, but
are not limited to:
• New Hire Orientation
• New Employee Integration Program
• Informal Mentorship Program
• Frontline Leadership
• Performance Management Training
Renewables Operator Quali昀椀cations – A 12-week
program for newly hired ethanol plant operators
prepares trainees for optimal performance once on
the job, teaching them to safely monitor, operate
and troubleshoot units in their designated areas.
People
Governance
Appendix
Re昀椀nery Basic Operator Training (BOT) – A 10-week, re昀椀nerybased program lays the groundwork for a safe and successful
career in operations. By leveraging internal subject matter
instructors and bringing experienced employees into the
classroom to share their experience and knowledge, new-operator
integration is built on a foundation of existing expertise at Valero.
In 2024, more than 8,000 applications were received for more
than 140 openings across our re昀椀neries. Successful applicants
demonstrated mechanical aptitude, a willingness to learn and
dedication to safety.
Our selection process is
designed to produce a
BOT graduate
slate of highly quali昀椀ed
typical starting pay
candidates who, once hired,
and rewards exceed
are provided this training to
$100,000.39
prepare them for their 昀椀rst
post and a long-term career.
Education and Community Partnerships
In addition to strategic partnerships with major universities, Valero also partners with local workforce agencies,
community partners, colleges and high schools that stimulate and support a community-based workforce. All
educational partnerships connect us in meaningful ways with local talent and widen our outreach to a skilled workforce.
Ardmore, Oklahoma
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Southern Tech
Strength In Numbers
Oklahoma School for the Deaf
Veterans and DRS (Rehabilitation
Services) – Oklahoma Workforce
Solutions
• Military Organizations (Tinker AFB, Fort Sill
Army Base, Oklahoma National Guard)
• Murray State College – Single Mother
Success Program
• All Area Schools including: Ardmore,
Davis, Madill, Marietta
Corpus Christi, Texas
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Buccaneer Commission
Corpus Christi ISD
Craft Training Center
Del Mar Community College Process
Tech Program, Operator Application
Workshop
Texas A&M Univ. – Corpus Christi
Texas A&M Univ. – Kingsville
Tuloso-Midway ISD
Coastal Bend Workforce Commission
JAG Education is Our Freedom –
Scholarships
This One’s For the Gals – Coastal Bend
Women in Industry
Sunray, Texas
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Amarillo College
Frank Phillips College
Dumas ISD
Sunray ISD
Amarillo Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce
• Texas Veteran Commission
• West Texas A&M University
Memphis, Tennessee
• Goodwill Excel Centers Memphis
• HBCUs – Lemoyne-Owen College,
Rust College, Jackson State
University
• Latino Memphis
• Alpha Omega Veteran Services
• Soulsville Charter School
• Vision Preparatory School
• Creative Life Preparatory School
• Riverview Middle School
• Christian Brothers University
• University of Memphis
• Mississippi State University
• Palmer Home
• Sacred Heart Mobile Food Pantry
• Tom Lee Park
• Feed the Needy
• National Civil Rights Museum
New Orleans, Louisiana
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• River Region Chamber of
Commerce
• New Orleans Business Alliance
• LMOGA (Louisiana MidContinent Oil & Gas
Association)
• GNO, Inc (Greater New Orleans,
Inc)
• Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce
Pembroke, Wales
• Pembrokeshire College
• Pembrokeshire Secondary
Schools
Port Arthur, Texas
• Lamar University
• Lamar State College – Port
Arthur & Orange
• Port Arthur ISD Career &
Technical Center
• Bridge City ISD, Hamshire
Fannett ISD, Vidor ISD,
Beaumont ISD (Teacher
Externship Programs)
• Nederland ISD
• 100 Black Men of Greater
Beaumont
• Texas Workforce Solutions –
Vocational Rehabilitation
Services
River Parishes Community College
Nunez Community College
Fletcher Technical College
St. Charles Parish High School
Satellite Center
Destrehan High School
Hahnville High School
New Orleans Region Industry
Alliance (NORIA)
New Orleans Pelicans (Veterans
Career Fair)
NextOp (Military/Veteran
Organization)
Department of Veterans Affairs
LA Workforce Commission
Veterans Alliance
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