Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources, Engineering, Manufacturing & Technology
About Us
Valero’s Welcome ethanol plant is located near Welcome, Minnesota, about four miles west of Fairmont and 100 miles southwest of Minneapolis.
The bio-refinery sits on approximately 300 acres and started ethanol production in June 2009. The facility uses a dry-grind production method and state-of-the-art technology to maintain industry-leading standards in production, safety, product quality and environmental stewardship.
The Welcome plant annually processes approximately 48 million bushels of corn into approximately 135 million gallons of denatured ethanol and 400,000 tons of distillers grains co-products.
The bio-refinery employs more than 70 full-time personnel.
Jobs provided here:
Process Operators
Shipping & Receiving Operators
Maintenance Technicians
Instrument & Electrical Technicians
Office Coordinator
Administrative Assistant
Health, Safety, and Environmental Specialists
Accounting
Grains Procurement
Engineering
Production Manager
Plant Manager
Skills utilized by employees here:
Computer skills
Microsoft Word, Excel, email
Communications
Clear verbal and written skills
Health, Safety, and Environmental programs
Required training, following policies, implementing procedures, ensuring compliance
Data analysis
Review quality parameters for plant operations, equipment data, etc.
Equipment troubleshooting and maintenance
Equipment Handling
Operate heavy equipment, front-end loaders, lifts, rail car movers, etc.
Certifications/Training/Degrees generally needed here:
Process Operator, S&R Operator
High School Diploma/GED minimum
Technical and Management positions
Require experience and/or advanced training/degrees.
