Valero

Description

Valero is the best-in-class producer of essential fuels and products that are foundational to modern life. We invite you to join our ~10,000 employees to drive exceptional results for our company, the energy industry and our community.

As a Manager Refinery Safety Affairs you will direct and support refinery safety efforts with responsibility for analyzing, trending, managing, and communicating safety and health data across Valero’s refining system. Serve as a company’s subject matter expert for safety data systems, databases, dashboards, and reporting tools, ensuring that actionable insights are delivered to leadership and operations. Develop strong working relationships with operations and corporate support groups to reinforce Valero’s commitment to safety excellence, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement. Also help promote safety management systems and VPP. Provides occupational safety and industrial hygiene expertise to operations personnel to help assure regulatory compliance.

At Valero, we are committed to advancing the future of energy through innovation, ingenuity and unmatched execution. You can help achieve this goal if you can:

• Support and promote safety management systems and VPP.
• Develop and coordinate the creation of Valero safety standards, programs, and practices to drive improved safety performance.
• Lead the collection, management, analysis, and trending of safety and health data across the refining system.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance safety databases, dashboards, scorecards, and reporting tools to communicate key metrics, emerging risks, and performance trends.
• Design clear, compelling visual displays and presentations of safety data tailored to executive leadership, operations, and site H&S teams.
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and completeness; troubleshoots system issues and leads improvements to data workflows.
• Works with Operations, Process Safety, Environmental, and Legal departments to ensure consistent corporate safety and health policies and procedures.
• Monitors and participates in the legislative and regulatory development process; communicates action plans to leadership and business units.
• Participates in significant incident investigations; assists in regulatory inspections and investigations at business units.
• Assists in developing safety audit and assessment criteria; monitors site compliance with corporate policies and regulatory standards.
• Provides site safety support as needed.
• Assists operating facilities in implementing corporate standards, best practices, and other program needs.
• Serves as liaison between sites, Legal, and Risk Management during litigation support activities.

This position is salaried exempt status, which means you are not eligible for overtime pay.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Safety, Engineering, or related degree required.
• 10 years of safety experience required.
• Able and willing to work on-site, in-person at the Valero San Antonio location, required.

Preferred Requirements:

• CSP and/or CIH preferred.

Need more reasons to work for a company that is both professionally challenging and culturally rewarding? Take a look at some of our best-in-class benefits:

• Competitive Pay and Annual Bonus Program
• 100% match on 401(K) up to 7%, with immediate vesting
• Company-sponsored Pension Plan
• Comprehensive Healthcare and Wellness Programs
• Onsite Daycare Center
• Onsite Employee and Family Wellness Centers (Physician & Pediatrician)
• Onsite Pharmacy
• State-of-the-art 24-hour Fitness Center free for employees and spouses with access to Tennis and Basketball Facilities
• Onsite cafeteria open for breakfast and lunch
• Sprawling campus with walking paths and access to biking trails

Benefits described above are highlights only, subject to an employee’s eligibility and work location.

All successful candidates must be eligible to obtain a TWIC card (Transportation Worker Identification Credential). It is Valero’s policy that employees must wear this card at all times while working at the refinery. Please review eligibility criteria at https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic.

Position level and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Valero's employees and team-focused culture drive our success. We’re invested in our dedicated workforce through a comprehensive, customizable benefits package, while supporting a caring culture that delivers a rewarding work environment built on teamwork, excellence and career growth. To explore the ways we build a stronger team, visit Valero.com/Careers.

Valero is an EEO Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected status, including race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Please be advised, if you are viewing this position on a website that lists an estimated salary rate/range, it was not provided by Valero. Valero’s market specific salary rate/range will be provided during the recruiting process and tends to be higher than what is estimated by such websites.

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Job:

Legal/Governmental Affairs

Primary Location:

US-TX-San Antonio

Job Posting

Feb 4, 2026, 9:45:17 PM

Unposting Date

Ongoing