Overview
We are currently recruiting Trainee Process Operators to join our team at our integrated Fawley Refinery and Chemical Complex in Fawley, Hampshire, where you'll discover an intricate mass of valves, towers, exchangers and pipes, offering opportunities to challenge and extend your skills every day. You will join a team committed to safely producing the energy and chemical products that are essential to modern life, economic development and improved standards of living, while protecting our people, the environment and the communities where we operate.
Responsibilities
* Monitoring, troubleshooting & fault diagnosis.
* Equipment maintenance.
* Operating procedure & job pack updates. Incident / emergency response.
* Issuing permits for work to be carried out safely by others.
Qualifications
* Hold a minimum of a C / 4 grade GCSE (or equivalent) in English Language, Mathematics and Science.
* Hold a valid driving license permitting you to drive a manual car in the United Kingdom.
* Be over the age of 18 years old on 2nd March 2026.
* Have a willingness to work at height, in appropriate safety equipment (including breathing apparatus) and undertake 12 hour shift work (Days & Nights).
* Successful candidates should also be able to demonstrate:
* A commitment to high standards & safety in the workplace.
* Leadership & decision-making capabilities, based on safety, reliability and business performance.
* Effective communication & team working skills.
* Drive, motivation and commitment to the ownership and completion of tasks.
* Numeracy skills and computer literacy.
* Self-motivation and a desire to learn.
Benefits & Career Progression
* A competitive remuneration and benefits package, including a starting salary of £35,423.
* As Trainee's move to fully rotating shift, they will receive an additional £15,144 annual shift allowance.
* After 12 - 18 months in the Company, a fully qualified Process Operator can expect opportunities to progress, including in Panel Operation, Event Coordination and Supervisory remits. Variable opportunities for overtime also exist.
* Training - no prior experience required.
* Beginning in March 2026, a 10-12 week classroom-based school, providing an overview of process operations at the Fawley Site.
* Modular site-based learning on an operational unit.
* Our target is that a new recruit will be a fully qualified Shift Operator approx. one year from joining us.
* The closing date for this opportunity is Sunday 12th October 2025, after which the assessment process will commence.
* If your application meets or exceeds our minimum criteria following the closing date, you will be invited to take part in an online assessment.
* For candidates who successfully navigate the steps above, the final round comprises a half day assessment at the Fawley site in November 2025.
* ExxonMobil recognises that recruiting and developing the right people is key to our success. Our processes are designed to be robust, engaging and consistent.
* Our benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.
ExxonMobil has operated in the U.K. for more than 135 years. We are best known today for the marketing of our Esso fuels and Mobil 1 lubricants and for our petrochemicals. We have refining and chemical operations in the UK, operate the UK's biggest private pipeline network and retain a non-operated share in a number of fields in the North Sea. We are developing our involvement in lower emission projects in the UK, building on our experience in carbon capture and storage (CCS), hydrogen production and biofuels.
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An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life. We offer an excellent remuneration and benefits package, which includes a competitive salary, defined benefit pension scheme, share incentive plan and private health care for employees and their families.
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