Turnaround Specialist Cover Letter

In response to your job posting for turnaround specialist, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for research, content curation, and incorporate internal and external best practices that promote learning and application of new skills.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Effective communication and influencing skills to manage relations with key refinery stakeholders, direct reports, extended category network members and suppliers
• Knowledge and experience in Manufacturing or similar operations environment
• Experience working in a refinery, or similar operational environment
• Knowledge of refinery field labor services, rental equipment, Maintenance and Turnaround practices
• Deep knowledge of specified content (ELA, math, etc)
• Experience in major petrochemical turnarounds, +25MM, in a senior leadership role or as TA O&M Coordinator
• Proficient utilization of Microsoft Office Tools (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Self-starter with presentation, planning, communication, interpersonal, leadership and organizational skills

In response to your job posting for turnaround specialist, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for specialized instruction, advice, and guidance to faculty and students in the application of technology in teaching, learning, and research.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Strong familiarity with turnaround planning and general refinery maintenance work practices
• Strong communicator with excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Provide leadership to enable the organization to achieve GoalZERO HSE performance
• Serves as an operations turnaround SME to assist site operations resources by coaching, training, and influencing turnaround strategies and preparations
• Identifies opportunities and recommends improvements to existing operations practices
• Communicates status, key performance indicators and metrics
• Leads the development and implementation of global turnaround practices for shutdown, clearing and startup
• Shares develops best practices for work list submittals, shutdown/start-up sequencing, commissioning / commissioning planning, operations staffing, energy isolation / blind list management, and other operations specific best practice support

Please consider me for the turnaround specialist opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for input to the Senior Clinical Research Contracts Manager regarding development of practices and procedures in areas in need of development/improvement.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Basic understanding of schedule development & scheduling software – Primavera, Microsoft Project
• Thorough knowledge of process industry equipment (exchangers, vessels, drums, heaters)
• Thorough knowledge of process industry materials (piping, valves, and fittings)
• Capable of working across several departments in order to coordinate with other disciplines
• Understand importance of personal & process safety and how to incorporate them into the TAR planning process
• Deep understanding of the assembly and disassembly of fixed equipment & piping
• Experience in networking and influencing outside of direct line of reporting relationship
• Has relevant experience of planning and executing Turnaround/Project work and/or Maintenance Activity

In response to your job posting for turnaround specialist, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for leadership, coordination and technical assistance to Department personnel, school districts and other education stakeholders on instructional programs, research, best practices, innovations, materials and strategies related to the teaching of reading and language arts.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Should have some knowledge of the application of Engineering Technical Practices and experience in identifying where the application of MoC’s, Practices and Procedures apply to work preparation or execution
• Track record in networking and influencing across Functions
• Has significant experience of planning and executing Turnaround/Project work or leading teams within these areas
• Should have knowledge of the application of Engineering Technical Practices and experience in identifying where the application of MoC’s, Practices and Procedures apply to work preparation or execution
• Work schedule (when TA not in execution) is 4 days a week, Monday through Thursday, ten hours a day with possibility of alternate work schedule
• Advanced proficiency in SAP, Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, and Access
• Experience at multiple refining sites preferred
• Extensive detailed knowledge of Turnaround cost control best practices

I am excited to be applying for the position of turnaround specialist. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for recommendations based on best practices to improve the content, layout and distribution of communications to broaden readership.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Collaborates with site counterparts and the Turnaround HSE Specialist to assure blinding strategies, work permitting requirements, and safe work practices are established and implemented to assure both safety and contractor productivity during turnaround execution
• Evaluates, coaches and resolves operations questions related to planning for, and executing field work activities
• Experience using SAP and standard MS Office software
• Maintain a current TAR stakeholder matrix, knowing who the TAR stakeholders are at each site and for any given TAR
• Stay informed of TAR schedules and requirements at all plant sites
• Engage with TAR teams at the early stages of planning
• Be an active and contributing member of the respective TAR core teams
• Establish and maintain alignment with the Site Procurement Manager on turnaround needs and efforts