Staffing
Talent/Leadership Development
Processes/Systems
IR
Miscellaneous
100
How many employees has PAR hired since the CEP expansion project? How many of these were hired in 2014?
Since CEP ended in June 2012 we’ve hired 327. In 2014 we’ve hired 123 through August.
100
Who are our main competitors for talent in the area?
Valero, Exxon, Total, DuPont, BASF
100
How many Schedule Pro deviations at PAR since implementation?
1618
100
How many unions are represented at PAR?
4 - USW Main Plant, USW Lab, IBEW, OPEIU
100
Why is the area named the “Golden Triangle”?
The "golden" refers to the wealth that came from the Spindletop oil strike in Beaumont in 1901. This area had one of the richest median incomes in the 1950’s and 1960’s because of the oil refineries. The term more generally refers now to the entire Beaumont-Port Arthur-Orange metropolitan area, forming the triangle. The three towns are roughly 20 miles apart from each other.
200
How many PAR employees are eligible for retirement by 2015 (as defined by age 60+)?
178 employees are age 60+; 101 hourly, 77 staff (77 Production, 40 Mtce, 17 Lab, 44 Misc)
200
How many PAR leaders have begun the Leader of Team Program and the other LD courses?
54 LoT (28 have either registered or completed the other LD courses- SLoT, LoC, Strategic Leader)
200
What is the longest amount of time a Production Supervisor has spent working in Schedule Pro in one month?
19+ hours
200
What is the USW Chairperson’s secondary occupation?
Alligator Hunter
200
What are our main products how much of each does PAR produce in one day?
Gasoline = to fill up 840,000 cars/day; Lube Oil = to change oil on 1.3MM vehicles/day; Diesel = to fill up 400,000 pick-up trucks/day; Jet-A = to fuel 81 10-hour 747 flights/day; Coke = to fill up 80 rail cars/day; Electricity = to power ~250,000 homes/day; Sulfur = to fill 100 trucks/day
300
What are the main AAP gaps for PAR?
1E (1st and 2nd Level Supervisors); 3A (Paraprofessional Positions; Exempt); 6B (Maintenance Craftsworkers)
300
How many PAR leaders have attended HR Essentials since 2013?
68 (4 courses since 2013, another scheduled this month)
300
How many HRSD tickets have we logged in 2014?
300 (down from 1100+ in 2012 due to process improvements) - does not include Payroll
300
How many of the PAR HR team members are from Texas?
Two; Lee & Tyrus
400
How many Lamar interns has PAR employed in 2014?
9 Lamar Port Arthur operator interns, 3 summer Lamar University engineering interns
400
How many employees became SE potential during the 2014 CEP process? How many total SE potential employees work at PAR?
2; 6 total
400
Payroll performs timekeeping and processes pay for how many hourly employees?
875
400
True/False: The HR team keeps a book of "Poulterisms"?
TRUE!
500
How many jobs have been posted in MOR in 2014? How many employees transferred from outside PAR?
29 jobs were posted in Feb and May MOR, and only 4 employees transferred to PAR as a result of those postings
500
How many hourly employees have been promoted to FLL positions since 2013?
25: 16 Production, 3 Mtce, 6 Lab
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