ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE REPORT • 83 SAFETY COMMUNITY PEOPLE GOVERNANCE ENVIRONMENT $90,000+ AVERAGE STARTING PAY W/ BONUS Local College Partnerships Produce Excellent Employees Valero partners with local colleges that stimulate and support a community-based workforce. Through program leadership and curriculum guidance, we play a role in the education pipeline at a grassroots level, expanding important local talent pools for our operations and our industry. our refineries. More than 15,000 applications were received, requiring mechanical aptitude, a willingness to learn and adherence to a strict safety culture. Our selection process is designed to produce a slate of qualified and diverse candidates who, once hired, are provided a Basic Operator Training Program that prepares new operators for their first post and their future careers. Our field operators are the backbone of our company. They operate our plants 24/7 in the heat of Texas summers and the cold of Canadian winters. They are entrusted with the complex units and machinery that produce our products, and adhere to strict safety standards that protect their teams and their communities. For these roles, we need the best our communities have to offer. In 2021, Valero offered 254 openings across Our Partnerships Ardmore, Oklahoma • Southern Tech Corpus Christi, Texas • Del Mar Community College Memphis, Tennessee • William R. Moore College of Technology New Orleans, Louisiana (area) • River Parish Technical College • St. Charles Parish High School Satellite Center • Nunez Community College Pembroke, Wales • Pembrokeshire College Port Arthur, Texas • Lamar Institute of Technology • Lamar State College - Port Arthur • Lamar State College - Orange • Port Arthur ISD From the West Coast to Graceland, 254 new Operators joined Team Valero Juan Ceja (right), Supervisor Operations - DP and Marcus Campbell (above), Superintendent Emergency Services, received their associate degrees from Lamar Institute of Technology and joined Valero Port Arthur upon graduation.