Title:  Asphalt Maintenance Technician

Basic Function

HF Sinclair is seeking a Asphalt Maintenance Technician in Albuquerque, NM who will be responsible to conduct maintenance assignments and duties under limited supervision. Increases the efficiency of the maintenance process through the creation of safe and cost-effective job plans while maintaining a monthly budget as assigned by the facility Manager. Can also assist in the general support of the day-to-day production & reliability of the facility based on the facility’s needs.

Job Duties

• Supports average productivity and provides available resources to determine ways to improve goal attainment for the following weeks.
• Communicates with various department management to ensure resources are in place to complete a specified average number of work orders as determined by the schedule
• Execute plans to improve schedule attainment and review monthly with the plant manager.
• Collaborates with purchasing department on all items in purchasing that affect scheduled work.
• Acts as liaison with other team members and schedulers for work scope & procedure procurement.
• Provides proficient operations of some or all of the following software (depending on location): Excel, Word, Outlook, Microsoft Project, assigned maintenance system, and procurement programs.
• Orders parts and miscellaneous materials and/or other special materials when required
• Assist with reading and verifying drawings and approval sign-offs for in-kind equipment replacement and job completion status and create sketches, drawings, and bills of material for miscellaneous work.
• Interacts with purchasing department on all bid items for material specifications and specific procedures as needed
• Maintains field verification and dimensional checks on in-kind equipment replacements to verify conformance to specifications

Other duties may include some of the following:

• Identifies the necessary tools, materials, and resources needed to complete a pre-identified task and creates and completes daily work scopes
• Ensures management is fully informed of any potential shortfalls/problems in daily assignments or daily plant equipment inspections
• Forklift operation and in general any duties required to support and contribute to an efficient maintenance program
• Plan facility outage work steps and procedures including material, labor resources, and equipment/tools
• Provide training, mentoring, and coaching for subordinates and peers

Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their supervisor, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion

Experience

Must have an intermediate mechanical and chemical skill level, knowledge, and understanding. Experience in the petroleum or petrochemical industry is preferred. Basic mathematical skills are required, along with a valid state driver’s license. Troubleshooting, testing, and repairing existing installations and experience with maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of all types of fixed and rotating equipment. Be able to work alone any time of the day in all types of weather.

Preferred Experience

A minimum of 3 to years of construction and mechanical experience are preferred.

Education Level

A minimum of a High School Diploma or GED equivalent is required. 

Preferred Education

Trade school or journeyman/craftsman training is recommended, A Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.

Required Skills

Knowledge of petroleum industry operations and craft knowledge. Intermediate-level leadership, interpersonal, and organizational skills. Ability to effectively communicate with others, both written and verbal communication. Basic reading and writing skills and the ability to perform basic-level mathematical calculations. Proven interpersonal skills. Self-starter and safety and environmental sensitivity. Troubleshooting skills and ability to function effectively in a team atmosphere.  Knowledge of safe work practices. Computer skills necessary to operate assigned maintenance systems, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Internet Explorer. Ability to lead and train a small group of employees. Multi-tasking and team orientation skills.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility

Work Conditions

Rotating shifts may be required. Able to work a 10-12-hour shift if needed, mostly on your feet. Maintenance and/or Operations experience within an industrial environment is desired, as positions may also assist other contractor employees. Office and field-based and with up to 5% by land and air required. The petroleum industry, warehouse/plant environment, out-of-doors environment, and driver-based environment including but not limited to chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks, rotating equipment, electrical shock, and working in confined spaces. Periodic overtime is required. Required to respond to plant-related emergencies and be available after hours during critical business situations. Subject to all temperatures, weather, and varying road conditions.

Physical Requirements

Job conditions require standing, walking, sitting, twisting, stooping, crouching, kneeling, making visual inspections, making precise hand and finger movements, reaching or grasping, lifting and/or carrying up to 50lbs, pushing and/or pulling up to 50lbs, climbing up to 200ft, ability to operate and drive all assigned company vehicles at company standard insurance rates, perceiving color differences, ability to wear personal protective equipment (beards not permitted) and strenuous physical activity.

Our One HF Sinclair Culture:

At HF Sinclair, we are united through our One HF Sinclair Culture, which is underpinned by our five core values of Safety, Integrity, Teamwork, Ownership and Inclusion. Developed to empower our people, our five core cultural values are at the heart of everything we do and extend to how we engage our stakeholders. These values influence our decisions, shape our behaviors and keep us connected across the entire organization.

We maintain a true Safety culture for our employees, communities, environments and customers. Our goal is to make sure everyone returns home safely each day. We have a long-standing commitment to Integrity and ethical behavior and do what is right for our employees, investors, communities and the environment. We encourage employees to Step Up and Stand Out by championing a culture of Teamwork and Ownership. We foster a culture of Inclusion by encouraging diversity of experiences, viewpoints and backgrounds. What makes each of us different, together makes us stronger.

About HF Sinclair Corporation

HF Sinclair Corporation ("HF Sinclair"), headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an independent energy company that produces and markets high value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, renewable diesel and other specialty products. HF Sinclair owns and operates refineries located in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, Washington and Utah and markets its refined products in 19 states principally in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest and in other neighboring Plains states. HF Sinclair supplies high quality fuels to more than 1,300 Sinclair branded stations and licenses the use of the Sinclair brand at more than 300 additional locations throughout the country. In addition, subsidiaries of HF Sinclair produce and market base oils and other specialized lubricants in the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands, and export products to more than 80 countries. Through its subsidiaries, HF Sinclair produces renewable diesel at two of its facilities in Wyoming. HF Sinclair also owns a 47% limited partner interest and a non-economic general partner interest in Holly Energy Partners, L.P., a master limited partnership that provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to the petroleum industry, including HF Sinclair subsidiaries.

Equal Opportunity Employer

HF Sinclair Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other prohibited ground of discrimination.