Title:  Process Engineer

HF Sinclair is seeking a Process Engineer. This position conducts engineering duties for the Process Engineering department in direct support to operations and long-term site strategies. This position identifies problems and solutions utilizing company work processes and with fellow production team members. The Process engineer functions as a technologist providing H&MB, Hydraulics, Catalyst, and other process technology specific insights.

The successful candidate will join the Puget Sound Refinery Process Engineering Team and will be assigned to either operations support area, or a role focused on advancing Energy, CO2, and Water strategies based on candidate experience and site need.

• ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: (functions considered essential as defined by ADA)

  • Provide process engineering support to ensure safe, environmentally sound, reliable and profitable operation of the units to which they are assigned.
  • Be a proactive participant in the Field Support Team (FST), working closely with Operations, Maintenance, Inspection, and the other Engineering disciplines to ensure thorough and complete communication of process issues to the team.
  • Play an integral role in unit troubleshooting, taking the lead when necessary to facilitate problem resolution when the problem encountered is technical in nature and requires a Process Engineer's knowledge and expertise.
  • Identify opportunities to improve unit safety, environmental performance, reliability, and profitability and prioritize and develop these opportunities through site work process including project idea submittals.
  • Participate as necessary in unit PHAs, Bow Ties, and Corrosion Control Document Reviews and lead discipline specific Management of Change (MOC) reviews.
  • Keep Tech and Ops Management apprised of problematic unit conditions and issues as they arise.
  • Utilize Risk-Based Decision-Making skills in prioritizing work and communicating incentives and constraints to Management and to the FST.
  • Work closely and effectively with technology licensors and various discipline subject matter experts.
  • Maintain a Process Engineering Proactive Monitoring Workbook for each process area of responsibility.
  • Maintain proactive monitoring variables, trends, tools, and overall unit proactive monitoring plan to facilitate the performance of the Ensure Safe Production (ESP) process.
  • Spend appropriate time in the field in order to maintain a good awareness of operating issues and concerns.
  • Support training of operations on heat and material balances, control of separation processes, and other unit operations.
  • Utilize field thermography effectively to troubleshoot and optimize heater process and combustion side performance (run length, hotspots, etc.)
  • Provide mentoring and quality assurance to operations personnel of proper combustion health and energy conservation for fired heaters (burner cleanliness, flame pattern, excess O2 management, etc.)
  • Be an active member in company technical networks for best practice sharing and implementation.
  • Participate in and/or Facilitate root cause investigations.
  • Expected to support abnormal situations and turnarounds which may require nights and extended durations within fatigue management plans for a 24x7 facility.
  • Take an active role in their own development plan and work towards continuous improvement both technically and professionally.

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

A minimum of three years of progressive work experience in a process engineering field. An understanding of basic refinery processes, utility systems and the elements of process safety.

 

Preferred Experience:

Refinery or petrochemical industry experience with direct support to operations. Some or all of Distillation, CCR, Delayed Coking, hydrotreating, and fired heater experience is desired. Experience with Energy and CO2 reduction is also desirable.

A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering discipline is required.

 

Preferred Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering.

• Working knowledge of engineering concepts and ability to apply this knowledge analytically.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others, strong verbal communication skills, and ability to simplify large amounts of data into compelling recommendations and visuals.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse groups throughout the refinery.
• Strong interpersonal, time-management and organizational skills.
• Strong spreadsheet and word processing applications knowledge.
• Ability to teach and mentor to diverse groups on a variety of discipline topics.
• Knowledge of various process hazard analysis and root cause analysis methodologies.

No direct supervision expected with this role. Ability to lead and influence others without formal authority is desired.

Office and plant based with up to 15% travel required. Subject to varying weather conditions and required to work in all temperatures, including outdoors.

HF Sinclair offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families. Our benefits include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Paid Time-Off
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with match
• Educational Reimbursement
• Parental Bonding Time
• Employee Discounts

We are committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment, ensuring our employees have the resources needed to thrive professionally and personally. Benefit eligibility is governed by official plan documents, for more details visit Total Rewards.

Job conditions require standing, walking, sitting, talking or hearing, making visual inspections, lifting or carrying up to 50 lbs, climbing up to 200 ft, perceiving color differences, required to wear personal protective equipment as needed and a respirator in emergency situations (beards are not permitted), ability to operate and drive all assigned company vehicles at company standard insurance rates is essential, valid State driver's license and proof of insurance required.  Job conditions may require making precise hand and finger movements, twisting, stooping, crouching, kneeling, reaching or grasping, and working in confined spaces as permitted.

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.

HF Sinclair Corporation, 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 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 1,500 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 and also at its facility in Artesia, New Mexico. HF Sinclair provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to its refineries and the petroleum industry.