Title: Area Specialist South Side
Date:
Sep 4, 2026
Location:
Artesia, NM, US, 88210
Basic Function
HF Sinclair is seeking an Area Specialist who oversees and directs one or more aspects of the Operations Department.
Job Duties
- Keeps assigned unit(s) running smoothly and on spec with products
- Establish, update and implement operating procedures to ensure optimization of assigned Operating Units
- Prepares procedures for starting and stopping equipment, as well as starting-up/shutting-down units
- Ensures all environmental rules and regulations are being met
- Ensures operations are up-to-date with training
- Works with maintenance on equipment maintenance scheduling and ensures proper maintenance priorities are set
- Coordinates and acts as liaison with Engineering, Maintenance, Training and Shift Supervisors to facilitate communications, assign work priorities and ensure safe and profitable Unit operations
- Troubleshoots operational and maintenance issues depending on location
- May develop operating, shutdown, start-up and Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) lists and procedures, obtaining final approval for Management of Change (MOC's) in area of responsibility
- May complete MOC requirements in a timely and efficient manner
- May develop turnaround scope, depending on location
- May provide justification for small capital projects and unit cost control, depending on location
Experience
A minimum of 10 years of on-the-job experience is required.
Preferred Experience:
A significant amount of experience in the energy industry is preferred.
Education Level
A minimum of a Bachelors Degree, or the equivalent amount of education and work experience, is required.
Required Skills
Ability to lead and direct the work of other associates. Basic ability to identify and solve problems and ways to optimize units that have a direct financial impact on success of company. Ability to handle high visibility projects and activities, high pressure situations, and long hours. Team player with ability to effectively communicate with others, both written and verbal communication, and with the ability to work in a collaborative environment. Ability to interact with all levels of staff including engineers, operators, shift and maintenance supervisors. Intermediate computer skills, intermediate reading and writing skills and the ability to perform intermediate mathematical calculations. PREFERRED SKILLS: Training in fire fighting and rescue training is preferred.
Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility
Responsible for the supervision of approximately 21 employees.
Work Conditions
Office and Refinery/Industrial environment based with up to 5% travel by land and air is required. Petroleum refinery, warehouse/plant environment, out-of-doors, and driver based environment, including but not limited to chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks, and routing equipment. Subject to all weather, temperatures, and varying road conditions. Subject to occasional weekend and after hour call-outs, and working in confined spaces.
Benefits
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
Physical Requirements
Job conditions require standing, walking, sitting, twisting, stooping, crouching, kneeling, talking or hearing, making visual inspections, making precise hand and finger movements, reaching or grasping, lifting and/or carrying up to 50lbs, pushing and/or pulling 25lbs, climbing up to 150ft, ability to operate and drive all assigned company vehicles at company standard insurance rates, 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, 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 lubricants and specialty products. HF Sinclair owns and operates refineries located in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, Washington and Utah. HF Sinclair provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to our refineries and the petroleum industry. HF Sinclair markets its refined products principally in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest and in other neighboring Plains states and supplies high-quality fuels to more than 1,750 branded stations and licenses the use of the Sinclair brand to more than 350 additional locations throughout the country. HF Sinclair produces renewable diesel at two of its facilities in Wyoming and also at its facility in New Mexico. 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.
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.
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