Title:  Supervisor Lab Asphalt

Basic Function

HF Sinclair is seeking a Supervisor, Lab Asphalt to oversee their quality control laboratory functions and specification compliance testing, train others in quality control and specification compliance testing, and troubleshoot testing, material, and production problems. Execute all requirements of the HF Sinclair quality management system.  At the direction of the Technical Manager, conduct laboratory experiments aimed at furthering the business interests of the HF Sinclair Asphalt Group. 

Job Duties

• Manages and coordinates day-to-day affairs of HF Sinclair asphalt terminal laboratories ensuring quality of and confidence in test results is high.

• Verifies execution of HF Sinclair product quality management systems to include accreditation by American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.

• Assists plant personnel in troubleshooting manufacturing problems.

• Coordinates sample collection and distribution

• Ensures the safety of all supervised employees and schedules assignments for lab personnel.

• Tracks finished product formulations; assists in formulation adjustments or development of new formulations.

• Coordinates experiments aimed at securing and verifying asphalt supply and other special assignments critical to HAC business as needed.

• Designs and conducts experiments aimed at product development, research & development, corporate directives, etc., and analyzes and communicates experimental results.

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

Experience

A minimum of seven to ten years’ experience in asphalt manufacturing and laboratory analyses environment, with at least five or more years being in a supervisory/manage role, is required. Asphalt manufacturing experience to include polymer modified asphalt and asphalt emulsions.  

Education Level

A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering or applied science is required. 

Required Skills

Proficiency in running asphalt material characterization.  Ability to perform intermediate mathematical calculations and proficiency with spreadsheet and word-processing software applications. Advanced mechanical ability and understanding of operational principles of assigned area’s laboratory testing instruments. Ability to effectively communicate with others, in both written and verbal form. Proven supervisory skills. Intermediate reading and writing skills. 

Preferred Skills:

Experience executing all the requirements to achieve accreditation by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility

Responsible for the supervision of approximately five employees.

Physical Requirements

Job conditions require standing, walking, sitting, talking or hearing, making visual inspections, making precise hand and finger movements, twisting, stooping, crouching, kneeling, reaching or grasping, and ability to wear personal protective equipment (beards not permitted).

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 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.

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.