Process Engineer

Process Engineer

HF Sinclair is seeking a Process Engineer. This position conducts engineering assignments for the Engineering Department, working independently and acting as a resource for less experienced personnel.

Job Duties

• Defines projects by determining project objectives, selecting technical strategies and providing technical assistance to the business unit(s).
• Plans projects by writing specifications, developing schedules and budgets, and identifying and developing process design of additions and improvement to existing processes.
• Implements projects by monitoring performance, taking corrective actions, providing feedback to the project team, generating, monitoring, and updating operating procedures and reporting weekly/monthly, and negotiating for materials, supplies and services.
• Completes projects by delivering output, wrapping-up administrative details, evaluating the project in its entirety.
• Analyzes the economics of each project where appropriate; calculates ROI for proposed projects.
• Acts as a mentor to other engineers.
• Tracks performance measures and recommends parameters.
• Uses past knowledge and experience to ensure safe, environmentally secure, and efficient operations.
• Provides documentation and operating analysis for management.

May be required to do some or all of the following:

• Supports and optimizes refinery or pipeline/terminal operations with troubleshooting skills.
• Designs chemical or other plant equipment and devises processes for manufacturing chemicals and products.
• Designs pipeline/terminal or other equipment and devises processes for crude and refined product movements via pipeline, terminals and/or tankage.
• Conducts research to develop new and improved chemical manufacturing processes.
• Designs, plans layout, and oversees personnel engaged in constructing, controlling, and improving equipment for carrying out chemical processes on a commercial scale.
• Provides mechanical, civil, and structural review for all new, existing, and revamped equipment and facilities to ensure consistency with applicable design standards such as API, ASME, NFPA, ANSI, OSHA, etc.
• Starts up assistance for existing as well as new facilities.
• Performs economic analyses and fills ROI and AFE reports for capital upgrades.
• Determines the most effective arrangement of operations, such as mixing, crushing, heat transfer, distillation, oxidation, hydrogenation, and polymerization.
• Develops and implements processing methods and controls to meet quality standards in the most cost-efficient manner.
• Investigates and resolves work-in-process problems.
• Recommends and implements improvements and/or modifications in sequence of operations, equipment utilization, and related matters.
• Reviews proposals of outside vendors regarding the purchase of new or modernization of existing processing equipment.

Experience

A minimum of three to eight years of progressive work experience in a specific engineering discipline and project management experience is required. Emphasis on power distribution and controls engineering is required for the electrical discipline depending on assignment.

Preferred Experience:

Professional Engineer registration, refinery or petrochemical industry experience, some or all of FCC, CCR, Alky, Sulfur unit, Delayed Coking, Lubes Processing and hydro-treating experience for the Chemical discipline depending on assignment are all preferred.

Education Level

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

Required Skills

Technical expert in area of specialty. Advanced ability to stay abreast of new technology developments and processes and apply knowledge analytically. Strong knowledge of Microsoft products and commonly used engineering concepts and experience with engineering software. Familiarity with standards and practices of the specific discipline. Ability to effectively communicate with others, both written and verbal communication, advanced reading and writing skills, with the ability to perform advanced mathematical calculations.

Preferred Skills:

Working knowledge of and experience with engineering software is preferred.

Work Conditions

Office and plant based with up to 20% travel by land and air required. Petroleum refinery, warehouse/plant environment, and out-of-doors environment including but not limited to chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks, rotating equipment, wet and/or oil contaminated conditions, at both below grade and elevated positions, and working in confined spaces. Subject to all temperatures, weather and varying road conditions.

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

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.

Physical Requirements

Job conditions require standing, walking, sitting, talking or hearing, making visual inspections, making precise hand and finger movements, lifting and/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 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 twisting, stooping, crouching, kneeling, reaching or grasping.

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.