Operations Technician

Basic Function

Responsible for safely and reliably operating the process units and equipment to meet strategic business goals.

Job Duties

• Ensure safety policies and procedures are followed.
• Recognize hazards and take action to eliminate/mitigate and use Stop Work Authority if necessary.
• Participate in shift turnover meetings.
• Pass all D Operator testing, train in Process Safety Management, Occupational Safety and Health regulations, basic operator training, and perform all D Operator requirements as needed.
• Work rotating shifts including weekends, holidays, and call-outs as needed.
• Work alone on a required portion of the unit.
• Follow emergency procedures.
• Communicate effectively and appropriately with operations and other departments in person or via radio and telephone.
• Behave in a manner that promotes teamwork.
• Demonstrate a desire for continuous learning.
• Follow start-up and shut-down policies and procedures.
• Follow-through on commitments made to others.
• Create and maintain a clean and well-organized, professional-looking work area.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

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

Experience

None

Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent required. College, industrial, or prior process operations experience a plus. Computer experience a plus.

Required Skills

• Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future without requiring sponsorship.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must demonstrate a competency at using a process computer interface to manipulate and control an operating process unit.
• Successfully complete the SHL Industrial Professional and Skilled Assessment and COBRA Testing.
• With or without reasonable accommodations, be willing to work at heights, climb ladders and stairs, walk on high elevation grating, work in inclement weather, work around loud industrial equipment, work in compact and confined spaces, and work outdoors.
• As a part of the pre-employment selection process, candidates are required to submit to and receive satisfactory results from a pre-employment medical screening, background check, and drug tests.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility

None.

Work Conditions

Outdoor based with up to 5% travel by land and air required. Petroleum refinery, warehouse/plant environment, out-of-doors environment, and refinery-based environment including but not limited to chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks, rotating equipment, and working in confined spaces. Subject to all temperatures, weather and varying road conditions. Must be available to work a schedule that includes overtime, weekends, and holiday, rotating shifts).

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, twisting, stooping, crouching, kneeling, talking or hearing, making visual inspections, making precise hand and finger movement, reaching or grasping, lifting and/or carrying up to 50lbs, pushing and/or pulling up to 50lbs, climbing, 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, perceiving color differences, wearing personal protective equipment 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.

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.