Metal Trades Craftperson

HF Sinclair•Anacortes, WA

16h•Onsite

About The Position

HF Sinclair is seeking a Metal Trades Craftsperson in Anacortes, Washington. The position is field-based at a petroleum refinery and is responsible for troubleshooting, testing, repairing existing installations, and maintaining refinery fixed equipment. The work includes proactive and reactive maintenance intended to improve the reliability of fixed mechanical equipment and systems throughout the refinery. The craftsperson takes ownership of fixed equipment systems in assigned areas, understands work priorities in relation to plant reliability, and communicates regularly with the Team Leader and planner about work status and issues. The role involves work on piping and process equipment, heat exchangers, and equipment auxiliaries, as well as preventive maintenance and troubleshooting. It also includes documenting work in a Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS), using equipment such as forklifts and aerial lifts, and demonstrating basic skills in maintenance processes outside the primary craft’s core competencies. The work environment includes refinery and outdoor settings and exposure to chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks, rotating equipment, potential electrical shock, confined spaces, and all temperatures. Employees must be willing to work nights, weekends, holidays, overtime, at heights, in confined spaces, and outdoors in inclement weather. The position requires physical activity, including lifting up to 50 pounds and climbing up to 50 feet, and requires a valid state driver’s license and proof of insurance.

Requirements

Five years of maintenance metal trades craft experience.
High school diploma or GED.
Speak, read, and write English.
Willingness to work nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime.
Willingness to work at heights, walk on high-elevation grating, and use stairs.
Willingness to work in confined spaces and outdoors in inclement weather.
Ability and willingness to use safe lifting techniques to lift 50 pounds from ground to waist level.
Comfort using computers in a work environment.
Willingness to support HF Sinclair’s drug-free workplace policy.
Reside within 60 miles of the site or relocate without assistance to within 60 miles.
Ability to operate and drive assigned company vehicles at company standard insurance rates; valid state driver’s license and proof of insurance required.
Ability to meet the position’s physical requirements, including lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, pushing and pulling up to 70 pounds, and climbing up to 50 feet.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment; beards are not permitted.

Nice To Haves

Journeyman Metal Trades craft experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
Proficiency in PMI requirements and knowledge of the Welded Piping QC manual.
Familiarity with blueprints, isometric drawings, and PSR standards.
Basic rigging skills and knowledge of hand signals.

Responsibilities

Perform proactive and reactive maintenance to increase the reliability of fixed mechanical equipment and systems throughout the refinery.
Understand daily and weekly work priorities in relation to plant reliability.
Communicate regularly with the Team Leader and planner about assigned work status and issues encountered.
Take ownership of fixed equipment systems in assigned areas.
Remove, install, repair, fabricate, clean, and thread screwed and flanged piping systems; work with non-metallic piping systems.
Install and remove blinds for equipment maintenance activities.
Remove and install process equipment, including valves, pumps, gauge and sight glasses, relief valves, burner assemblies, pressure regulators, pressure gauges, and other instrument support systems.
Apply basic rigging skills and hand signals.
Remove, clean, disassemble, test, repair, hydro test, reassemble, and install heat exchangers.
Install and repair piping and tubing auxiliaries on turbines, compressors, pumps, and fans.
Perform troubleshooting and preventive maintenance on fixed equipment.
Perform scheduled and reactive corrective maintenance on production equipment as needed.
Use a Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to document job details.
Operate equipment such as forklifts, aerial lifts, and Hyster equipment.