Supervisor, Process Area Specialist

HF Sinclair•Artesia, NM

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

HF Sinclair is seeking a Supervisor, Process Area Specialist to lead and oversee area-specific responsibilities within Process Engineering and Refinery Technical Services. This role is responsible for ensuring efficient operations, providing technical guidance, and supporting process optimization across refinery units.

Requirements

A minimum of three years engineering experience in a refinery environment are required.
A minimum of a Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering is required.
Ability to lead and direct the work of others typically individual contributors.
Working knowledge of commonly used engineering concepts and ability to apply this knowledge analytically and to stay abreast of new technology developments and processes is essential.
Knowledge of Microsoft products and experience with engineering software.
Advanced reading and writing skills, the ability to perform complex mathematical calculations, and the ability to communicate effectively with others, both written and verbally, are required.
Responsible for the supervision of approximately four engineers.
May be responsible for overseeing outside contract engineers.
Valid State drivers license and proof of insurance required.

Responsibilities

Assists in communicating priorities and reporting progress of assignments to the Department Manager
Maintains detailed account-of all process scope and engineering work performed by the area team and provides regular updates
Organizes and communicates technical service support efforts based on unit monitoring results and requests by the Department Manager and/or other refinery departments
Supervises efforts of Process Engineering to monitor unit performance and provide technical service for area needs as they arise
Provides process engineering support to area team, provides Unit Startup assistance for existing as well as new facilities, review daily unit reports and track performance of assigned units, communicates observations made via recommendations to the area teams, performs economic analysis and supports developmnet of ROI reports for capital upgrades
Supervises catalyst and chemical performance and usage and assists area teams in all catalyst and chemical applications including providing guidelines for startup and/or usage.
Ensures that Process scope development and Engineering meet targeted criteria for Safety Performance, Environmental Compliance, Process scope definition, Instrument scope definition, Process Engineering Contract scope definition, Comprehensive AFE Development, Accuracy and comprehensiveness of Process Engineering Designs
Completes scope development and Process Engineering within target schedule and provides project startup coverage
Meets all Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements of the As Built project
Supervises area team of Process Engineers
Supervises vendor relationships as required
Coordinate refinery energy conservation efforts as needed
Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their superior, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion.