Process Operator

Basic Function

HF Sinclair refinery located in Anacortes; WA is seeking a Process Operator who is responsible for learning the skills to operate their assigned processing unit. The Process Operator performs work as directed by supervision and follows written oral instructions regarding process conditions to maintain, specifications to meet, and stock product routing and disposal. The Process Operator will direct and participate in operations of the assigned equipment in accordance with orders and minimal supervision and will follow established procedures.

Job Duties

• Supports the refinery safety process and maintains on the job safety vigilance
• Works rotating shifts including days, nights, weekends and holidays as scheduled
• Responds to callouts and holdovers
• Reviews daily orders at shift relief
• Checks instruments, records rounds in PM schedule, checks equipment and assures that the operation and equipment conform to operating requirements
• Operates equipment manually and/or by instrument/computer control, maintaining temperatures, pressures, levels, and/or other process variables to meet planned production and quality
• Fires furnaces, operates pumps, sets lines and manifolds, changes blinds and jump-overs, operates compressors, gauges tanks, draws samples, runs control tests, sends samples to the Lab, and adjusts chemical injection rates.
• Repairs equipment as required and within ability to accomplish repairs safely and requests maintenance support as necessary
• Performs other work, such as lubricating equipment, cleanup and housekeeping

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

Experience

Previous Process Operator or Chemical Operator experience preferred.

Education Level

High school diploma or GED required.

Associate Degree or two-year technical process degree preferred.

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 currently hold or can qualify to receive a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card. Note, information regarding TWIC qualification standards may be found at https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic
• Must be able to read, speak, and write English fluently and understand operating procedures.
• Must demonstrate a competency at using a process computer interface to manipulate and control an operating process unit.
• Formal education and/or training related to production operations or a related skill area is preferred.
• Previous experience in a petro-chemical facility, an industrial or manufacturing environment or prior military experience and/or training is preferred.
• Emergency Response and/or Fire Fighting training, experience, and/or certification is preferred.
• Must possess and maintain a current valid license to operate a motor vehicle in the United States.
• Willingness to take and achieve satisfactory results on Holly Frontiers pre-employment testing battery.
• Willingness to support the company's drug-free work environment, include random drug screenings.
• 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.
• 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.
• Willingness to work a 12-hour rotating shift schedule (including night, weekends, holidays and overtime).
• Willing to be on-call and meet call-out standards to respond to site responsibilities and emergencies.
• The Company emphasizes safety in all phases of its business. With proper training, you must be willing and able to lift 40 lbs. with or without reasonable accommodation and able to use safe lifting techniques with the use of heavy equipment.
• Willingness to support and comply with HollyFrontiers safety policies and safe working practices.
• Willingness to work in an environment that requires the daily use of computers.
• Willingness to support and comply with HollyFrontiers teamwork and ownership environment.
• Willingness to support and comply with the company's harassment-free work environment Policy.
• Willing to support and comply with the company's diversity and inclusion work practices.
• Willing to respond to emergencies as part of the Emergency Response Team with or without accommodation. To attend to emergencies, successful candidates must reside within 60 minutes of the site, or be willing to relocate to within 60 minutes of the site without relocation assistance.

REQUIRED SKILLS: Basic computer skills, mechanically inclined, understanding and ability to comply with all Federal, State, Local, and Company regulations, policies, guidelines, and procedures, including use of tools (hand tools and power tools) and operation(s) of scissor lift/man-lift. Required to complete all required certifications and training to know and become competent in basic tasks under direct supervision while completing classroom and CBT training. Ability to effectively communicate with others (written and verbal), basic reading and writing skills, with the ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility

Work Conditions

Field based. Petroleum refinery, out-of-doors environment, and driver-based environment including but not limited to chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks, rotating equipment, exposure to the risk of electrical shock, and working in confined spaces. Subject to all temperatures.

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

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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 lubricants and specialty products. HF Sinclair owns and operates refineries located in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, Washington and Utah. HF Sinclair provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to our refineries and the petroleum industry. HF Sinclair markets its refined products principally in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest and in other neighboring Plains states and supplies high-quality fuels to more than 1,750 branded stations and licenses the use of the Sinclair brand to more than 350 additional locations throughout the country. HF Sinclair produces renewable diesel at two of its facilities in Wyoming and also at its facility in New Mexico. 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Salary Range: The salary range includes the minimum, midpoint, and maximum base salary values. A candidate's offer can vary depending on differentiating factors, including but not limited to education, training, or experience.

This position has a salary minimum starting rate of $38.15 per hour and maximum of $58.26 per hour after qualifications are met.