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HF Sinclair located in Anacortes, WA is seeking an Advanced Process Control& Optimization Engineer. This position is responsible for the identification, development, implementation, and monitoring of APC strategies to improve the refinery's safety, profitability and efficiency.
Job Duties
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES (functions considered essential as defined by ADA):
Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their manager, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion.
Experience
Education Level
Required Skills
Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility
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.
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 ("HF Sinclair"), 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 in 19 states 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 1,300 Sinclair 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. HF Sinclair also owns a 47% limited partner interest and a non-economic general partner interest in Holly Energy Partners, L.P., a master limited partnership that provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to the petroleum industry, including HF Sinclair subsidiaries.
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.
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 of $89,200.00 and maximum of $195,100.00.
HF Sinclair located in Anacortes, WA is seeking an Advanced Process Control& Optimization Engineer. This position is responsible for the identification, development, implementation, and monitoring of APC strategies to improve the refinery's safety, profitability and efficiency.
Job Duties
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES (functions considered essential as defined by ADA):
- Identify, justify, develop, implement and monitor advanced control strategies that improve refinery safety, profitability and efficiency. Applications are implemented using computer multivariable control software (Yokogawa PACE) and are integrated to DCS.
- Developing a working knowledge of PACE application is a key responsibility.
- Provide day-to-day support for Process Control related issues that impact unit operation
- Identify opportunities and develop Advanced Process Control (APC) applications
- Maintain, troubleshoot and document existing advanced controls to maximize performance
- Perform monthly performance metric reporting for Advanced Process Control application
- Provide advice, training and present developing initiatives in Advanced Process Control
- Provide site support for APC during off-hours as needed. Remote support is allowed but presentation to site is required if problems cannot be resolved remotely.
- Participate in periodic (approx. 7 weeks per year) general rotating Process Control off-hours support duty, acting as 1st-line responder during these weeks. Remote support is allowed but presentation to site is required if problems cannot be resolved remotely.
- Identify and develop new control applications by utilizing emerging technologies
- Work closely with process and Process Control Engineers, economists, production specialists, operators, and other groups.
- Participate as needed in plant Process Safety Management, by supporting Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), action item follow-up and PSSR (Pre-Startup Safety Reviews)
- Use statistical methods to develop process inferentials for use in advanced controls
Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their manager, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion.
Experience
- 10+ years of experience with APC (step testing, modeling, commissioning, and day-to-day support in a refining environment) is required.
- 10+ years of experience with DCS control strategies and integration of APC to DCS control is required.
Education Level
- BS Degree or MS Degree in an engineering discipline is required.
Required Skills
- Proficiency in the development of all APC related deliverables; including step testing plans, working with production department and other stakeholders to develop APC program, model identification, management of change process, implementation of APC on live units, provide operator training, monitoring of APC to determine model performance, update P&IDs, develop documentation for APC for each unit, etc.
- Proficient in use of at least one current APC package/technology. Experience with Yokogawa PACE will be a strong advantage, but not required.
- Thorough understanding of DCS control strategies and integration of DCS and APC. Experience with Honeywell Experion and/or Honeywell TPS DCS systems will be a strong advantage, but not required.
- Advanced ability to stay abreast of new technology developments and processes and apply knowledge analytically.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products (e.g., Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and commonly used engineering concepts and experience with engineering software.
- Familiarity with standards and practices of the specific discipline.
- Strong ability to communicate effectively with others, both written and verbal communication, advanced reading and writing skills, effective communicating with all levels of the organization.
- Able and comfortable performing advanced mathematical calculations, extensive use of data to discern problems and develop improvements.
Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility
- Occasional, ad hoc work-group leadership is expected.
- This position does not include any formal supervisory responsibilities.
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.
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 ("HF Sinclair"), 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 in 19 states 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 1,300 Sinclair 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. HF Sinclair also owns a 47% limited partner interest and a non-economic general partner interest in Holly Energy Partners, L.P., a master limited partnership that provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to the petroleum industry, including HF Sinclair subsidiaries.
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.
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 of $89,200.00 and maximum of $195,100.00.
