Chemist

HF Sinclair is seeking a Chemist to join the El Dorado Refiniery. The Chemist will connducts non-routine to complex chemistry/laboratory assignments for assigned department under minimal supervision. May lead the work of others depending on location.

Job Duties

• Samples and conducts all levels of tests and trains others to perform standard tests on raw materials, intermediates, and finished products
• Ensures testing is carried out per established methods/procedures
• Ensures quality of work through quality assurance testing and documentation, and analysis  
• Records, reports, and certifies results
• Develops new methods/procedures
• Diagnoses laboratory equipment malfunctions, solving problems and fixing laboratory equipment and machinery
• Performs routine to complex and corrective maintenance and calibrations on laboratory equipment 
• Creates QA documents and protocols

• May also perform other duties, including:

• Supports other departments in sampling, testing, and compliance monitoring
• Maintains lab supplies and equipment (orders supplies)
• Operates Chromatographs
• Ships samples designated as hazardous and verify hazardous samples are shipped in conformance with the CFR
• Monitors drinking water streams for compliance
• Checks emissions compliance (state certified)
• Works with outside testing laboratories to coordinate special requests and compliance testing
• Monitors process control of plant streams, purity of products and composition of fuel gases, liquefied petroleum products, and various levels of Hydrogen
• Analyzes data, document results and ensure laboratory data is maintained
• Provides support to operations with product blending

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

Experience

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Chemistry or related field is required.

Education Level

• A minimum of a Bachelors Degree of Science in Chemistry or related field is required.

Required Skills

• Advanced knowledge of laboratory testing and ability to apply this knowledge. Working knowledge of petroleum products and testing. Ability to train and lead the work of others. Ability to perform advanced mathematical calculations, intermediate reading and writing skills, ability to effectively communicate with others, both written and verbal communication.

Work Conditions

Office based with occasional refinery visits, and with up to 10% travel by land and air required. Petroleum refinery/industrial environment including but not limited to chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks, and rotating equipment. Subject to all weather, and varying road conditions.

Physical Requirements

Job conditions require standing, making visual inspections, making precise hand and finger movements, reaching or grasping, and wearing personal protective equipment (beards not permitted). Job conditions may require sitting, walking, twisting, stooping, crouching, kneeling, talking or hearing, and lifting and/or carrying up to 10lbs, and pushing and/or pulling up to 10 lbs, and perceiving color differences, 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.

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.