Refinery Manager - North Pole Refinery

Leads the day‑to‑day business activities of the Petro Star North Pole Refinery, prioritizing safe, environmentally compliant, and reliable refinery operations with a focus on optimizing production of on‑specification fuels. Directs the Maintenance and Operations staffs to complete timely and professional preventative and corrective maintenance of all refinery equipment and assets. Directs laboratory and operations personnel to ensure product quality and assurance requirements are always met.

Develops and stewards the refinery operating and capital budgets.

• This role leads all refinery personnel, providing leadership, support, oversight, and collaboration with on‑site personnel and those outside of direct refinery operations, including Safety, Compliance, and Laboratory teams.
• The Refinery Manager focuses on professional development of the North Pole Refinery workforce, playing a crucial role in the hiring and recruitment process and serving as a role model for the facility staff.
• The Refinery Manager prioritizes operator qualification schedules to create fully qualified and flexible work teams, holding employees accountable to defined progression plans and providing quarterly progress updates to the VP of Refining.
• Responsible for succession planning, creating a culture of high performance and employee engagement with the best employees prepared for promotions when they become available.
• Responsible for ensuring annual performance evaluations are completed on time and adhere to company standards for all direct refinery personnel.
• Able to hold refinery staff accountable to meet expectations, follow policies and procedures, and achieve ASRC overall objectives. Coaches and corrects performance and behavioral issues as necessary.
• Proficient in creating engagement across the organization with the ability to communicate with operations, maintenance, and other refinery employees.
• Ensure Quality Control & Assurance procedures, testing and documentation/record‑keeping are rigorously followed and maintained per PSI’s contract requirements.
• Serve as the principal emergency contact for all issues and incidents arising at the refinery, and as the principal on‑site contact for local, state, and federal regulatory agencies.
• Responsible for refinery compliance with operational, environmental, and safety regulations, continuously identifying and championing efforts to improve operational efficiency and workplace safety, and providing environmental stewardship.
• Provide professional and accurate communication and support to PSI Anchorage Corporate Office, ASRC, and their respective senior leadership teams.
• Interface professionally with local, state, and federal agencies.
• Lead the development of the Refinery Operational, Turnaround, and Capital budgets. Identify capital projects for improving safety and environmental compliance, maintaining and growing revenue, and cost reduction opportunities.
• Develop profit‑improvement and cost‑reduction proposals and implement plans autonomously at the local level.
• Work closely with the Refinery and Corporate Safety Departments to ensure safe and compliant refinery operations consistent with Process Safety Management and other applicable regulations.
• Coordinate with PSI E&C to develop conceptual designs and estimates for plant turnarounds, capital improvement projects, and new construction.
• Ensure timely and appropriate completion of identified action items from audits, PHA’s, and safety and compliance reviews.
• Promote a proactive focus on troubleshooting process units and foster a positive, high‑involvement work environment.

• Customer Focus – Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; uses customer feedback for continuous improvement and establishes effective relationships.
• Drive for Results – Exceeds goals, consistently a top performer, bottom‑line oriented, and holds self and staff accountable to achieve operational excellence.
• Problem Solving – Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems, probes all sources for answers, and Excel at honest analysis.
• Priority Setting – Creates…