Assurance Focal Point

Basic Function

Facilitates the safe, reliable and environmentally sound operation of the Puget Sound Refinery through Assurance activities. Uses independent judgement and discretion to identify, prioritize and schedule activities to understand both the effectiveness of design and use of procedures, work processes, and critical activities at the site. Works with those responsible to develop improvement plans.

(Functions considered essential as defined by ADA)

• Responsible for helping the organization achieve improvements by monitoring and maintaining effective, consistent, and sustainable work processes and tools by influencing the individuals responsible for them. This includes performing regular health checks (formal/informal), field observations, and reviews, and provide constructive feedback and performance highlights to the Process Performer, Shift Team, Production Team, and the Site as a whole as appropriate. Focus areas include but are not limited to Plant Standing Instructions, Work Processes, and OEMS implementation.
• Supporting formal 3rdparty or corporate assurance activities
• Works with corporate resources to develop Power
  
  BI dashboards to provide visibility on critical activities/processes
• Change Leader for some pilots and initiatives within the operating department as well as lead for some targeted across site activities regarding Operations, HSSE, Maintenance, Projects or HR.
• Focal point for the following Conduct of Operations Principles. Expectation is that 25% of time is spent on office time supporting this and 25% field engagement with operations
  • Process Monitoring
    • Operating Windows & Alarming
    • Alarm Change Management
    • Proactive Monitoring
    • Critical Instrument Management
  • Manage the Abnormal
    • Risk Management
    • Alarm Response
    • Abnormal Lineups
    • Threat Identification/Mitigation/ Escalation
  • Shift Management & Communication
    • Shift Team Management
    • Shift Logs
    • Shift Meeting & handover
    • Operating Orders
    • Fatigue Management
    • Return to Work
    • Operator Rounds
  • Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their superior, as determined from time-to-time in their sole and complete discretion.

A minimum of 10 years of job-related experience required in refinery manufacturing, operations, health/safety assignments or equivalent is required.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

Experience supporting a refinery with roles in Operations and a technical, safety or investigation role.

A minimum of a High School Diploma is required.

• Ability to influence and lead change without formal authority
• Ability to direct and acquire work from a number of resources, in the absence of having direct supervisory responsibility of the resources.
• Ability to self‑direct based on business need
• Team player with ability to effectively communicate with others through written and verbal communication.
• Ability to constructively interact with all levels of staff including engineers, operators, shift and maintenance personnel.
• Experience with work processes including design, implementation, review, and improvement
• Intermediate computer skills, intermediate reading and writing skills and the ability to perform intermediate mathematical calculations.

PREFERRED

SKILLS:

• Investigation or auditing
• Power BI Dashboard Development
• Risk Evaluation and Management

None.

Office and Refinery/Industrial environment based with up to 5% travel by land and air is required. Petroleum refinery, warehouse/plant environment, out-of-doors, and driver based environment, including but not limited to chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks, and rotating equipment. Subject to all weather, temperatures, and varying road conditions. Subject to occasional weekend and after hour call‑outs, and working in confined spaces.

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

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