Refinery Planning Optimizer

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HF Sinclair is seeking a Refinery Planning Optimizer based in El Dorado, KS. In this role, you will conduct complex oil flow planning, scheduling, optimization, economic analysis, and transportation assignments related to the El Dorado refinery operation under minimal supervision.

• Interacts with Operations, Process Engineering, Commercial, and Turnaround teams regularly to discuss optimization opportunities.
• Issues the day‑to‑day instructions to the refinery team and is a resource when questions arise.
• Manages the daily optimization activities to ensure the refinery is operating at plan feed rates and quality targets to maximize profit.
• Interacts with the Crude Supply, Marketing, Heavy Oils Marketing, and Optimization Commercial teams. Maintains good working relationships with all Commercial teams.
• Manages intermediate feedstock inventories to stay within operating envelope and oil flow plans.
• Participates in daily/weekly teleconferences for products and feed stocks optimizations and provides ad‑hoc analysis for real‑time decision making.
• Coordinates with Midstream to ensure tank maintenance plans mesh well with refinery oil flow and maintenance event schedules.
• Coordinates and implements corrective actions and adjusts oil flow plan to mitigate impact of unplanned events.
• Uses the LP model to update the monthly plan with weekly price updates and reports any shift in economic incentives for products and crude oil grades.
• Uses the LP model to develop the monthly production forecast (MPF) that is used to set up the monthly product pipeline schedules.
• Uses the LP model to develop the monthly oil flow plan and meets with RLT for review and approval. Communicates the monthly oil flow plan to individuals and teams throughout the organization.
• Communicates with Operations regarding planned maintenance activities and adjusts operating conditions as needed to accommodate taking equipment off‑line planned work.
• Works with the Economics and Planning team to determine lost profit opportunity (LPO) estimates for current refinery events and monthly reporting purposes.
• Uses the LP model to determine unit rate valuations each month and reports out to the organization.
• Uses the LP model to determine gasoline blend values used to determine quality giveaway each month.
• Participates in meetings with the Operations Business Teams.
• Maintains the refinery outage and turnaround schedule.
• Works with Operations to develop oil flow plans for planned outages and turnarounds and communicates the plan with the refinery team.
• Backs up the Blending Specialist as needed.
• Occasionally requires off‑hours support to operations, Commercial, and third‑party companies.

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

A minimum of 5 years of on‑the‑job experience in refinery operations, process engineering, or other relevant experience is required.

A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience (in lieu of a four‑year degree), is required.

• Understands supply chain economics and refining processes.
• Knowledge of petroleum qualities and lab testing methods is beneficial.
• Ability to provide clear direction to multiple parties regarding feasibility while keeping economic considerations in the forefront.
• Capability to work on multiple issues in parallel and make decisions with incomplete information.
• This position is on the front line guiding the site to meet customer commitments and maximize margin.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft products and ability to learn to use other relevant software (Petro, Spiral Software, BLEND).
• Strong communication skills, and ability to perform mathematical calculations.
• Ability to foster strong teamwork and maintain good working relationships with multiple teams throughout the organization.

Primarily office based, but some field presence required roleum refinery, and plant environment including but not limited chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks and rotating equipment. Subject to all weather and…