Product Blending Manager

The Manager, Product Blending is responsible for overseeing and managing the company’s refined product blending programs across the terminal network. This role provides technical and operational leadership for the development, implementation, optimization, and standardization of blending processes that support product quality, operational efficiency, customer requirements, regulatory compliance, and value creation. The Manager works closely with Terminal Operations, Supply & Trading, Commercial, Product Quality, Engineering, IT/Data Systems, EHS, and other cross‑functional teams to ensure blending programs are designed and operated safely, reliably, and consistently.

• Develop, implement, and manage refined product blending programs across the terminal network.
• Establish standardized blending processes, procedures, and operating practices.
• Evaluate blending opportunities to improve product value, flexibility, capacity, and operational efficiency.
• Develop blending strategies based on product specifications, supply availability, terminal capabilities, customer requirements, and economics.
• Support the development and implementation of gasoline, diesel, butane, and other applicable blending programs.
• Establish appropriate controls for blend components, treat rates, recipes, inventories, and finished product specifications.
• Identify opportunities to expand or optimize blending capabilities across the terminal network.

• Provide technical expertise and operational support to terminal teams for blending activities.
• Troubleshoot blending system, equipment, process, and product quality issues.
• Work with Engineering and Tech Services on the design, modification, and implementation of blending systems and equipment.
• Review terminal capabilities and identify required infrastructure, equipment, instrumentation, and controls to support blending programs.
• Support commissioning and startup of new blending systems and modifications.
• Establish operating parameters and controls necessary to achieve consistent and reliable blending performance.
• Support terminal teams in resolving blending‑related operational issues.

• Work closely with Product Quality to ensure blended products meet applicable specifications and customer requirements.
• Develop and maintain blending procedures that support consistent product quality.
• Ensure blending processes are aligned with applicable ASTM, API, regulatory, and company requirements.
• Participate in investigations of off‑specification product, contamination, blending errors, or other product quality incidents.
• Develop and implement corrective and preventive actions related to blending activities.
• Support audits, inspections, and compliance activities related to blending operations.

• Develop standardized blending procedures and best practices for use across the terminal network.
• Identify opportunities to improve blending accuracy, reliability, capacity, flexibility, and cost performance.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives related to blending operations.
• Establish performance metrics to measure blending effectiveness and goal attainment.
• Evaluate lessons learned from blending projects and incidents and incorporate improvements into company standards.
• Support the development and maintenance of blending‑related sections of the Operations Manual and applicable SOPs.

• Work with Supply & Trading and Commercial teams to understand supply, demand, and blending requirements.
• Optimize component inventories and blending capacity to support operational and commercial objectives.
• Evaluate blending opportunities…