Asset Engineer

Asset Engineer

Flint Hills Resources is looking to hire an Asset Engineer at our Pine Bend refinery in Rosemount, MN. The Asset Engineer has accountability to the health, performance, and availability of the assets in their defined area; this role is specifically focused on the Alkylation Unit. This is a key role in the refinery that will work with many disciplines, primarily:
Operations, Process Engineering, Reliability & Construction. This role is an excellent opportunity to increase reliability, business management, and leadership skills.

Play a leading role in maintaining and improving equipment availability of your designated area. Work with a team that has diverse knowledge focused on availability, risk management, cost optimization, and business improvement.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead complex critical equipment troubleshooting and develop/align on scope of repair
• Lead development and alignment on turnaround work scope for equipment while optimizing cost, availability, and risk
• Oversee, audit, and implement equipment reliability strategies
• Perform root cause failure analysis to understand equipment failures and update equipment strategies as appropriate
• Lead change through the MOC process, ensuring process safety hazards are identified and changes are clearly documented
• Track and forecast maintenance spending for your area
• Act as project manager on select reliability and business improvement projects
• Some overtime may be required, which might include nights, weekends and holidays during turnarounds and outages
• Able to climb structures and inspect equipment both at high elevations and in confined spaces

Qualifications include:

• Five (5) years or more refining and/or chemicals experience
• Bachelor's degree in chemical or mechanical engineering
• Experience with process piping fabrication & repairs, process pump mechanical seals & failure modes and process level/flow technology
• Process safety knowledge & understanding; familiar with the MOC process
• Experience with construction management, field execution, and craft coordination
• Experience in project development, economic thinking, and marginal analysis

As a Koch company, Flint Hills Resources is an industry-leading refining company making the oil and transportation products that keep the world moving. We make a large supply of fuel for gas stations and airports in addition to transporting crude oil, natural gas liquids and refined products through 4,000+ miles of pipeline
-delivering energy to farmers, manufacturers and families. Our team champions innovation and excellence to help power modern life.