Hardcraft Mechanic

Basic Function

HF Sinclair in Tulsa, OK is seeking a refinery mechanic. The position is responsible for refinery level maintenance and will be required to apply core skills in boiler-making, welding, pipe fitting, and/or heavy equipment operation. This posting is seeking primarily welders.

• Measure, fabricate, and install piping systems.
• Proficient in process pipe welding (SMAW, GTAW).
• Pipe fitting capabilities.
• Install tubing and traps for steam systems.
• Remove and install industrial valves.
• Un-head and head-up manways on towers, drums, boilers, and exchangers.
• Complete daily equipment logs.
• Perform general plant maintenance to the “hard” crafts such as piping, excavations, vessels, exchangers, and other process equipment.
• Operate related field and shop tools such as air impacts, drill presses, iron worker, test pumps, grinders, torqueing equipment, etc.
• Operate fork trucks and man-lifts.
• Perform various safety procedures including communicating any unsafe conditions to the Maintenance Foreman, ensure all work and operations are performed in accordance with safety policies and procedures, and participate in monthly safety walk through audits.
• Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their supervisor, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion.

• Ability to operate fixed and swing cab hydraulic cranes.
• Ability to inspect and approve crane and rigging equipment in the refinery on a routine and as-needed basis to ensure compliance mandated requirements.

All candidates must complete a Safety and Craft Specific Test at Tulsa Technology Center to be considered for this position. Please use the following link to schedule your test as soon as possible:

If you have already taken this test within the last three years, those scores will be accepted. Please reach out to Tulsa Tech to request your results be sent to HF Sinclair.

Under Group, please choose “HF Sinclair Employee Testing” then under exam, please choose “HFS Refinery Mechanic”. Testing date and time will be determined by candidate during scheduling.

Minimum of two years of pipe welding experience is required.

A minimum of a High School diploma or equivalent is required. Associate’s degree is preferred.

Good verbal/written communication, computer literate, good mathematical and problem-solving skills, ability to read and interpret various instructions, procedures, rules, and regulations. Must have the ability to enter manways on towers, work in high places, and around high temperatures. Perform work of consistent quality and visual acuity (including color, depth perception, and field of vision). Team player, self-starter, independent worker, good time management and analytical skills and priority setting ability.

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Field based in a refinery/industrial environment. Work conditions include: controlled temperature environments, outdoor work in wet or humid conditions, all temperatures including inclement weather conditions, work near moving mechanical parts and rotating equipment, work in high and precarious places located in excess of 100 feet, dust, dirt, chemical and petroleum product exposures, work in confined spaces, noise and vibration exposure and exposure to electrical shock.

Must be flexible to changing schedule and willing to work overtime as business needs require, including rotating 12-hour shift schedules at times.

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

We are committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment, ensuring our employees have the resources needed to thrive professionally and personally. Benefit eligibility is governed by official plan documents, for more details visit .

Must be able to work in adverse weather…