Chemist

HF Sinclair Corporation; El Dorado (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Time-Off

401(k) Retirement Plan with match

Educational Reimbursement

Parental Bonding Time

Employee Discounts

Job summary

HF Sinclair Corporation is seeking a Chemist to join the El Dorado Refiniery. The role involves conducting non-routine to complex chemistry assignments under minimal supervision, with potential leadership of others at the location.

Responsibilities include performing tests on materials, ensuring procedures are followed, maintaining QA documentation, developing new methods, diagnosing equipment issues, and supporting compliance testing. Office-based with refinery visits and up to 10% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or related field required.
• Advanced knowledge of laboratory testing and ability to apply this knowledge.
• Ability to train and lead the work of others.
• Ability to perform advanced mathematical calculations; strong reading and writing skills; effective communication.

Responsibilities

• Perform tests on raw materials, intermediates, and finished products and train others to perform standard tests.
• Ensure testing follows established methods and procedures; maintain QA documentation and records.
• Develop new methods or procedures and diagnose/repair laboratory equipment as needed.
• Monitor lab quality, calibrate equipment, and support operations with product blending and data analysis.
• Coordinate with outside laboratories for compliance testing and ensure sample integrity and reporting.

Skills

Laboratory testing

Petroleum testing

Leadership

Mathematical calculations

Reading & writing

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry

Job description

Basic Function

HF Sinclair is seeking a Chemist to join the El Dorado Refiniery. The Chemist will conduct non‑routine to complex chemistry/laboratory assignments for assigned department under minimal supervision. May lead the work of others depending on location.

Job Duties

• Samples and conducts all levels of tests and trains others to perform standard tests on raw materials, intermediates, and finished products
• Ensures testing is carried out per established methods/procedures
• Ensures quality of work through quality assurance testing and documentation, and analysis
• Records, reports, and certifies results
• Develops new methods/procedures
• Diagnoses laboratory equipment malfunctions, solving problems and fixing laboratory equipment and machinery
• Performs routine to complex and corrective maintenance and calibrations on laboratory equipment
• Creates QA documents and protocols

• Supports other departments in sampling, testing, and compliance monitoring
• Maintains lab supplies and equipment (orders supplies)
• Operates Chromatographs
• Ships samples designated as hazardous and verifies hazardous samples are shipped in conformance with the CFR
• Monitors drinking water streams for compliance
• Checks emissions compliance (state certified)
• Works with outside testing laboratories to coordinate special requests and compliance testing
• Monitors process control of plant streams, purity of products and composition of fuel gases, liquefied petroleum products, and various levels of Hydrogen
• Analyzes data, documents results and ensures laboratory data is maintained
• Provides support to operations with product blending

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

Experience

A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree of Science in Chemistry or related field is required.

Required Skills

Advanced knowledge of laboratory testing and ability to apply this knowledge. Working knowledge of petroleum products and testing. Ability to train and lead the work of others. Ability to perform advanced mathematical calculations, intermediate reading and writing skills, ability to effectively communicate with others, both written and verbal communication.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility

May lead the work of others regularly. May be designated as relief lab supervisor if needed.

Work Conditions

Office based with occasional refinery visits, and with up to 10% travel by land and air required. Petroleum refinery/industrial environment including but not limited to chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks, and rotating equipment. Subject to all weather, and varying road conditions.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Paid Time-Off
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with match
• Educational Reimbursement
• Parental Bonding Time
• Employee Discounts

Physical Requirements

Job conditions require standing, making visual precise hand and finger movement, making visual inspections, reaching or grasping, wearing personal protective equipment (beards not permitted). Job conditions may require walking, sitting, twisting, stooping, crouching, kneeling, talking or hearing, lifting and/or carrying up to 10lbs, pushing and/or pulling up to 10lbs, and perceiving color difference.

Equal Opportunity Employer

HF Sinclair Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other prohibited ground of discrimination.