Refinery Operations Leader – Safety & Optimization

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Educational reimbursement

Employee stock purchase program

Job summary

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. is seeking an experienced Logistics Superintendent to lead refinery operations, supervise on-shift teams, and ensure safety, environmental, production, quality, and reliability goals are met.

You will collaborate with HR on talent acquisition and labor relations while driving refinery movements and blending programs to achieve targets. The role emphasizes process safety management, incident response, and continuous optimization in a collaborative, inclusive

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Chemical) preferred.
• 7 years oil refining operations preferred.
• Front-line supervisory experience desired.
• Experience in labor relations with a union workforce is desired.
• Ability to effectively communicate across all levels of the organization is required.
• Proficiency with Windows and Microsoft Office suite programs including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Organizational and communication skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks while meeting deadlines and production requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide and address technical issues/plans for the Operations Department.
• Responsible for the day-to-day Operation of the Refinery and supervisor of on-shift Operations team members consisting of a day coordinator, front-line supervisors and hourly workforce to meet safety, environmental, production, quality and reliability goals.
• Partner with HR for administration of Talent Acquisition, Performance Management, Employee Relations, and Labor Relations matters for Operations Department personnel.
• Execute the refinery movements and blending program and ensure it meets established goals.
• Set direction and lead implementation of optimization improvements.
• Monitor refinery activities daily to ensure safe operating limits and permit compliance; coordinate with Planning, Engineering, Marketing and Safety.
• Supervise front-line supervisors and refinery operations; apprise management of incidents.
• Ensure compliance with manuals and inspections.
• Issue daily orders and notices.
• Participate in Refinery Process Safety Management processes and Safe Work Permitting, Emergency Response, Training, MOC, PSSR, and Incident Investigation.
• Develop refinery objectives with Operations Manager aligned to safety, compliance, reliability, and efficiency.
• Turnaround scoping, execution, and schedule tracking.
• Serve as incident commander during emergencies and as on-site specialist for responders.
• Be part of Operations leadership and develop operations procedures.
• Coordinate on-shift investigations to determine root causes of safety and environmental incidents.
• Participate in recruiting Operator Trainees and Shift Supervisors.
• Review refinery performance reports and propose preventive actions.

Skills

Communication

Windows/Office

Organizational skills

Front-line supervision

Labor relations experience

Education

Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. is seeking an experienced Logistics Superintendent to lead refinery operations, supervise on-shift teams, and ensure safety, environmental, production, quality, and reliability goals are met.

You will collaborate with HR on talent acquisition and labor relations while driving refinery movements and blending programs to achieve targets. The role emphasizes process safety management, incident response, and continuous optimization in a collaborative, inclusive