Refining Process Engineer: Drive Safe, Profitable Ops

Parpacific; Billings (MT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Educational reimbursement

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Job summary

Par Pacific in Billings, MT, is seeking a Refining Process Engineer to join the team and provide technical support ensuring safe, reliable, and profitable operation of the refinery units. You will collaborate with operations, maintenance, and engineering to become a subject matter expert.

The role involves monitoring performance, managing process changes, incident investigations, HAZOPs, operating limits, and continuous improvement projects, including catalyst planning and equipment

Qualifications

• B.S. Chemical Engineering is required.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience; higher for a more senior level.
• Willingness to provide off-hours support for abnormal and non-routine operation.
• Ability to physically enter process vessels for internal inspections during maintenance.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to influence others.
• Effective analytical problem solving and adaptability under time pressures.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily and long-term performance in your area and identify deviations from refinery strategy.
• Support unit performance, run plan target compliance, and address deviations.
• Initiate process engineering change management.
• Participate in incident investigations, risk screenings, and HAZOPs plus safety relief reviews.
• Support operating limits/envelopes and target setting; ensure deviations are understood.
• Assist in outages and troubleshooting with problem analysis and IRT involvement.
• Develop technical work plans and track turnaround milestones.
• Lead margin, reliability, and safety improvement projects.
• Support catalyst selection/planning and vessel verification practices.
• Translate focus areas into resource-balanced activities for the technical function.

Skills

Analytical problem solving

Strong communication skills

Process engineering knowledge

Ability to work under time pressure

Education

B.S. Chemical Engineering

Job description

Par Pacific in Billings, MT, is seeking a Refining Process Engineer to join the team and provide technical support ensuring safe, reliable, and profitable operation of the refinery units. You will collaborate with operations, maintenance, and engineering to become a subject matter expert.

The role involves monitoring performance, managing process changes, incident investigations, HAZOPs, operating limits, and continuous improvement projects, including catalyst planning and equipment