Strategic Asset Engineer

Flint Hills Resources is now hiring a Strategic Asset Engineer (SAE)for the Corpus Christi, TX refinery. This role is pivotal in supporting Asset Management Excellence by collaborating across multiple disciplines to identify opportunities, bringing solutions to complex problems, and improving decision processes across the facility. Individuals in this space will need good technical skills, communication skills and enjoy working as part of a team to solve problems.

The successful individual for this role must be willing to take personal initiative to understand plant operations, gain relevant knowledge, engage SME's and be able to work both individually and as a part of a team to innovate our Asset Management Capability with the vision that units run turnaround-to-turnaround without unplanned outages.  You will be part of a site team striving to evolve site EH&S Stewardship, while innovating and transforming our capabilities to supply fuels and chemicals essential for human flourishing.     

What You Will Do

• Lead and facilitate small teams (RCA/problem solving; long term asset POVs and business improvements, TA and equipment-specific risk reduction initiatives)
• Data analysis, analytics and benchmarking to identify opportunities for improvement
• Program ownership (Asset Management Strategy, Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), Benchmarking, and Long-Term Asset Advancement based on experience)
• “Cold eye” review and mentoring of equipment reliability analysis and recommendations
• Trainer to develop and support building asset management capability, influencing plant culture, and adaptively sharing knowledge across the organization
• Able to work in field and climb towers, vessels, and work in shops etc. when needed

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline OR ten (10) years’ experience in a refinery, chemical, reliability engineering or project management.
• Available to travel up to 10%

What Will Put You Ahead

• Ten (10)+ years of experience in a refinery or process plant
• Field troubleshooting experience - Mechanical, Instrumentation, Process Engineering
• Experience with Reliability and asset ownership strategy principles including Lean and continuous improvement programs
• Experience with root cause failure/incident analysis methods
• Statistics, Economics, and Planning and/or Project-Option analysis experience prioritizing asset management efforts.
• Data analysis experience (database querying, pivot tables, & Power BIs)
• Leadership roles including supervision or project management

This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

This role is subject to the Transportation Workers Identification Credentialing (TWIC) rule and requires the successful candidate to obtain a TWIC identification badge, allowing for un-escorted access to the facility within a specific time period.

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Who We Are

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.

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