Manager Refinery Operations

Our East Chicago, IN team is looking for a Refinery Operations Manager with strong leadership skills to oversee operations, re-refining processes to include associated Tank Farms and Utilities Functions. Main point of contact between Shipping & Receiving, Maintenance and our Laboratory Groups. Ensure Health & Safety, quality, environmental and production goals are met.  Manage operating expenditures for catalyst, chemicals, supplies and utilities. Monitors, manages, and reports overall production of refinery verses plan. 

• Budget cost for re-refinery process chemicals, catalyst, supplies, utilities
• Manages the selection of hydro treating catalyst 5%
• Participates in shutdown planning activities, process troubleshooting, monitoring and analysis of process data
• Key player in lines of communication between management and the operations group staff
• Responsible for hiring, training, coaching, evaluation and discipline of staff
• Ensures process operation within safe operating limits, compliance with all regulatory, permit and corporate 
• Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) requirements and ISO quality standards
• Oversee and participate in ongoing preparation, revision and approval of SOP's for refinery
• Review and update training plans

What does it take to work at Safety-Kleen, a Clean Harbors Company?

• Bachelor Chemical or Mechanical Engineering Preferred
• 5 to 7 years’ experience in a Petroleum or Chemical Processing Industry 
• Strong technical aptitude in refining operations preferred
• Experience in a metrics based environment
• Ability to analyze KPIs and adjust strategy to meet organizational goals
• The ability to influence, motivate and communicate with all levels of an organization
• Ability to plan, organize, make decisions, and handle multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
• Change Leadership a plus!
• Computer savvy!

Safety-Kleen Systems, a Clean Harbors company, has a commitment to excellence deeply rooted in a strong sense of tradition. Our entire business model revolves around keeping North American businesses green. We generate more than $1.2 billion in annual revenue as a world-class environmental service organization and market leader in industrial hazardous waste management, parts-cleaning technology, and oil re-refining. We collect over 200 million gallons of used motor oil each year and we have the largest re-refinery capacity in North America allowing us to re-refine more than 150 million gallons each year.
 
Every day, we help our customers resolve their waste management needs and reduce their carbon footprint. PROTECTION. CHOICES. PEOPLE. MAKE GREEN WORK.™

Safety-Kleen Systems, a Clean Harbors company, is a Military & Veteran friendly company.

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