Technical Lead - Project & Reliability Engineering

CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers around the world.  We serve agriculture customers and consumers across the United States and around the world.  Most of our 10,000 employees are in the United States, but today we have employees in 19 countries. At CHS, we are creating connections to empower agriculture.

Summary

CHS has an exciting opportunity at our Oil Refinery facility in McPherson, KS.  We are looking for a Technical Lead – Project & Reliability Engineering to be responsible for the technical guidance and development of the McPherson Refinery Project, Plant, and Reliability Engineering Groups.  You must be a detail-oriented, results-driven individual with a commitment to quality, accuracy, and the ability to organize and prioritize workloads to meet deadlines. Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with a strong commitment to customer service and the ability to work in both a team environment and on self-directed tasks are necessary.  

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and coaching to engineers in the Project, Plant, and Reliability Engineering groups.
• Develop and implement technical initiatives throughout the refinery. 
• Develop and manage refinery engineering policies, specifications, and standards.
• Participate in engineering operational excellence teams to develop and drive best practices throughout the CHS Refineries, Pipelines, and Terminals Division.
• Provide technical input on any critical issues facing CHS Refineries, Pipelines, and Terminals as required.
• Develop, track, report, and react to appropriate metrics for measuring and improving success of strategies implemented.
• Collaborate with other engineers and customers within the refinery to ensure that mission, objectives, and strategies are executed consistently, and to the fullest extent, to support the refinery as intended.
• Support Project, Plant, and Reliability Engineering groups with advanced level technical support for issues affecting the refinery.
• Develop and provide technical training for Project, Plant, and Reliability Engineering groups.
• Interface with industry SME’s to ensure refinery engineering practices are contemporary and meet all current RAGEGEP’s. 
• Attend industry related functions to gain exposure to current trends in the industry and communicate those tends back to the refinery engineering groups.
• Present technical presentations at industry conferences to share learnings for refinery incidents and initiatives. 
• Manage third-party subject matter experts utilized by the refinery engineering groups.
• Assist in qualification of third-party engineering service providers to ensure that they meet the required technical standards. 
• Perform other responsibilities as needed or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications (required)

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology 
• 7+ years of technical experience in refining or a related industry

Additional Qualifications

• 10+ years of technical experience in refining or related industry preferred
• Licensed Professional Engineer preferred
• Prior leadership experience with progressively advancing level of leadership responsibilities
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions
• Pre-employment screening is based on the job requirements and industry guidelines and may or may not be required for the position. If required, selected candidates must pass pre-employment screenings to include all or a combination of drug, criminal, motor vehicle check, physical requirements and FMSCA Clearinghouse.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to wear personal protective equipment including respirator

CHS offers a competitive total compensation package. Benefits include Health, Dental, Vision, Hearing, Life Insurance, Health and Day Care Savings Accounts, Paid Vacation, 401K, Company Funded Pension, Profit Sharing, Long and Short Term Disability, Tuition reimbursement, and Adoption assistance.

 

CHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.