Asset Engineer

Flint Hills Resources is looking to hire an Asset Engineer focused on the Alkylation Unit at our Pine Bend refinery in Rosemount, MN. This role is accountable for the health, performance, and availability of assets in the designated area and collaborates with Operations, Process Engineering, Reliability, and Construction teams.

About the role

The Asset Engineer is a core member of the Production Area Team, dedicated to maintaining, improving, and restoring assets essential for daily refinery operations. This position offers an excellent opportunity to enhance reliability, business management, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Play a leading role in maintaining and improving equipment availability for your designated area.
• Collaborate with a diverse team focused on availability, risk management, cost optimization, and business improvement.
• Lead complex critical equipment troubleshooting and develop/align on repair scope.
• Lead development and alignment on turnaround work scope for equipment while optimizing cost, availability, and risk.
• Oversee, audit, and implement equipment reliability strategies.
• Perform root cause failure analysis to understand equipment failures and update strategies as needed.
• Lead change through the MOC process, ensuring process safety hazards are identified and changes are documented.
• Track and forecast maintenance spending for your area.
• Act as project manager on select reliability and business improvement projects.
• Some overtime may be required, including nights, weekends, and holidays during turnarounds and outages.
• Able to climb structures and inspect equipment at high elevations and in confined spaces.

Requirements

• Three (3) years or more of refining experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of refinery equipment with the ability to troubleshoot and diagnose problems/failures.
• Experience framing opportunities and advancing initiatives.
• Experience with refinery equipment maintenance and repair.

Qualifications

What will put you ahead:

• Five (5) years or more refining and/or chemicals experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in chemical or mechanical engineering.
• Experience with process piping fabrication & repairs, process pump mechanical seals & failure modes, and process level/flow technology.
• Process safety knowledge & understanding; familiarity with the MOC process.
• Experience with construction management, field execution, and craft coordination.
• Experience in project development, economic thinking, and marginal analysis.

Pay

For this role, we anticipate paying $100,000 - $175,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

Benefits

Our goal is for each employee and their families to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength. Our benefits plan includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• Life insurance, ADD, and disability coverage.
• Retirement plans.
• Paid vacation/time off.
• Educational assistance.
• Infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance (eligibility criteria apply).

Specific eligibility criteria are set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy, or guideline, and benefits may vary by geographic region.

About Us

As a Koch company, Flint Hills Resources is an industry-leading refining company producing oil and transportation products that keep the world moving. We supply fuel for gas stations and airports and transport crude oil, natural gas liquids, and refined products through 4,000+ miles of pipeline. Our team champions innovation and excellence to power modern life. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better.