Entry Level Operator
About the role
HF Sinclair Asphalt located in Artesia, NM is seeking an Entry Level Operator. The position will be responsible for learning the skills necessary to assist with production and manufacturing of products, daily quality control activities associated with production, tracking and maintaining raw material inventories, meeting shipment and delivery schedules, receipt handling via truck and rail, following the facility housekeeping objectives, ensuring assets are properly maintained, and understanding and following HollyFrontier EH & S policies under close and constant supervision.
Responsibilities
- Assists with visual tank gauging to verify automatic systems.
- Performs general plant cleaning.
- Assists with maintenance tasks.
- Assists with opening and closing of valves for production.
- Loads and unloads trucks and railcars.
- Assists with paperwork involving basic math skills.
- Completes special assignments or tasks assigned by the supervisor.
Requirements
- A minimum of six months to one year of relevant work experience.
- A minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations and computer skills.
- Mechanically inclined with entry-level knowledge and understanding of tools (hand tools and power tools) and equipment such as shovels, rakes, forklifts, tractors, or man-lifts.
- Ability to comply with all Federal, State, Local, and Company regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Required to complete all certifications and training for the job level and demonstrate competency in basic tasks under direct supervision.
- Basic reading, writing, and communication skills.
- Ability to effectively communicate with others, both written and verbally.
Work Conditions
- Outdoor-based with up to 5% travel by land and air required.
- Petroleum refinery, warehouse/plant environment, and occasional driver-based environment including exposure to chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks, rotating equipment, and confined spaces.
- Subject to all temperatures, weather, and varying road conditions.
- Must be available to work a flexible schedule (e.g., overtime, weekends, holidays, rotating shifts).
Physical Requirements
- Standing, walking, sitting, twisting, stooping, crouching, kneeling.
- Talking or hearing, making visual inspections, making precise hand and finger movements, reaching or grasping.
- Lifting and/or carrying up to 50 lbs, pushing and/or pulling up to 50 lbs.
- Climbing up to 48 ft.
- Ability to operate and drive all assigned company vehicles at company standard insurance rates; valid state driver’s license and proof of insurance required.
- Perceiving color differences.
- Wearing personal protective equipment and engaging in strenuous physical activity.
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Paid Time-Off
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match
- Educational Reimbursement
- Parental Bonding Time
- Employee Discounts
About HF Sinclair Corporation
HF Sinclair Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an independent energy company that produces and markets high-value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, renewable diesel, and lubricants and specialty products. HF Sinclair owns and operates refineries located in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, Washington, and Utah. The company provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage, and throughput services to its refineries and the petroleum industry. HF Sinclair markets its refined products principally in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest, and neighboring Plains states, supplying high-quality fuels to more than 1,750 branded stations and licensing the Sinclair brand to over 350 additional locations nationwide.
HF Sinclair produces renewable diesel at facilities in Wyoming and New Mexico. Subsidiaries also produce and market base oils and specialized lubricants in the U.S., Canada, and the Netherlands, exporting products to more than 80 countries.