Health and Safety Professional

Basic Function

HF Sinclair in El Dorado, KS is seeking a self-driven Safety & Industrial Hygiene Professional to help strengthen our safety performance and build long-term capability within our refinery. In this role, you will partner with Operations, Maintenance, Projects, and leadership to identify risks, implement effective safeguards, and support a proactive safety culture rooted in Human & Organizational Performance (HOP) principles.

Job Duties

• Collaborate with employees at all levels to build EHS capability and integrate the HF Sinclair Goal ZERO vision throughout the facility.
• Lead or support incident investigations, focusing on learning, system improvement, and reducing recurrence.
• Conduct field safety observations, job safety analyses, and compliance reviews.
• Support safety programs including LOTO, Confined Space, Hot Work, Respiratory Protection, Hazard Communication, etc.
• Perform risk assessments, procedure reviews, participate in MOC reviews, and management system evaluations to enhance safety performance.
• Recommend and evaluate engineering, administrative, and PPE controls to minimize exposure risks.
• Create safety communications for shift meetings, bulletins, training, and engagement efforts for safety and IH topics.
• Perform exposure assessments for chemical, physical, and biological hazards during routine operations and turnaround work.
• Conduct industrial hygiene monitoring, including air sampling, noise dosimetry, heat stress, air quality investigations, and emergency response air monitoring.
• Maintain exposure records, databases, and IH documentation to meet regulatory and corporate requirements.
• Maintain IH equipment, calibration records, and associated software systems.
• Analyze safety and IH metrics to identify trends and inform improvement strategies.
• Engage employees and contractors to promote ownership of safety and encourage reporting, participation, and continuous improvement.
• Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their supervisor, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion.

Experience

• Five years experience working in a refinery or related oil and gas industry field are required.
• Hands-on IH experience (sampling, exposure assessment, monitoring equipment).
• Strong understanding of OSHA 1910 and refinery safety requirements.

Education Level

A minimum of a Bachelors Degree required or the equivalent years of experience in lieu of the degree (four years in addition to the experience requirement) are required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certifications: CSP, CIH, ASP, OHST.
• Experience with HOP principles.
• Experience with PSM-covered processes.

Required Skills

• Collaborative behaviors, self-motivation, interpersonal, and open communication skills.
• Positive attitude and willingness to support the Health, Safety, and Emergency Response team.
• Demonstrate calmness and courage in emergency events.
• This position is expected to demonstrate a high level of honesty, integrity and follow the chain of command in the performance of their duties.
• 5+ years experience in Plant Production, Maintenance TA, Projects, Safety, or associated Technical Field.

Preferred Skills

• Strong time management.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility

May lead and direct the work of others from time-to-time.

Work Conditions

• Office based, field based and, with travel up to 30% of the time by land or air is required.
• Petroleum refinery, and out-of-door environments, including, but not limited to chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks and rotating equipment, fumes or airborne particles and loud noises and vibrations.
• Required to work in all temperatures including outdoors and confined spaces.
• Subject to varying road and weather conditions.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Paid Time-Off
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with match
• Educational Reimbursement
• Parental Bonding Time
• Employee Discounts

Physical Requirements

Job conditions require standing, walking, sitting, twisting, stooping, crouching, kneeling, talking or hearing, making visual inspection, making precise hand & finger movements, reaching and grasping, lifting and/or carrying 25lbs, pushing and/or pulling up to 15 lbs and climbing up to 50 ft, perceiving color differences, strenuous physical activity and, the ability to wear personal protective equipment (bears not permitted).