Shift Supervisor

About the role

HF Sinclair is hiring for a Shift Supervisor at our Petrolia, Pennsylvania facility. The Shift Supervisor will oversee assigned on-shift represented employees, ensuring safety, environmental compliance, and production standards are met with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of plant operations for assigned area/shift.
• Communicate effectively with hourly and management personnel to facilitate smooth operations and achieve organizational goals.
• Foster collaboration and effective communication across teams.
• Provide clear work direction aligned with organizational goals during all aspects of operation.
• Promote safety, environmental compliance, operational efficiency, and a culture of accountability.
• Make timely, informed decisions and resolve operational challenges.
• Review product quality to ensure production of quality products, achieve operational targets, and prepare equipment for maintenance.
• Coordinate troubleshooting to solve operating problems.
• Ensure crew compliance with all Operational Excellence requirements (shift handover, operator rounds, MOC implementation, procedure compliance, housekeeping, etc.).
• Initiate incident investigations including statement collection and data gathering.
• Lead, mentor, and develop team members to maximize performance; work to increase bench strength of assigned crew.
• Evaluate operator’s job performance providing consistent coaching and discipline when appropriate.
• Drive change management and ensure smooth adoption of new processes.
• Execute assigned accounting tasks to properly manage movement of oil through the plant.
• Complete applicable procurement tasks to properly obtain required materials and supplies.
• Ensure decision making is done at the right level in the organization.
• Act as Incident Commander during a site emergency until additional personnel arrive and activate incident command as appropriate.
• Perform special assignments or tasks as determined by management.

Requirements

• 5+ years in a manufacturing environment.
• Previous supervisory experience.
• Emergency response experience.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge/understanding of refinery/lubricants/specialties processes.
• SAP experience.

A minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent is required. Additional educational experience, degrees, and/or certifications in a relevant field are preferred.

Skills

• Motivation to accomplish goals working both independently and as a member of a diverse team.
• Capable of optimizing production through identifying and solving problems related to the operation of assets.
• Ability to handle high visibility projects, high-pressure situations, and long hours while maintaining a positive and constructive attitude.
• Strong team player with effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with all levels of staff including engineers, operators, shift, and maintenance personnel.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Will rotate with other supervisors to provide plant-wide 24/7 leadership to bargaining unit employees, ensuring work is performed safely, efficiently, and to quality standards.

Work Conditions

• 24/7 rotating shift schedule including weekends and holidays.
• Additional time requirements during scheduled/unscheduled outages and emergencies.
• Work in both indoor office environments and outdoor settings, subject to all weather conditions.
• Exposure to petroleum plant environment with chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks, rotating equipment, and confined spaces.
• Occasional weekend and after-hour callouts.
• Up to 5% travel.

Physical Requirements

• Standing, walking, sitting, twisting, stooping, crouching, kneeling, talking, or hearing.
• Making visual inspections and precise hand/finger movements.
• Reaching or grasping, lifting and/or carrying up to 50 lbs, pushing and/or pulling 25 lbs.
• Climbing up to 150 ft.
• Ability to operate and drive all assigned company vehicles; valid state driver’s license and proof of insurance required.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (beards not permitted).
• 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

Benefit eligibility is governed by official plan documents.

About the Company

HF Sinclair Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an independent energy company producing and marketing high-value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, renewable diesel, and other specialty products. HF Sinclair owns and operates refineries in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, Washington, and Utah, marketing refined products in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains, the Pacific Northwest, and neighboring Plains states. The company supplies high-quality fuels to over 1,500 branded stations and licenses the Sinclair brand at more than 300 additional locations. Subsidiaries produce and market base oils and specialized lubricants in the U.S., Canada, and the Netherlands, exporting to more than 80 countries. HF Sinclair also provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage, and throughput services.