Sr Process Engineer

About the role

Delek US Holdings is a boutique-sized diversified downstream energy company with refining and logistics assets. Our refineries in Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana have a combined crude capacity of 302,000 barrels per day. Our logistics business includes 720 miles of crude and product pipelines, a 600-mile crude oil gathering system, and storage tanks and terminals.

The Process Engineer uses understanding of process fundamentals, process equipment, refinery practices, and specific technologies to ensure safe, environmentally friendly, reliable, and optimal refinery operation. This role coordinates and influences the achievement of these objectives through data-driven critical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Trains, mentors, and coaches less experienced process engineers (e.g., troubleshooting and optimization assistance for operations, process operations analysis, economic evaluation).
• Provides troubleshooting and optimization assistance for operations on complex units.
• Conducts daily performance monitoring including mass balance, energy consumption, yields, and “process unit health” performance indicators.
• Generates, analyzes, interprets, and disseminates performance indicators and unit operations data for assigned units.
• Evaluates catalyst usage and performance.
• Analyzes and identifies short- and long-term process changes to improve unit(s) profitability and optimize efficiency.
• Conducts process operations analysis and economic evaluation using simulation software.
• Evaluates equipment design and process development to balance process requirements, economics, operator effectiveness, and environment/safety objectives.
• Presents basic sections of operator process training classes, approves process portions in Management of Change (MOC) development, and performs process engineering duties in Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs) on simple units.
• Develops and maintains critical cross-functional relationships (e.g., refinery economics, operations, lab, maintenance) to optimize unit performance to constraints.
• Employs industry best practices and standards to compare actual operation to the intended process design, identifying advantages and disadvantages.

Requirements

• 4-year Bachelor’s Degree (Required) in a relevant field. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Six (6) or more years of Process Engineering experience in the refining industry (Required).
• Physical ability to work on and around industrial equipment, including climbing stairs, ladders, and working in confined spaces.
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in designated areas (hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, boots, hearing protection, respirator).

Skills

• Process Engineering
• Fixed Equipment Operation
• Metallurgy
• Refining Processes
• Operation Unit Management
• Environmental Limits
• Refinery Economics
• Personal Safety
• Situational Awareness / Reporting
• Process Safety
• Safety Data Sheets
• Project / Turnaround Engagement
• Relationship Management
• Interpersonal Skills
• Communication
• Influencing
• Critical Thinking
• Mentoring

Core Competencies

• Change Agility (Level 2 - Supporting): Identifies, initiates, and adapts to organizational changes that foster enhanced effectiveness, efficiency, safety, and business results.
• Collaboration (Level 2 - Supporting): Sees connection points across the organization and partners effectively with others to achieve common goals.
• Decision Making (Level 2 - Supporting): Selects a course of action to reduce risk and uncertainty and create optimal outcomes.
• Drive For Results (Level 2 - Supporting): Drives to achieve challenging performance objectives.
• Team Building (Level 2 - Supporting): Builds trust, fosters openness, and provides support. As a manager of a team, selects and motivates a strong team.

Benefits

• Up to a 10% match on 401K from hire start, with a vesting timeline of one year.
• Medical benefits starting on day one, with a 30% premium rebate annually.
• Free access to the Calm app for meditation, stress management, and better sleep.
• Annual incentives through our performance management program for achieving set goals.
• Pay-for-performance culture with some of the highest bonus payouts in recent years.