Strategic Asset Engineer

Flint Hills Resources is now hiring a Strategic Asset Engineer (SAE) for the Corpus Christi, TX refinery. This role is pivotal in supporting Asset Management Excellence by collaborating across multiple disciplines to identify opportunities, bringing solutions to complex problems, and improving decision processes across the facility. Individuals in this space will need good technical skills, communication skills, and enjoy working as part of a team to solve problems.

The successful individual for this role must be willing to take personal initiative to understand plant operations, gain relevant knowledge, engage SME's and be able to work both individually and as a part of a team to innovate our Asset Management Capability with the vision that units run turnaround-to-turnaround without unplanned outages. You will be part of a site team striving to evolve site EH&S Stewardship, while innovating and transforming our capabilities to supply fuels and chemicals essential for human flourishing.

What You Will Do

• Lead and facilitate small teams with the goal of asset or system improvements (RCA/problem solving; long term asset POVs and business improvements; and TA or equipment-specific risk reduction initiatives)
• Data analysis, analytics, and benchmarking to identify opportunities for improvement
• Review, mentoring and/or implementation for equipment reliability strategies
• Program ownership and/or support (Asset Management/Reliability Strategies, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA), Learning Team/HOP Facilitation, Benchmarking, and Long-Term Asset Advancement) based on experience
• Collaborate with Maintenance and Reliability teams to ensure EAM records support insightful analytics and predictive maintenance initiatives.
• Trainer to develop and support building asset management capability, influencing plant culture, and adaptively sharing knowledge across the organization
• Able to work in the field and climb towers, vessels, and work in shops, etc. when needed

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 8 years of experience in Reliability; Asset Management or Monitoring; Process or Project Engineering or a related area in a refinery, petrochemical, fertilizer or related industry
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional and/or cross-site initiatives and collaborate across diverse teams.
• Available to travel up to 10%

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree in engineering
• Ten (10)+ years of experience in a refinery or process plant
• Field troubleshooting experience - Mechanical, Instrumentation, Process Engineering and/or Turnaround Support roles
• Knowledge and practical use of Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Value Creation Events (VCE) / Lean methodologies to drive data and process improvements.
• Statistics, Economics, and Planning and/or Project-Option analysis experience prioritizing asset management efforts.
• Demonstrated experience integrating data systems such as - EAM, SPI, CAD, APM, or AgilePlace - and an understanding of typical data flows and integration techniques.
• Comfortable with SQL queries, data transformation tools, or scripting (Python or similar) to perform data validation and transformation tasks.
• Certification or formal training in reliability/maintenance, data management, or project management (e.g., CMRP or PMP).

This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

This role is subject to the Transportation Workers Identification Credentialing (TWIC) rule and requires the successful candidate to obtain a TWIC identification badge, allowing for unescorted access to the facility within a specific time period.

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Hiring Philosophy

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Who We Are

As a Koch company, Flint Hills Resources is an industry-leading refining company making the oil and transportation products that keep the world moving. We make a large supply of fuel for gas stations and airports in addition to transporting crude oil, natural gas liquids and refined products through 4,000+ miles of pipeline - delivering energy to farmers, manufacturers and families. Our team champions innovation and excellence to help power modern life.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our 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 - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).