Manager Business Optimization

Basic Function

Petro-Canada Lubricants Inc. (PCLI), an HF Sinclair company is seeking a full-time Manager, Business Optimization. The Manager is responsible to manage quality control and logistics of incoming feedstocks, intermediates and finished products to ensure products meet customer requirements and are delivered on time in full (OTIF). This applies to a complex lubricant plant configured with multiple feedstocks, separate batch operations through three major operating units and a large number of finished products.

Job Duties

• Identify ways to remove or overcome production constraints that may arise in near-term, long-term or emergency situations
• Analyze plan versus actual monthly Short Term Estimate (STE) feedstock purchase and consumption as well as refinery production volumes and resulting impact to overall inventory
• Support the review, development and implementation of strategic initiatives including trial runs at the production unit level
• Lead the evaluation of alternative feedstocks and work with the Trading team to plan feedstock purchases under the guidance of the STE
• Collaborate with Global Supply Chain (GCS) Supply & Planning to identify and resolve forecasted production and inventory levels (including quality concerns) that may deviate from the monthly plan
• Work with Engineering and the Cross Functional Team (CFT) to align trial run timing and maintenance work in the production schedule as required
• Work with the Basestock Quality Team to evaluate new product opportunities and troubleshoot production quality issues
• Work with the Supply/Demand Team to analyze feasibility of sales opportunities based on STE guidance and refinery capability
• Work with Management Leadership Team (MLT) to align strategic initiatives and STE implementation with refinery operations and resource requirements
• Provide the organization with a Business Optimization overview and line of sight to production opportunities and threats
• Identify plant modifications needed to optimize plant operation and profitability and develop business cases for CAPEX justifications
• Respond to emergency situations and ensure safe management of all inventories
• Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their supervisor, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion

Experience

• 10 years of related experience

Education Level

• University degree is required in science/engineering/math
• University degree in Chemical/Process Engineering is preferred

Required Skills

• Leadership skills with the demonstrated ability to manage, motivate and mentor reportable staff
• Proven ability to work in a team environment dealing with people from various disciplines to achieve goals, and to identify and resolve problems for the greatest good of the organization
• Ability to work under time constraints and tight deadlines
• Innovative and creative thinking to improve existing processes and focus on continuous improvement initiatives: willingness and ability to challenge status quo and seek new opportunities to maximize profit potentials
• Superior analytical and problem solving skills to identify key issues based on relevant data and provide appropriate solutions/recommendations
• Ability to generate and assess the economic cost and benefits of various alternatives
• Ability to implement alternatives that save costs, increase production, increase yields or add value
• Well-developed communication and presentation skills sufficient to convey both factual and conceptual information requiring detailed explanation and interpretation to staff, professional and business groups
• Excel/Spreadsheet knowledge - ability to create, update and troubleshoot complex spreadsheets used in planning and reporting
• Linear Program Knowledge and ability to analyze case scenarios in the LP tool is preferred
• Refinery Production Knowledge and familiarity with lubricant plant operations and chemical processes is preferred
• Familiarity with Management of Change (MOC) processes and procedures, their application and stakeholder involvement is preferred

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility

Responsible for managing and supporting a staff of three production coordinators responsible for:

• Incorporating monthly STE plans, product demands, inventories, unit rates/yields and feedstock delivery logistics into a comprehensive refinery production schedule that is used to prepare daily operating instructions
• Issuing daily operating instructions to the plant defining unit operating targets and directing rundown streams to meet production requirements
• Adjusting feedstock ratios, injection streams, rundown streams and unit operating conditions to ensure all products meet specifications
• Managing feedstock inventories at the Mississauga Refinery and offsite terminals
• Managing logistical supply of incoming feedstocks via trucks, rail cars and marine cargos
• Managing inventory of finished products to align with product demands including the timing of marine cargo loading
• Managing the inventory, logistics and contractual commitments related to naphtha feedstock supply and intermediate exports including cat feed, diesel, reformate and slop
• Managing inventories of feedstocks and intermediates in preparation for planned unit outages
• Managing winter feedstock logistics when marine shipments are shut down due to the seaway closure
• Developing and adjusting the monthly STE using the LP model and communicating the outputs to stakeholders
• Updating the LP model with production unit yields, outage windows and throughput constraints
• Improving the LP model's accuracy and representation of operational nuances

Work Conditions

• This job may require working extended hours to meet organization requirements and deadlines.
• On call/available 24 hours, 7 days a week due to refinery operations.
• Office based within a refinery/manufacturing site. Required to work in Lubricants refinery environment.
• Occasional travel to US and Canada based locations
• Hybrid work role with a minimum of 3 days in office required

Our One HF Sinclair Culture:

At HF Sinclair, we are united through our One HF Sinclair Culture, which is underpinned by our five core values of Safety, Integrity, Teamwork, Ownership and Inclusion. Developed to empower our people, our five core cultural values are at the heart of everything we do and extend to how we engage our stakeholders. These values influence our decisions, shape our behaviors and keep us connected across the entire organization.

We maintain a true Safety culture for our employees, communities, environments and customers. Our goal is to make sure everyone returns home safely each day. We have a long-standing commitment to Integrity and ethical behavior and do what is right for our employees, investors, communities and the environment. We encourage employees to Step Up and Stand Out by championing a culture of Teamwork and Ownership. We foster a culture of Inclusion by encouraging diversity of experiences, viewpoints and backgrounds. What makes each of us different, together makes us stronger.

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 other specialty products. HF Sinclair owns and operates refineries located in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, Washington and Utah and markets its refined products principally in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest and in other neighboring Plains states. HF Sinclair supplies high-quality fuels to more than 1,500 branded stations and licenses the use of the Sinclair brand at more than 300 additional locations throughout the country. In addition, subsidiaries of HF Sinclair produce and market base oils and other specialized lubricants in the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands, and export products to more than 80 countries. Through its subsidiaries, HF Sinclair produces renewable diesel at two of its facilities in Wyoming and also at its facility in Artesia, New Mexico. HF Sinclair provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to its refineries and the petroleum industry.

Equal Opportunity Employer

HF Sinclair Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other prohibited ground of discrimination.