System Optimization Engineer
 Flint Hills | |
$120,000.00 - $180,000.00 / yr
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life insurance, parental leave
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 United States, Minnesota, Rosemount | |
 Feb 19, 2025 | |
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Your Job
Flint Hills Resources is now hiring a System Optimization Engineer to join our Pine Bend refinery team in Rosemount, MN. As a System Optimization Engineer (SOE), you will have a key role within the Process Control Capability responsible for oil flow optimization, collaboration with commercial counterparts , and control system improvements within your system. The SOE role is a leadership development opportunity that plays a key role in progressing Pine Bend stewardship and optimization vision. Our Team The System Optimization Engineer (SOE) is a member of the process control team (with 6 other SOEs) responsible for daily refinery oil flow strategies, collaboration with control engineers and control operators to execute the strategies, and coordination with commercial side counterparts. The SOE role is a leadership development opportunity that plays a key role in progressing Pine Bend's optimization & control advancement goals. What You Will Do Oil Flow Optimization * Develop the optimization strategies for multiple refinery units in your assigned system with goal of maximizing refinery profitability against valid constraints. Clearly communicate the resulting optimization strategies to the production team and assist as needed in implementation. * Ownership of Daily Objectives/Night Orders in your assigned refinery system. Primary production team contact for issues related to optimization, tactical economic POV, control/operation strategies, and product scheduling * Provide system capability calls and be an active participant in the daily, weekly, and monthly oil flow planning process including: * TA and maintenance event oil flow plan vetting and optimization. * Review and/or development of process plans for oil flow impacts. * Unplanned event tactical oil flow re-optimization. * Finished product distribution plans Control System Improvement * Drive utilization of new and existing control systems. Become a subject matter expert on control strategies within your assigned system and how to best apply advanced control methods to meet process/economic objectives. * Leverage your process, controls, and economic knowledge to generate and implement process control advancements as part of an SOE/6th PL/APCE SME triad. Post-audit the results and iterate as needed with goal of advancing from manual control to automated systems. * Oversight unit performance, including alarm and control system health. Identify improvement ideas based on observed constraints and opportunities. Frame prompt economic drivers and areas of opportunity to drive investment into various business across the refinery. Commercial Collaboration * Scheduling and blending of finished products within the refinery. As the owner of your system this includes off-hours point of contact * Develop relationships with key business partners outside of Pine Bend and be the primary channel for conveying refinery production impacts to your products * Key stakeholder for aligning refinery production/optimization with product quality/compliance Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) * Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering discipline * Five (5) years or more of refinery experience or equivalent * Experience with unit operation and process control fundamentals What Will Put You Ahead * Experience with refinery process flows and unit interactions * Knowledge and understanding of refinery economic drivers * Experience with advanced process control systems For this role, we anticipate paying $120,000 - $180,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form. At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy [1] here. 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 [2] 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 [3] here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click [4] here, [5] aqui, or [6] tu). References Visible links 1. https://jobs.kochcareers.com/pages/culture 2. https://www.kochind.com/about/business-philosophy 3. https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf 4. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_English.pdfhttp:// 5. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Spanish.pdf 6. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Polish.pdf | |