Lab Technician

Basic Function
Responsible for finished product quality control and supporting specification compliance testing. Train junior laboratory technicians in quality control and specification compliance testing. Organize, analyze, and communicate test data to others. Manage troubleshooting testing, material, or production problems.
Job Duties

• Support and assist with product quality control and oversee specification compliance testing and coordinate outside testing services.
• Acts as a team lead, providing subject matter guidance to more junior team members.
• Produces and tests lab-prepared samples aimed at product development, research & development, corporate directives, etc.
• Gathers and analyzes experimental results and communicates with senior leadership on reports.
• Responsible for all laboratory calibration and standardization requirements and associated documentation utilized.
• Initiates and assumes responsibility for assigned area's proficiency sample testing.
• Provide solutions and troubleshooting techniques regarding production or any other issues affecting finished product quality with assistance from junior staff.
• Troubleshoots problems with testing, test methods, or test equipment and report findings to senior leadership.
• May conduct special assignments as necessary to administer the affairs of the assigned area's technical group with assistance from leadership as needed depending on the location.
• Designs, conducts and communicates the results from experiments aimed at advancing the assigned area's corporate strategy.
• Executes required assigned area's Health Safety & Environmental programs and initiatives as required
• Trains lower-level laboratory personnel and takes the lead in projects if needed.

May include some or all of the following:

• Executes HAC's plan for AMRL accreditation under minimum supervision
• Collects and distributes samples to customers and others
• Conducts and assumes responsibility for assigned area's proficiency sample testing

Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their supervisor, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion.
Experience
A minimum of three to five years of related material testing experience is required.
Education Level
A minimum of a High School Diploma is required.
Preferred Education Level:
A Bachelor's Degree in natural sciences, engineering, or another applicable field is preferred
Required Skills
Intermediate-level algebra and proficiency with spreadsheet and word-processing software applications. Good mechanical ability and understanding of operational principles of assigned area's laboratory testing instruments. Ability to effectively communicate with others, both written and verbal communication. Ability to complete all required classroom and CBT training. Ability to achieve high proficiency scores. May require good supervisory skills depending on location. Basic reading and writing skills, and ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.
Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility
N/A
Physical Requirements
Job conditions require standing, walking, sitting, twisting, stooping, crouching, kneeling, talking or hearing, making visual inspections, making precise hand and finger movements reaching or grasping, lifting and/or carrying up to 50lbs, pushing and/or pulling up to 50lbs, ability to operate and drive all assigned company vehicles at company standard insurance rates is essential, valid state driver's license and proof of insurance required, and perceiving color difference. Job conditions may require wearing personal protective equipment (beards not permitted).
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.