Assistant Refinery Manager

1. Ensures the North Pole Refinery prioritizes the safety of all employees and contractors, operates within equipment limits and is a responsible steward of the environment.
2. Oversee the Operations team in executing the daily run plan ensuring the North Pole Refinery is achieving operational and business-related targets.
3. Ensures Quality Control & Assurance procedures, testing and documentation/recordkeeping are rigorously followed and maintained per PSI’s contract requirements.
4. Manages refining maintenance activity including planning, scheduling, monitoring, forecasting, resource allocation and cost control.
5. Champion projects and efforts to eliminate inherent defects that limit NPR’s ability to meet HSE, reliability and production goals.
6. Lead NPR’s annual Turnaround Planning and Execution efforts.
7. Work with PSI logistics in managing production volumes and inventory allocation.
8. As a member of the Refinery Leadership Team, demonstrates proactive leadership to all Refinery personnel and effectively manages all performance issues in coordination with appropriate Refinery, PSI SLT and ASRC Human Resources staff.  Mentors and helps guide new leaders.
9. Assists in development of the Refinery Operational and Capital budgets.  In conjunction with Refinery staff, identify capital maintaining and revenue growth opportunities for further development, including coordinating closely with PSI’s Engineering & Construction Group (E&C).
10. Communicate regularly with Plant Operations and/or Engineering to identify and satisfactorily resolve chronic maintenance-driven operational issues in a safe, timely and cost-effective manner.
11. Coordinate with and assist Corporate Safety to ensure that the appropriate level of documented investigation occurs under the Safety policies and procedures.  Act as principal responsible party for ensuring all refinery personnel diligently follow all Safety policies and procedures.
12. Coordinate with PSI E&C to develop conceptual designs and estimates for plant turnarounds, capital improvement projects and new construction.
13. Assist in timely and appropriate completion of identified action items from audits, PHA’s and safety and compliance reviews. 
14. Promotes proactive focus to trouble-shooting process units and fosters positive, high-involvement work environment.
15. Assist in sourcing of necessary personnel for turnarounds, capital projects and new construction, coordinating contracting efforts with PSI SLT.
16. Directs, maintains, and enforces the safety program for the maintenance department; reviews safety records to uphold standards of maximum safety for all maintenance employees.
17. Assist with planning and implementing plant improvements and expansions.

Carry out managerial responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Supervise all employees within the department including three direct reports (two Ops Directors and 1 Maintenance Supervisor). Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, disciplining, coaching and training, addressing and resolving employee concerns, planning, assigning, directing work and assessing job performance.

ASRC’s Core competencies include Leading Self, Leading People and Leading the Organization. In addition to our core competency model, our framework includes competencies specific to the various levels of positions within our company. For more information on our core competencies please contact the HR Department and reference the ASRC Leadership Framework.

Customer Focus

• Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

Drive for Results

• Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.  

Problem Solving

• Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers.

Priority Setting

• Creates focus by spending their time, and the time of others, on what’s important.

Motivating Others

• Creates an environment where people want to do their best.  Makes each individual feel their work is important and can motivate many kinds of direct reports and team members.

1. Requires experience in leading industrial facilities, previous petroleum refining experience preferred. 
2. A bachelor’s degree in engineering or related fields preferred.
3. Project management experience is desirable. 
4. Minimum of five years supervisory experience in a refining or similar process environment.
5. Must possess a valid Driver’s License.
6. Must pass background check, physical, hearing and DOT drug test.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees or customers.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Ability to apply commonsense reasoning to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with and resolve problems involving multiple variables in both standardized and non-standardized situations.

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee is regularly required to sit; reach with hands and arms; and to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.  The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb, or balance.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job includes the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must have physical ability to perform all essential job duties and work extended hours, including nights and weekends in process operations environment. Work will be conducted during periods of inclement weather. Must have physical ability to access all areas of the refinery including stairs and/or ladders to inspect critical process and mechanical equipment. Must be available to respond to upset conditions during off-hours.

NOTE:  This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The statements contained herein are intended to describe the principal functions of this position, the level of knowledge and skill typically required, and the scope of responsibilities, but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements.

Petro Star Inc., a division of ASRC, is a drug free workplace and pre-employment drug testing is part of the hiring process.

ASRC and its family of companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability, protected veteran status or any other legal protected status.  EOE:  M|F|D|V

Petro Star Inc. is the refining division of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, an Inupiat-owned corporation created as a result of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

ASRC's family of companies apply a shareholder preference in employment, to the maximum extent feasible, as authorized by law.