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Delek US

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1001 - 5000 employees

🏗️ Construction

🏭 Manufacturing

⚡ Energy

Construction • Manufacturing • Energy

Delek US is a diversified, downstream energy company focused on refining, logistics, and retail operations. The company is committed to expanding its footprint in the industry through investments, organic growth, and acquisitions while promoting a lifestyle of wellness for its employees. By driving innovation and creating value for its stakeholders, Delek US aims to continue its growth and success in the energy market.

📋 Description

• Serve as the corporate Subject Matter Expert (SME) for HF and sulfuric acid alkylation technology, providing technical leadership and support across all refining assets • Develop, maintain, and monitor unit performance indicators, benchmarking metrics, and technology health dashboards to identify performance gaps, reliability risks, and improvement opportunities • Serve as the corporate steward and technical authority for HF and sulfuric acid alkylation process safety standards, engineering best practices, and risk management strategies • Own and maintain corporate alkylation technology standards, operating envelopes, critical process parameter guidance, and lessons-learned documentation to ensure consistent execution across all refining assets • Provide technical consultation and troubleshooting support to refinery process engineers, production teams, and operations personnel on unit performance, process optimization, operating issues, and process safety concerns • Lead efforts to improve alkylation unit safety, reliability, environmental performance, and economic optimization through application of industry best practices and sound engineering principles • Develop, maintain, monitor, and benchmark key alkylation performance indicators, including process safety, reliability, acid consumption, alkylate quality, equipment performance, and unit energy intensity • Mentor and develop refinery process engineers, technical supervisors, and operations leaders through coaching, technical training, and knowledge-sharing initiatives • Develop and maintain corporate standards, best practices, engineering guidelines, and operating philosophies related to alkylation technology • Lead the refinery alkylation best-practice network and facilitate periodic technology collaboration meetings, including agenda development, action tracking, knowledge sharing, and deployment of lessons learned • Coordinate and lead annual technology health assessments for alkylation units, including performance reviews, gap identification, risk assessment, and improvement plan development • Evaluate emerging technologies, licensor developments, catalyst advancements, process improvements, and industry trends to identify opportunities for business improvement and competitive advantage • Maintain active engagement with technology licensors, catalyst suppliers, engineering consultants, industry organizations, and peer networks to ensure awareness and application of current industry best practices and technological advancements • Support process studies and technology evaluations focused on yield improvement, energy efficiency, asset utilization, environmental compliance, process safety, and profitability enhancement • Provide technical leadership during unit startups, shutdowns, major operating events, turnarounds, commissioning activities, and post-startup performance stabilization efforts • Participate in and provide technical leadership for process hazard analyses (PHA), layer of protection analyses (LOPA), management of change (MOC) reviews, pre-startup safety reviews (PSSR), and other process safety management activities impacting alkylation units • Serve as the technical authority for alkylation-related management of change reviews, significant process deviations, operating envelope exceedances, and major technology recommendations • Lead or participate in incident investigations and root cause failure analyses involving process safety events, reliability incidents, environmental events, and production losses • Partner with reliability, maintenance, and operations personnel to identify corrective actions, capture lessons learned, and prevent recurrence • Own and facilitate the development, maintenance, and deployment of alkylation-specific training materials, operating guidance, and competency development programs • Support capital project development through concept evaluation, technology selection, design review, risk assessment, process design package review, and startup readiness activities • Provide periodic updates and recommendations to refinery and corporate leadership regarding technology risks, constraints, performance gaps, improvement opportunities, and long-range strategic initiatives • Exercise broad technical judgment and independent decision-making to resolve complex technical issues and influence business outcomes across multiple facilities • Support other refining process technologies and business initiatives as required based on organizational needs, individual expertise, and business priorities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering • 15+ years refining experience • 10+ years supporting alkylation technology • Expertise in operation, optimization, troubleshooting, and performance improvement of HF and sulfuric acid alkylation units • Knowledge of alkylation reaction chemistry and process fundamentals • Proficiency with HYSYS and applicable process modeling software • Experience with startups, shutdowns, and turnarounds • Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills • Knowledge of process safety management principles and regulatory requirements • Familiarity with staged-gate project development processes

🏖️ Benefits

• up to a 10% match on 401K on your hire start • medical benefits that start on day one with a 30% premium rebate annually • access to the Calm app for FREE, which is used for meditation, stress management, and better sleep • performance management program with additional annual incentives • pay for performance culture with high bonus payouts