Maintenance Supervisor

Maintenance Supervisor

The Opportunity

• Maintenance Supervisor at a growth-oriented energy company
• The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the safe, efficient, and compliant execution of maintenance activities within the refinery. This role provides direct supervision of maintenance craft personnel and contractors while actively participating in field activities to ensure work is performed in accordance with company standards, OSHA regulations, environmental requirements, and refinery operating procedures.
• This position is both administrative and field based. The Maintenance Supervisor is expected to routinely enter operating units, work alongside maintenance personnel, observe work practices, provide technical guidance, and intervene when necessary to ensure safety, quality, and productivity standards are met.
• The position is safety-sensitive and operates within a 24-hour, industrial refinery environment.

Key activities include:

Safety Leadership

• Promote and enforce compliance with OSHA regulations, refinery safety rules, and company policies.
• Lead daily safety meetings, toolbox talks, and Job Safety Analysis (JSA) reviews.
• Ensure proper implementation of Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), confined space, hot work, and line-breaking procedures.
• Identify hazards in the field and take immediate corrective action.
• Conduct safety observations and incident investigations as required.
• Ensure proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Field Supervision & Hands-On Oversight

• Spend significant time in refinery units overseeing and participating in maintenance activities.
• Routinely enter process units, tank farms, utility areas, and maintenance shops to monitor work execution.
• Work alongside maintenance personnel in the field to provide hands-on guidance and technical direction.
• Utilize and demonstrate proper use of common maintenance hand tools (wrenches, impacts, torque wrenches, alignment tools, precision measuring tools) and power tools as necessary to support or verify work.
• Provide troubleshooting assistance on rotating equipment, pumps, compressors, piping systems, valves, exchangers, and structural components.
• Verify proper rigging practices and safe equipment handling.
• Inspect completed work to ensure compliance with specifications, procedures, and quality standards.
• Access elevated structures, pipe racks, towers, and vessels to inspect work in progress or completed tasks.
• Ensure proper housekeeping and worksite organization.

Planning & Coordination

• Coordinate daily and weekly maintenance schedules.
• Review, prioritize, and assign work orders.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, and Reliability teams.
• Support turnaround planning and execution.
• Manage contractor activities and ensure compliance with refinery standards.

Administrative & Reporting Functions

• Review, approve, and process employee timecards and contractor time documentation.
• Manage workforce scheduling, overtime assignments, and call-out coverage.
• Complete performance evaluations, coaching documentation, and disciplinary actions when required.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records within the computerized maintenance management system (SAP).
• Review and close work orders, ensuring proper labor and material coding.
• Prepare reports related to maintenance performance, safety metrics, and compliance tracking.
• Participate in budgeting, cost control activities, and resource planning.
• Attend planning, coordination, and leadership meetings as required.

Emergency Response

• Respond to refinery emergencies, equipment failures, and unplanned outages.
• Support safe shutdown or startup activities when required.
• Ensure safe evacuation or hazard mitigation as necessary.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Direct supervision of maintenance craft employees and/or contractors.
• Assign and monitor daily work activities.
• Provide coaching, training, and performance feedback.
• Participate in hiring and workforce development.
• Enforce company policies and the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement (if applicable).

Note: This description is intended to give you a general overview of the position. Additional responsibilities and opportunities may be identified based on current business needs.

Qualifications

To meet the basic qualifications for this role, you will have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship.

Additional qualifications include:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; technical training preferred
• Minimum 10 years of refinery or heavy industrial maintenance experience
• Previous supervisory or lead experience preferred
• Strong working knowledge of mechanical systems, rotating equipment, piping systems, and industrial maintenance practices
• Knowledge of OSHA regulations and refinery safety standards
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and procedures
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license
• Strong leadership and decision-making skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, industrial environment
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Conflict resolution and employee coaching skills
• Proficiency with computerized maintenance management systems (SAP) and standard office software
• Work is performed both in an office setting and throughout refinery process units
• Regular exposure to industrial hazards including noise, heat, cold, vibration, dust, fumes, and hydrocarbons
• Required use of flame-resistant clothing and standard refinery PPE
• Work at heights, on grated walkways, and on uneven surfaces may be required
• May be required to work extended hours, nights, weekends, or respond to call-outs
• Frequent standing and walking throughout refinery units during an entire shift
• Ability to climb multiple flights of stairs, fixed ladders, and vertical ladders while maintaining three points of contact
• Ability to climb refinery structures, platforms, towers, and pipe racks to access work areas
• Show skills/understanding requirements on the use of Man-lifts
• Ability to work at heights and on grated or uneven walking surfaces
• Ability to crawl, kneel, crouch, and work in confined or restricted spaces when inspecting or assisting with maintenance tasks
• Ability to lift and carry tools and materials (up to 40 pounds occasionally; up to 15 pounds frequently)
• Ability to push and pull equipment or components as required
• Sufficient bilateral hand strength and dexterity to grasp and operate hand tools, power tools, valves, handrails, and safety equipment
• Ability to operate company vehicles, light trucks, UTVs, forklifts, or other mobile equipment as assigned
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE), including flame-resistant clothing, gloves, safety glasses, hard hat, and respiratory protection as required

About Us

At Par Pacific, we own and operate market-leading energy and infrastructure businesses in logistically complex markets. We have built a team of oil and gas industry veterans and subject matter experts to lead our organization with an entrepreneurial spirit and a collaborative, problem solving approach. We bring our diverse strengths and motivation to complex markets where we seek out diamonds in the rough. As a nimble, growing organization, we actively pursue new opportunities with corporate financing know-how, respond to local market demands, and adapt to changing external environments.

More Good Reasons to work for Par Pacific

Unique Culture

There is nothing ordinary about Par Pacific -- a niche player in the energy space. Andthere'scertainly nothing ordinary about Par Pacific employees. We are driven, hardworking, entrepreneurial-minded professionals who love to win. If that describes you,you'llfit right in.

Location, Location, Location

Because Par Pacificoperates insome of the most beautiful places throughout the country, our employees get to make these places their home and enrich their lives.

You will work in Newcastle, the county seat of Weston County, which offers the neighborly culture you would expect in a small town. We are proud of our great schools, low cost of living. The downtown historic district is listed with the National Registry of Historic Places, and it helps preserve the Western culture that residents love.

Opportunistic growth strategy

At Par Pacific, we look for operations with strong fundamentals and great employees who can move a business forward. Our management team has deep experience in the energy industry, as well as in leading mergers, acquisitions, and integrations of newly acquired companies.

Focused on the future

We are an energy company that has recognized the imperative and embraced the opportunity to begin the transition from fossil fuels. We are developing products that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Excellent compensation and benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a strong comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance, a robust allotment of paid time off, a 401(k) with company match, retirement savings plans, educational reimbursement, and more. Full-time employees (and their families) are offered medical (with prescription coverage), dental, vision, voluntary critical illness, accident, life/AD&D insurance, Flexible Spending Account and Employee Assistance Program. Employees can purchase company stock at discounted prices through the Employee Stock Purchase Program.

Our Headquarters

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, owns,managesand maintains interests in energy and infrastructure businesses. We are a growing energy company focused on renewable and conventional fuels in the Western United States. Par Pacific also owns 46% of Laramie Energy, LLC, a natural gas production company with operations and assets concentrated in Western Colorado. Our common stock is publicly traded on the NYSE under the trading symbol "PARR".

Our Refineries and Logistics Operations

We own and operate refineries in Hawaii,Montana, Washington,and Wyoming, with total operating throughput capacity of over 219Mbpd. Par Pacific owns and operates one of the largest energy networks in Hawaii with 94,000 bpd of operating refining capacity, a logistics system supplying the major islands of the state and 90 retail locations. In the Pacific Northwest and the Rockies, Par Pacific owns and operates 124,000 bpd of combined refining capacity and related multimodal logistics systems.

Our Retail Operations

We own and operate over 90 retail locations in Hawaii under the Hele and 76 brands and over 30 retail locations in Washington and Idaho under the nomnom brand.

Par Pacific is an equal opportunity employer

Par Pacific prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable law.

Note: Par Pacific will not accept calls or unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. All candidates are required to apply through this web posting.