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(NYSE:PBF) is one of the largest independent refiners in North America, operating through its subsidiaries, oil refineries and related facilities. We are seeking a talented Process Engineer to join our team. This role is located in our Toledo Refinery in Oregon OH.The Process Lead Engineer provides technical leadership to assigned refinery areas and directly supervises unit process engineers. The Process Lead Engineer ensures unit process engineers have the direction, resources, training, and support necessary to effectively serve the refinery Business Teams.\nThis position serves as a technical leader within the Technical Service organization and is responsible for leading complex refinery troubleshooting, multi-unit technical issues, process optimization, technical planning, and turnaround activities. The Process Lead Engineer is expected to be a hands-on technical resource who can step into challenging situations, organize multidisciplinary teams, and provide sound engineering direction. The Process Lead Engineer should be comfortable taking ownership of difficult problems, challenging assumptions when appropriate, bringing the right people together, and driving issues to resolution.\nTechnical Leadership\nProvide technical direction and support to assigned unit process engineers and ensure they are effectively supporting their assigned refinery Business Teams.\nLead troubleshooting and technical support during significant unit upsets, outages, startups, shutdowns, and other abnormal operating conditions.\nSupport development and implementation of process improvements, optimization opportunities, and best practices.\nProvide technical review and guidance for process engineering work performed by unit process engineers.\nEnsure appropriate technical rigor is applied to engineering recommendations, calculations, studies, and projects.\nEstablish priorities with unit process engineers and regularly review progress, workload, and competing priorities.\nEnsure unit monitoring programs, material balances, long-term monitoring, catalyst health programs, and other critical technical programs are maintained and effectively utilized.\nUnderstand refinery operating constraints and use available business and economic information to support sound process optimization decisions.\nReview and approve appropriate process engineering calculations and documentation, including emissions and release calculations prepared by Unit Process Engineers.\nUnderstand key refinery environmental requirements and support efforts to maintain compliance with applicable limits.\nParticipate in turnaround planning, scope development, execution, and post-turnaround follow-up.\nProvide technical leadership during turnarounds, including unit preparation, startup, shutdown, equipment inspection, catalyst loading/unloading, and evaluation of as-found equipment conditions.\nBe available to provide engineering leadership and technical support outside normal working hours when required by refinery operations, significant events, or turnaround activities.\nCover assigned units and act as a backup engineer when resources are unavailable.\nLeadership and Employee Development\nDirectly supervise up to five Unit Process Engineers and up to two Co-op students.\nProvide day-to-day leadership, coaching, mentoring, and technical development for assigned employees.\nEstablish clear priorities and expectations for unit process engineers and routinely review workload and performance.\nHelp develop engineers capable of progressing into broader refinery leadership and technical roles.\nCo-op Program\nShare responsibility with the other Process Lead Engineer for management of the Toledo process engineering Co-op program.\nDirectly supervise assigned Co-op students.\nDevelop and maintain meaningful technical work assignments and priorities for Co-op students.\nProvide regular coaching, feedback, and performance evaluations for assigned Co-op students.\nSupport recruitment, interviewing, selection, onboarding, and development of Co-op students.\nQUALIFICATIONS:\nRequired\nBachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from an accredited university.\nMinimum of 8 years of relevant refinery or oil & gas engineering experience, 10 years preferred\nDemonstrated experience troubleshooting refinery process and operational issues.\nDemonstrated leadership and mentoring ability.\nExperience working across multiple refinery process units.\nStrong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, Business Teams, and other refinery functions.\nAbility to balance hands-on technical involvement with effective delegation and development of Unit Process Engineers.\nAbility to work effectively in a fast-paced refinery environment and respond to changing operational priorities.\nStrong commitment to safety, process safety, environmental compliance, and operational excellence.\nWe thank all respondents for their interest in PBF Holding Company LLC (“PBF Energy”), however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please no phone calls or emails to any employee of PBF Energy about this requisition. Placement agencies or recruiters need not respond. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee of PBF Energy via email, the Internet or in any method without a valid written search agreement will be deemed the sole property of PBF Energy. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by PBF Energy as a result of the referral or through other means.\nPBF Energy is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, reproductive health decision making, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, age, veteran and military status, or any other status protected by applicable law. 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