Make Your Mark in a Key Role Coordinating a High-Capacity Rail Fleet -- Even if You are New to Rail Logistics

Grow your skills as part of a collaborative team at a strong-growth industry leader

If you combine a background in commodity logistics, scheduling, or operations with big picture vision and solid problem solving skills, this position offers you some compelling opportunities. You will:

• Play an important role at the heart of our organization, handling the logistics of unit trains (crude, and ethanol) and manifest cars (gasoline, asphalt, etc.) from load to discharge with both external companies and internal departments.


• Expand your experience; our preference is that you already have refinery rail experience with unit trains and/or manifest rail, but if not, you'll acquire both in this role. We'll also cross-train you in other areas of logistics.


• Join a collaborative logistics team that gets along well and helps one another out.


• Become part of a company with an aggressive growth strategy -- growth that will create opportunities for strong performers.


• Earn a competitive salary, potential incentive bonus, and comprehensive benefits that include affordable health plans, a company match on the 401(k) plan, a generous allotment of flexible time off, holidays, and more.
  
  

U.S. Oil & Refining, a Par Pacific Holdings company, is an industry leader in the production and supply of high-quality motor, aviation and marine fuels, and asphalt in the Puget Sound market. We have a refinery capacity of 42,000 bbls per stream day, and total storage capacity of 2.7 million bbls, with 1.4 million bbls of crude and the remainder products. We also offer biofuels in various blends at our loading rack.

The Requirements

To meet the basic qualification 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. In addition, to be a good fit for the Rail Operations opportunity, you will have:

• Experience with commodity logistics, scheduling or operations (this could be with rail, trucking, barge/vessel, etc.).


• Experience with and working knowledge of:
  
  
  • Freight billing, tracking, and dispute resolution.
  
  
  • Fleet optimization (spares, delays, bad orders, etc.).
  
  
  
  


• The ability to analyze large sets of data in order to develop and support transportation processes and the company's strategic plan.


• The ability to identify and resolve the typical issues that arise in order to keep the fleet moving.


• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.


• Strong oral and written communication skills.


• A self-starter approach with ability to work with little or no supervision in an independent and collaborative team environment.


• Comfortable working in an open trade floor or bullpen type of environment.

Top candidates also will have:

• Experience with and working knowledge of:
  
  
  • The rail industry and its operations.
  
  
  • Class 1 and short line railroads.
  
  
  • DOT and rail regulations (for Canada and US).
  
  
  • Fleet optimization experience with unit trains, manifest cars, etc.
  
  
  
  


• Basic knowledge of the petroleum and refining industry.


• Experience with GeoMetrix software.

As a veteran of logistics/scheduling/operations, you understand the need for schedule flexibility. You will be on call 24x7 to respond to any issues that may arise. Of course, the better you are at anticipating and heading off issues before they arise, the fewer issues you will need to deal with during off hours.

The Role

As Rail Operations Manager, you will personally manage the day-to-day logistics for unit train and manifest rail movements from load to delivery. You'll be the subject matter expert, supporting the larger company with its growing rail needs. You'll join a team that includes other Schedulers, three Traders, and a support analyst.

More specifically, you will:

• Assume 24/7 responsibility for the management of the company's unit train and manifest railcar fleet.


• Cross train, support, and backup team members as necessary for continuity.


• Ensure timely supply and deliveries through the scheduling and coordination of unit trains, manifest railcars, suppliers, terminals, and railroads.


• Interface extensively with the commercial group, other internal departments, counterparties, third party terminals, railroads, and other external entities.


• Optimize fleet through the management of demurrage, freight rates, car utilization, repair costs, commodity inventory, etc.


• Use GeoMetrix and other systems to optimize cars, manage costs, track and handle bad orders, etc.


• Maintain, develop, and improve internal and external reporting requirements such as fleet utilization, train movements, importation notification, demurrage, etc.


• Interface with other departments to assist in operations planning, inventory management, invoicing, bill payment, and other financial decisions.


• Participate in daily/weekly operations planning meetings.


• Assume accountability over all invoices associated with your rail movements.


• Work with customs brokers and/or agents to optimize trans-border commerce destined to the company.


• Work with operations, HSSE, lessors and repair companies to manage rail fleet maintenance and regulatory compliance.


• Remain current with all DOT and Rail regulations, including interaction with FRA, STB, etc.

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PARR), headquartered in Houston, Texas, owns and operates market-leading energy and infrastructure businesses. Par Pacific's strategy is to acquire and develop energy and infrastructure businesses in logistically complex markets. Par Pacific owns and operates one of the largest energy networks in Hawaii with 148,000-bpd of combined refining capacity, a logistics system supplying the major islands of the state and 91 retail locations. In the Pacific Northwest and the Rockies, Par Pacific owns and operates 60,000-bpd of combined refining capacity, related multimodal logistics systems and 33 retail locations. Par Pacific also owns 46% of Laramie Energy, LLC, a natural gas production company with operations and assets concentrated in Western Colorado. Follow this link to learn more about the value of Human Capital at Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. https://esg.parpacific.com/human-capital#professional-impact

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

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 Veterans status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.