Human Resources Business Partner

Basic Function

Job Duties

Strategic HR Partnership

• Serves as an HR advisor to frontline and mid-level leaders, offering guidance on workforce planning, organizational development, performance management, and employee engagement.
• Builds strong, trusted relationships with business leaders to understand operational challenges and proactively recommend HR solutions that support refinery objectives.
• Identifies trends and root causes related to turnover, employee relations, culture, and organizational effectiveness; proposes action plans to address findings.
• Facilitates change management efforts, helping leaders and employees adapt to organizational shifts, policy updates, and cultural initiatives.

HR Program Administration & Compliance

• Administers and supports key HR programs including performance management, benefits education, attendance, FMLA/leave management, policy compliance and records management.
• Coordinates local onboarding, orientation, and benefits-related activities to ensure a welcoming and accurate introduction for new hires and newly eligible employees.
• Ensures adherence to federal, state, and company HR policies and regulations; prepares required documentation, reports, and correspondence with a high degree of accuracy.
• Partners with COEs and HR Operations to implement and continuously improve HR processes, tools, and systems.

Payroll & Timekeeping Administration

• Oversees payroll preparation for assigned subsidiary employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with all regulations.
• Reviews, validates, and resolves questions related to time and attendance entries; partners with Operations and Maintenance timekeepers, schedulers and supervision to correct discrepancies.
• Administers employee job progressions, including reviewing eligibility, validating competency and time‑in‑role requirements, coordinating with supervisors on progression readiness, and ensuring timely and accurate updates within HRIS and payroll systems.

Employee Relations & Workplace Culture

• Provides consultation and guidance on employee relations matters; manages sensitive and complex issues in partnership with senior HR personnel as needed.
• Conducts fair, thorough, and timely investigations into workplace concerns and recommends consistent and compliant corrective actions.
• Leads refinery-wide employee experience and union‑avoidance initiatives, strengthening communication, engagement, trust, and positive employee relations.
• Coaches and mentors managers to strengthen their leadership capability, build accountability, and promote consistent application of policies and practices.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Project Leadership
• Leads or participates in cross-functional HR projects focused on process improvement, compliance, culture, and operational efficiency.
• Represents the HR function in meetings, committees, and refinery initiatives, ensuring HR perspectives and strategies are integrated into business planning.
• Supports the Tulsa Refinery by responding to routine employee inquiries related to benefits, retirement planning, performance, attendance, policies, terminations, and employee relations, escalating complex issues to the appropriate HR personnel.
• May oversee and mentor HR Generalist‑level employees as needed based on business demands.
• Other Duties
Carries out special assignments or projects as directed by the HR Manager or leadership.

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  Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their supervisor, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion.

Experience

Education Level

Required Skills

• Deals constructively with problems that do not have defined solutions
• Maintains a calm and productive influence in times of uncertainty
• Acts with a clear sense of ownership
• Follows through on commitments and makes sure others do the same
• Builds strong formal and informal relationships within HF Sinclair
• Leverages relationships to develop solutions within HR and the business
• Admits mistakes and gains insights from experiences
• Reflects on how their personal style impacts others
• Builds trust through a direct and truthful approach
• Advanced knowledge of general Human Resources principles and ability to apply this knowledge as it pertains to the company.
• Advanced skill level in Excel, Word, Outlook, and HRIS applications.
• Ability to handle confidential information including Protected Health Information (PHI) and all applicable compliance issues in relation to relevant HIPAA regulations.
• Demonstrates the ability to operate effectively in ambiguous situations and make sound decisions without clear guidelines.
• Maintains a positive, solution‑focused mindset and exhibits high emotional intelligence when navigating employee and business issues.
• Ability to read and appropriately interpret information from multiple sources.

Preferred Skills

Professional certifications such as SHRM – SCP, SPHR, GPHR, CCP, GRP, CEBS or other similar external certifications

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility

Work Conditions

Benefits

Our One HF Sinclair Culture:

About HF Sinclair Corporation

Equal Opportunity Employer

HF Sinclair Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other prohibited ground of discrimination.