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You will work 12 hour shifts, expect to work when they call you in no matter what you are doing just drop it and get to work. when they do an incident investigation it's not to find out if they can correct the problem  but who to blame and fire them. they threaten you with your job continuously to keep the safety and environment reports low. the famous line " would you put your career on it" is constantly mentioned to you as you are working. 

management at the anchorage terminal has been clueless how to run the place for over 8 years. they hire people from the lower states to manage the place but have no idea on how the place operates.Instead of promoting a senior employee who knows all the piping, tanks, operations, how to transfer fuel around the facility,and lab work they hire a someone from the lower 48.

 they rely on senior employees for answers then make bad decisions based on there inept "knowledge" of what they know instead of using the senior employees advice. more than once they have threatened to fire senior employees into taking new positions when they no longer need the position they have been in. basically they tell them your position no longer exists either join a work crew or leave and tell us by the end of the day. They certainly play the "favorites" game with employees. 

This company says how important integrity is and filing supervisor reports for incidents. employee's have done that in the past and have been fired for their integrity. So, if you do get hired, think about that, they will tell you to always be truthful and have integrity but they will fire you so what is the point?

if you want a job at the anchorage terminal you need 3 things. 1. play hockey semi pro league or college is a huge bonus. 2. play golf and have a low handicap.3. work a lot of overtime. more than anyone else and they will keep you around. yes, you will have no life, good paychecks and some job security not much, but some. them 3 will get you instantly hired. and don't worry about dui's they got employees there with two dui's so that is not an issue with them since they play hockey and golf so well. 

The Koch brothers have a good philosophy with there MBM guiding principles its just a shame that it is on paper and not followed through with. It is talked about but about to show they mentioned for that rare occurrence a senior Koch person asked. One of them CYA things.

Overall, go to work on time, keep your mouth shut, do your work, work over 600 hours overtime ( seriously that much). never call in sick, report stuff, get all the drawings done ( yes you have to draw piping on graph paper to show you know where the piping goes even though you don't know what your drawing since its all underground. another way to get fired when you mess up ). do not get involved in the politics of who is lazy, slow, shows up drunk at work and no one cares etc. since they are all buddies that will get you fired quickly. Being outspoken is not good

Was hired as subcontractor to a contract engineering firm. Some days no meetings and other days up to three. Weekly safety and project status meetings. Individual project and engineering review meetings could occur up to twice a day. Field walk downs and constructability walk downs could and did occur for several projects in a single day. As a Electrical/Instrument and Controls Designer I was required to access all documents that were necessary to complete my design duties and reference documents that were related to my projects, that needed revision or submittal for my design package from electronic document library and specifications from engineering. I was typically working on multiple projects simultaneously. The project deadlines were scheduled with staggered due dates. Because of revised scopes of work, sometimes project deadlines were within a day or two of each other. This would impact adding, deleting and revising documents right to the last minute before a deadline, creating a stressful environment. Multiple disciplines were suffering the same fate. There was no such thing as going over budget or extending schedules, even with change order requests. Sometimes required meetings and impromptu meetings would dull or distract your focus on an upcoming deadline. If overtime was required you were expected to work it, but if you went over budget, you were chastised not commended. During my two years and seven months I worked there I received several pay increases, while seeing, hearing and experiencing some good things and not so good things. I will have to admit that I was exposed to new job experiences, which would enhance my knowledge and my career expertise. I made some life long friendships with several employees. I believe Flint Hills Resources held a sword over my employer Fluor Corporation by demanding a "sweat shop" attitude or don't receive any more work from us-Flint Hills Resources. The Fluor people and other contractors were great!

Since I started here four people have left, two of them in management. We are always in constant fear of being laid off because the plants are shut down. If you are a gossipy drama filled individual with no backbone you will fit in great here. They are all about being a cultural fit. If you suck at your job and lose the company thousands of dollars they will keep you areound as long as you don't make waves.If you have a strong work ethic and ask questions you will be gone in a heartbeat. I have never worked in an environment where people run to their boss because their feelings got hurt, or the run to HR because you sneeze wrong. There are people here that call HR for every little thing instead of taking care of it themselves. The boss has their favorites and you better beleive everyone knows who they are. Your co-workers will forward every little email to the boss, and beware that you are made to share your email box with the entire department and nothing is private. If your co-workers don't like who you hang out with in a different department they will not hesitate to forward your emails to the boss and do what they can to get you fired. Prepare to be blown away at how fake people can be. You have people that run around wearing clothes that are see through and you can see their underwear, you would think management would say something. They don't. They pretty much live in their own little bubble, except some members who will throw all of your co-workers under the bus, revealing personal details about them...you better beleive if they will do it to them they will do it to you. Their idea of a yearly review is a 360 review, google it.... and even after that you will only get a raise every two years if you are lucky. If you enjoy being treated like a teenager then FHR is for you.

The FHR facility in Corpus Christi is a meat grinder.  Long hours and no days off are the normal mode of operation.  The operators and maintenance personel are spread so thin that proper plant operations is impossible. Operator experience is very low because all the best operators left to work for other companies. FHR thinks a procedure can run a plant by itself and expects the operators to spend hours just filling out the paper work to do one simple task.   Very high turnover rate ! Operators are responsible for 10 times as much equipement as the industry standard and the pay is lower than industry standards.  Wichita Management hasn't a clue on what goes on here.  Koch guiding principles are preached but not followed !  The facility makes $300 million a year because they buy lower quality feed stock that no other facility would dare run.  As long as the equipement holds up nothing will change.  Company lawyers demand the paper work for the sole reason of protecting the owners liabilities.  The local management thinks FHR is the only facility in the area and could care less about employee work/life balance.  There are way better jobs in the area and way better companies !  Advancement opportunity is limited to people that are totally committed to drinking the kool aid that is served there.  There is a reason that FHR is never nominated for the best places to work ! The emperor has no clothes is a perfect analogy for this company. There are so many things wrong that it is only a matter of time before this house of cards falls !

I worked at Flint Hills back when it was Koch pipeline company. At that time, the company was having to hire more ppl to meet their reporting requirements for OSHA, EPA, TCEQ etc. The hours were a killer. A typical day would involve writing permits for contractors, fixing the loading equipment in the rack, doing required inspections and maintenance. There was fuel to be tested and validated and samples to be pulled. All it took was for an additive truck to show up, the VRU to go down or the product filters to clog up and need to be changed and it was a 16 hour day. 
Management did not/ could not  hire enough ppl to cover all the work.  Turn over was a issue do to the long hours. Operators were required to work days but then be on call at night. Due to the issues we had with the rack at that time that meant working all day and not getting enough sleep due to callouts. Operators were required to be oncall for a week at a time which meant not having a weekend or getting any meaningful rest.
Management's response to this was to pile the work on and then complain that we worked too many hours. I even suggested working on nights which would have largely solved the call out issues and management turned a deaf ear. Turnover was high due to burn out and low pay. They advertised a decent salary but in order to make that,  working long weeks was the norm. Hours per week often exceeded 90 hours.

Pay was below the industry standard. Raises were paltry and not in touch with the workload or the increased responsibility . Benefits were good. 

A Typical Day at Flint Hills is Starting at 5:20 A.M Get Relief from Night Shift, Then a Morning Round till 6:00, then a Morning Meeting till 7:00!! (Ridiculious) Then Since No one has Monitored their Areas for an Hour, you do an Offical round till about 8:00. By that Time Contractors have been waiting for about 1 hour for their Permits, so you start Permiting till 11:00, Which consist of Decommissioning Equipment, Locking out Equipment, Walking Down Equipment, Catching Samples,etc.. then after Lunch at 11:30 if your Caught up you do your Calendar Tasks which consist of Pump Swapping, Vibe Routes, Steam Trap Routes, Doning Breathing Air and Checking Sulfur Traps, Changing Filters on Stackmatches in Breathing Air, 
Recomissioning Equipment, Unlocking Equipment, all the While Keeping a Logbook of all the Days Activities doing VTA's, CBT's, Checking off Calendar Tasks,Doing Recertifications for All 3 Areas,
Training for Certifications, Doing Cetification Panels with PL's, Trainer and PC. All the while trying to work your Units, With all of this going on YOU HAVE NO TIME to Monitior your Units correctly. SAFELY!
Way to Much Pressure and Stress Factor is off the Scale and if you make one Mistake Juggling all this Tasks they'll Fire you in a Heartbeat. Don't Buy a House or a New Car Because the Average Employee Stays Employeed for 5 Years. Zero Job Security.

Overall had a great work experience. When I was hired, shifts we 12 hours, 7-7 and would flip between days or nights, 4 on 4 off.... However that changed and I am not 100% what it is now. But I know its still 12 hour shifts. Safety is huge! They really stress that. Stop, Think, Ask. I was never asked to do something I was uncomfortable with. There are 4 teams, each has its own dynamics. My shift was more into stay busy and time goes faster. Others had the idea of do as little as possible for the same pay. Management was all very professional, however most of the people I knew have also moved on, so I can not speak for who is there now. It is very hard work, it is hot in the summer and cold in the winter. There is no easy job, all positions require going outside at some point in the shift. I felt the pay was good, for not knowing anything when I started, however some of the others thought it should be more. But for the area, you aren't going to find much that pays more than FHR. Overtime is almost always available, and is really the only way to learn new areas. It is a male dominated workplace, which makes the drama pretty low... however some men still bring drama to the table! I enjoyed the time I worked there, and still highly recommend FHR as a place to work.

Managed a small project engineering group which implemented all Capital and some expense projects. I learned to deal with people, both professional and hourly, I had several diverse and interesting projects which ranged from the installation of a 2 mile pipeline across County property, private property and Texas Eastman land. I had to learn to deal with government and external "Customer." This project complete on schedule, under budget and safely. Installed a 5 million dollar Propylene Tank Car Unloading Facility - a project which tested my ability to handle extensive civil/structural work, work with an outside contractor do design the unloading equipment. Again this project was complete on-schedule, within budget , safely and started up with minimal effort. After start up of this unit, I supervised the operation and had 8 operators an one maintenance person reporting to me. We were able to operate the unit at rates 20 to 25% above design. This unit now belongs to Flint Hills. Trained as a "Black Belt," though this was near the time Huntsman was sold. I found all the work for Huntsman to be enjoyable and challenging.

Met some great people while working as an operator. Sadly management is lacking in all areas. Manager is constantly looking to fire someone. Moral is horrible and constant worrying about how the boss is feeling/acting everyday. The complete lack of professionalism and blatant disrespect towards employees is outrageous. The pay is not in the ballpark of any other competitors in the oil and gas industry. Management will say that our pay was “competitive in the market” but never provide any facts or numbers to prove it. Along with the lack of pay comes the overwhelming amount of “accountability” better known as responsibility. You will have to learn to perform multiple roles such as I&E tech, corrosion tech, pipeline operator, waste management coordinator, etc. while still being underpaid as an operator. As if all this wasn’t hard enough any attempt to grow and better yourself within the company is frowned upon and held against you. If you have a chance steer clear from the southern Austin area. It’s a revolving door that has no end in sight. If they were smart they would take a look at what the one constant is and take care of the issue. Until then they will continue to lose great people to the competition. 

When I first heard about the guiding principles I thought, "Finally a place that understands how to run a business and treat employees right based on the value they create." The problem is even though the upper management preaches MBM culture at every turn, they rarely use these principles when presented the chance.Personally I really like the job and the people I work with, however there are a lot more shady and behind the scenes things going on that make it hard to trust what is said. People are more likely to throw you under the bus to make themselves look better than to just try and improve themselves. The problem is, the people that are doing the throwing seem to be the ones that move up the ladder the quickest. The challenge process is a great concept when used correctly, however is seems that operators input is irrelevant if certain individuals higher up the food chain are the ones who came up with the ideas. Great place to gain experience in the field, good pay and benefits for the area, expected to cover other shifts vacations and call ins. Becoming a very tattle-telling and finger pointing culture.

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