Laboratory Technician

Posting Start Date: 9/23/26

Job Location (Short): O'ahu, Kapolei, Hawaii

The Opportunity

• Laboratory Technician at a growth-oriented downstream energy company.
• Be part of a close-knit, safety-focused team supporting Hawai'i's critical emergency infrastructure with care, precision, and a shared sense of responsibility.
• Perform critical quality-control testing on crude oils, process streams, product blends, and finished and unfinished products to help ensure they meet established specifications and quality standards.
• Understand that every accurate test result matters - supporting safe, reliable operations and helping delivery quality energy products to our customers and island communities.
• Reporting to the Laboratory Manager, follow established policies, procedures and written or verbal instructions while contributing to the Company's mission of "Humbly Serving Communities".

Key activities include:

• Perform tests in connection with the quality control of crude oils, process streams, finished and unfinished products. Follows standard test procedures to determine physical and chemical properties and ensure products meet quality control standards. Determines characteristics such as API gravity, flash points, freeze points, vapor pressure and distillation using testing and laboratory equipment.
• Responsible for routine inspection, basic maintenance, and calibration of testing equipment to ensure optimum operating conditions.
• Prepares solvents, solutions and glassware needed for testing.
• Maintains accurate records of test results and reports test results promptly to the department concerned. Accurately enters results into the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
• Maintains records of retained samples and discards samples at the end of the retention period.
• Refills reagent bottles to ensure adequate supply for testing needs
• Replaces laboratory gas cylinders; safely moves cylinders, secures them properly and connects them to the manifold according to established standard operating procedure (SOP).
• Cleans sample bottles, and laboratory glassware.
• Empties/discards sample cans.
• Works with lab chemists to keep lab supplies and consumables stocked. Monitoring and maintaining an inventory of consumables and requesting (internally) additional supplies as necessary.
• Responsible for compliance with the refinery environmental, health and safety standards.
• Operates a refinery utility vehicle (e.g. Kawasaki Mule) to transport samples and supplies safely within the refinery.
• Fosters trusting relationships with co-workers and cross-functional work areas
• Professional behaviors that mirror our Company values of Respect for Others, Integrity, Collaborative Innovation and Heart.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

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. To comply with the regulations at this work location, successful applicants must be eligible to obtain a TWIC card (Transportation Worker Identification Credential). Please review eligibility criteria at https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic.

Additional qualifications include:

• High School Diploma or GED required
• College degree in Chemistry or related sciences preferred
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in a laboratory is preferred.
• Must have ability to read and interpret data; prepare written communications and reports.
• Must possess good computer skills.
• Be safety and environmentally sensitive, be able to put out fires, and respond to emergency situations.
• Must have physical ability to utilize laboratory, office communications and computer equipment.
• Must maintain active Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)

Hiring Range:

The hiring range for this position is $31.62 to $51.49 per hour. The candidate selected will be placed according to his/her skills and qualifications.

Our Headquarters

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, owns, manages and 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 219 Mbpd. 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 125,000 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.

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