Job Description
Welder
Posting Start Date:  10/27/26
Job Location (Short):  O'ahu, Kapolei, Hawaii

The Opportunity 

  • Welder at a growth-oriented downstream energy company
  • Launch a rewarding career on our Maintenance Team with a growing downstream energy company committed to safety, teamwork, and employee development.
  • Join a collaborative, high-performing team where clear communication, strong relationships, and working together are essential to our success.
  • Receive hands-on training to perform welding, pipefitting and boilermaker work relating to the maintenance and repair of refinery equipment/piping and auxiliary equipment following specific instructions and procedure as to methods and working details.
  • Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, you will build the technical skills and operational knowledge needed to support safe, reliable refinery operations.


Key activities include: 

  • Read and interpret technical drawings to perform welding and install piping components and structural steel.
  • Perform gas, electric arc, helium gas, and heliarc welding.
  • Perform pipe fitting, hot tapping, rigging, and boilermaker work.
  • Torque bolts and install or remove blinds.
  • Safely operate pneumatic and hydraulic torquing equipment.
  • Learn and apply appropriate rigging techniques and procedures.
  • Assemble and prepare the tools and materials required for assigned work.
  • Safely work in confined spaces, including drums, towers, and tanks.
  • Safely work at elevated heights while properly using required fall-protection equipment.
  • Comply with all applicable safety, health, and environmental standards and procedures.
  • Participate in worksite inspections and safety audits.
  • Maintain clean and orderly shops and work areas.
  • Follow supervisory directions and communicate work progress, concerns, and safety issues promptly.
  • Work collaboratively and communicate effectively with supervisors, coworkers, and other stakeholders.
  • Remain available for callouts and overtime as operational needs require.
  • Reliable and engaged in furthering organizational goals, demonstrated by maintaining high standards of personal performance, professional growth and attendance.
  • 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.
  • Assist with training as needed and assigned
  • Perform other duties as assigned


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 equivalent required
  • Minimum two (2) year’s trade school preferred
  • Minimum (1) year experience as a Welder, Pipefitter, mechanic and/or Boilermaker preferred
  • Must possess a valid, U.S. Driver’s License with acceptable driver’s abstract
  • Must be available to work 9-hour shifts, on a 9/80 schedule (every other Friday off)
  • Must be able to take call outs and work overtime as needed
  • Must be available and able to work weekends, holidays, day and night shifts as needed
  • Must be willing and able to climb ladders and work at heights of up to 180 feet as well as in confined spaces such as drums, towers or tanks


About Us

At Par Pacific, we own and operate market-leading energy and infrastructure businesses in logistically complex markets. We have built a team of downstream industry veterans and subject matter experts to lead our organization with an entrepreneurial spirit and a collaborative, problem solving approach. We bring our diverse strengths and motivation to complex markets where we seek out diamonds in the rough. As a nimble, growing organization, we actively pursue new opportunities with corporate financing know-how, respond to local market demands, and adapt to changing external environments.


More Good Reasons to Work for Par Pacific

 
Unique Culture and RICH Values

There is nothing ordinary about Par Pacific -- a niche player in the energy space. And there's certainly nothing ordinary about Par Pacific employees. We are driven, hardworking, entrepreneurial-minded professionals who love to win. Our RICH values describe how we approach our work: Respect for Others, Integrity, Collaborative Innovation, and Heart. If that describes you, you'll fit right in.
  

Location, Location, Location

Because Par Pacific operates in some of the most beautiful places throughout the country, our employees get to make these places their home and enrich their lives.  The manufacturing plant where you'll work is in the Kapolei (Campbell Industrial Park). Located on the southwest side of O’ahu, Kapolei, named for the volcanic cone Pu’u of Kapolei, is colloquially known as the “second city.”  It is a vibrant, affluent city that is growing rapidly and is within a few miles of beautiful beaches, campsites and adventure parks.
 

Opportunistic Growth Strategy

At Par Pacific, we look for operations with strong fundamentals and great employees who can move a business forward. Our management team has deep experience in the energy industry, as well as in leading mergers, acquisitions, and integrations of newly acquired companies.
 

Focused on the Future

We are an energy company that has recognized the imperative and embraced the opportunity to begin the transition from fossil fuels. We are developing products that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
 

Excellent Compensation and Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a strong comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance, a robust allotment of paid time off, a 401(k) with company match, retirement savings plans, educational reimbursement, and more. Full-time employees (and their families) are offered medical (with prescription coverage), dental, vision, voluntary critical illness, accident, life/AD&D insurance, Flexible Spending Account and Employee Assistance Program.  Employees can purchase company stock at discounted prices through the Employee Stock Purchase Program.


Hiring Range

The hiring range for this position is $35.41 to $46.15 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. 


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


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