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The Senior Rotating Equipment Reliability Engineer reports to Rotating Equipment Superintendent and manages and continuously improves rotating equipment reliability.

This position requires the ability to effectively lead the rotating equipment reliability organization to prioritize, direct and coordinate defect elimination, predictive, and preventative maintenance work to ensure safe, reliable, and environmentally compliant operations while working with other maintenance personnel and functional groups. A philosophy of defect elimination on equipment repairs is critical to improve plant reliability and increase overall equipment availability for the refinery.

Responsibilities May Include:

• Mentoring and developing rotating equipment engineering and craft talent
• Motivating and building trust within the team through open and consistent communications, constructive feedback, sound decision-making, demonstrating technical aptitude, timely follow-up, and leading by example
• Identifying and investigating chronic equipment failures and developing corrective action plans
• Implementing various programs regarding maintenance and reliability improvement
• Utilizing wireless monitoring technology to identify equipment defects and prevent failure
• System 1 condition monitoring oversight
• Developing or modifying maintenance or safety procedures and training materials
• Leading the team in safety and health excellence by, among other activities, recognizing and stopping unsafe behavior, recognizing and reporting safety hazards, completing assigned safety training, and complying with PSM elements
• Ensures conformity with all safety policies and compliance programs, such as incident reporting, incident investigations, Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Process Safety Management (PSM), safety meetings, safety and housekeeping audits, and Safe Practices and Procedures
• Identifying and removing barriers to productivity and efficiency of work crews
• Participating in daily and other periodic meetings, including operations coordination, maintenance updates, scheduling priorities, backlog reviews, staff meetings, supervisor training, etc.
• Assists in planning and issuance of daily work schedules for crews
• Ensuring work crews comply with established repair quality standards and procedures
• Monitors repair rework issues and develops corrective actions as necessary
• Ability to pursue essential equipment upgrades during shop repairs with minimal oversite
• Familiarity with API flush plans

Required Qualifications:

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• Bachelors Degree in Engineering
• 10 or more years of experience with plant rotating equipment
• 10 or more years of experience in industrial maintenance, crafts, or shops
• 10 or more years of experience working within a refinery or petrochemical processing facility
• Willing and able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
• Must be willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to comply with the following:
  • Travel up to 5% of the time
  • Occasional on-call duties
  • Work extended hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays
  • Transport articles up to 50 pounds
  • Work safely near large, hot, high-speed machines
  • Climb ladders and stairs up to 200 feet in height
  • Work around chemicals, including acids and bases
  • Work around hydrocarbons under high pressure and heat
  • Work outside in harsh weather conditions
  • Wear fire retardant clothing and personal protective equipment (such as steel-toe shoes, ear and eye protection)
  • Maintain face daily so that a respirator/face mask can seal properly (some examples include being free of facial hair and/or clean shaven)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering
• 15 or more years of experience as a rotating equipment specialist/engineer
• Proficient in SAP
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to work well with others
• Ability to set expectations and drive performance
• Knowledge of PSM
• Knowledge of safe work practices
• Strong interpersonal skills to facilitate work with both hourly and salaried employees
• In-depth knowledge of pump, compressor, and turbine API repair standards.
• Hands-on knowledge of pump, turbine, and compressor overhauls, with the ability to share that knowledge with others
• Defect-elimination mindset when making repair decisions
• Strong and effective communication skills (verbal and written) in both individual and group settings

The Billings Refinery is located in Billings, Montana. Its facilities include crude distilling, naphtha reforming, fluid catalytic cracking, alkylation, hydrodesulfurization and delayed coking units. The refinery processes a mixture of Canadian heavy, high-sulfur crude oil delivered by pipeline, and domestic crude oil delivered by truck. With the startup of a new vacuum distillation unit in 2017, the refinery has 100 percent heavy crude processing capability. The refinery produces a high percentage of transportation fuels and petroleum coke. Finished petroleum products are distributed by pipeline, rail car and truck. Pipelines transport most of the refined products to markets in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Colorado and Washington.

Total Rewards

At Phillips 66, providing access to high quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us. Maintaining a culture of well-being - physical, emotional, social, and financial - is essential for a high-performing organization. When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results - personally and professionally. Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include:

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

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Phillips 66 has more than 140 years of experience in providing the energy that enables people to dream bigger and go farther, faster. We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and our communities. We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflect who we are, the environment we create and how we work together. We have been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Department of Labor and the Military Times for our continued commitment to inclusive practices and policies in the hiring and retention of those in the LGBTQ+ community and military veterans. Our company is built on values of safety, honor and commitment. We call our cultural mindset Our Energy in Action, which we define through four simple, intuitive behaviors: We work for the greater good, create an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and achieve excellence.

Learn more about Phillips 66 and how we are working to meet the world's energy needs today and tomorrow, by visiting phillips66.com.

To be considered

In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of 04/01/2025 .

Candidates for regular U.S. positions must be a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255(a)(1). Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Phillips 66 is an EEO and Affirmative Action Employer of Women/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Nearest Major Market: Billings
Nearest Secondary Market: Montana