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Operator Entry Level - Ponca City Refinery

Phillips 66
Ponca, OK Full Time
POSTED ON 2/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/28/2025

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The Operator Entry Level - Ponca City Refinery works rotating shifts on various units within the Refinery, which process or produce crude oil, petroleum coke, fuel oil, gasoline, diesel, steam, electricity, and other products. Some of the processes involved use hazardous and volatile materials under high temperature and pressure. Operators are exposed to various work conditions including outside weather and elements, blowing air, heat, noise, vibration and occasionally working from heights and in confined spaces. Operators must follow safe work practices including the wearing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). In addition, Operators perform various duties required to keep their assigned processing unit / area operating safely and at specified production / run rates.

This position requires the successful completion of an online assessment. If you meet the required qualifications of the position, a link to complete the assessment will be emailed to you immediately after your completed application is received. Please check your spam folder if you do not see the email. The assessment must be completed within 7 days of your application date OR prior to the job posting expiration date, whichever is earlier. The job posting expiration date is listed at the bottom of this job posting. Your assessment results will be valid for one year.

Responsibilities May Include :

  • Maintaining equipment and operations
  • Climbing ladders, tanks and towers
  • Taking samples / readings of various process steams
  • Initiating work orders and permitting for work related to the assigned unit
  • Maintaining proper and safe process operations of the operating equipment
  • Communicating effectively during the shift and at shift relief regarding key process unit and equipment information

Required Qualifications :

  • Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
  • At least 18 years of age
  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent
  • Valid driver's license
  • Willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to perform / comply with the following :
  • To climb up to 250 feet in height

  • To lift up to 50 pounds
  • To work at least 12-hour rotating shifts, which include some weekends and holidays (Employees generally work 48 hours one week and 36 hours the next, rotating between days and nights)
  • To work overtime
  • To work outside in harsh weather conditions
  • To work in enclosed spaces, such as tanks and silos
  • To work near large, hot, high-speed machines
  • To work around chemicals, including acids and bases
  • To work with petroleum products that are under high pressure and heat
  • To wear fire retardant clothing and personal protective equipment (such as steel-toe shoes, ear and eye protection)
  • To maintain your face daily so that a respirator / face mask can seal properly (some examples include being free of facial hair and / or clean shaven)
  • To perform firefighting duties
  • To read technical procedures and materials in English
  • To learn computer software associated with process operations
  • Preferred Qualifications :

  • Associate's degree and / or Certification in Process Technology or Power Plant Technology
  • 3 or more years of experience working as a process operator in a refinery, chemical, power, nuclear or wastewater treatment facility
  • The tentative start date for this position is June 2025. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
  • The starting hourly rate for Operator Trainee is $28.39. Future pay increases will be based on the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
  • The Ponca City Refinery is located in Ponca City, Oklahoma, approximately 95 miles northwest of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Its facilities include crude distilling, naphtha reforming, fluid catalytic cracking, alkylation, hydrodesulfurization and delayed coking units. The refinery processes a mixture of light, medium and heavy crude oil delivered via pipeline from Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, the U.S. Rockies and Canada. Infrastructure improvements have enabled the delivery of locally produced crude oil by pipeline and truck. The refinery produces a high percentage of transportation fuels and anode-grade petroleum coke. Refined products are primarily distributed to customers by company-owned and common carrier pipelines to markets throughout the Midcontinent region.

    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
  • Learn more about Phillips 66 Total Rewards .

    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 03 / 12 / 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

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