Lab Tester 2, Billings Refinery

Phillips 66 & YOU - Together we can fuel the future

What to Expect
The Laboratory Tester, Billings Refinery (Lab Tester 2) is responsible for analysis of product and intermediate process samples throughout the Billings Refinery, performs routine laboratory tests, and responds to the results to achieve daily plan while meeting or exceeding safety, environmental, quality and performance goals.

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.

 
What You’ll Do:

• Handling samples (oil, gas and liquid samples)
• Analyzing product quality control samples and other samples according to procedure
• Performing routine and assigned testing, including verification of results
• Performing routine maintenance and standardization of equipment
• Notifying supervision of any required routine maintenance needed on assigned equipment
• Ensuring appropriate, timely communication of tests results through the appropriate work processes
• Applying appropriate QA/QC methodology to test results
• Taking personal responsibility for safety performance
• Taking personal responsibility for Lab housekeeping
• Consulting with chemists for technical guidance on testing procedures
• Identifying and communicating supply needs
• Preparing and tracking samples/containers
• Will work Dupont schedule (i.e. 12 hour rotating shifts on days, nights, weekends, and holidays)
   

What You’ll Bring – Required:

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Valid driver's license
• Must be able to successfully complete, with a passing grade, the Chemistry Institute Basic Chemistry examination, which is administered as part of the hiring process
• Willingness to perform/comply with the following, with or without reasonable accommodation:
  
  • To lift up to 50 pounds
  • To work a rotating shift of days and nights including weekends and holidays as needed
  • To work overtime
  • 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 if needed
  • To learn computer software associated with process operations
  • To read technical procedures and materials
     

What Makes You Stand Out – Preferred:

• Degree in Chemistry or related science field from accredited university 
• 1 or more years direct experience working in a laboratory environment performing various test procedures
• Knowledge of lab equipment, instrument upkeep, terminology and standard laboratory procedures
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment
• Analytical/technical skills with a practical approach to problem solving
• Proficient (perform the skill with limited assistance) in Microsoft Office including Excel
• Ability to learn and perform testing hardware routine upkeep
• Interpersonal skills

Compensation 

The hourly rate for this position is determined by the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The starting hourly contract rate for Tester trainee is $42.03 per hour (adjusted rate is $41.07). After meeting qualification requirements, the (Tester 2) rate will increase to $54.11 contract (adjusted rate is $52.88). Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

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

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, cultivate an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and pursue 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 05/18/2026.

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.