Process Engineer, Billings Refinery

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The Process Engineer provides technical expertise and support focused on improving the safety, reliability, and profitability on assigned process units in the refinery. The Process Engineer regularly works with operations, commercial planning, process control, maintenance, and other technical department employees.
 

Responsibilities May Include:

• Participating and promoting all aspects of refinery safety programs
• Visibly demonstrating commitment to the workplace safety and health of employees and contractors through personal engagement and sound decisions
• Monitoring performance of assigned process units and proactively identifies operating trends and potential impacts
• Communicating and making recommendations so that the organization is never surprised by a predictable or preventable loss of full, safe, and reliable unit operation
• Tracking process unit performance and following up on violations or near misses of safe operating limits
• Continues to validate safe operating limits (SOL) and reliability operating limits (ROL)
• Responsible for resolving abnormal process problems
• Regularly working with unit operators on understanding and resolving operating problems in process units
• Supporting operations in the field and in the control room during operational upsets and changes to operations
• Participating in incident investigations including process upsets
• Participating and possibly facilitating risk analysis meetings (RAM) and pre-start up safety reviews (PSSR) for manage of change (MOC) in area of responsibility
• Participating in PHA and HAZOP reviews of assigned units and projects
• Completing action items from process hazards analysis (PHA), audits and investigations in a timely manner to support overall refinery goals around action item closure
• Evaluating Critical Device Bypasses to ensure adequate alternate protection
• Coordinating evaluation of alternate relief paths to support operations when relief valves without spares can be pulled by maintenance at the prescribed intervals to ensure their mechanical reliability
• Works with refinery operations and commercial planning groups to optimize long and short-term unit operations for the maximum economic benefit
• Develops ideas for projects that improve the safety, reliability, and profitability of the refinery. Assists in the development of process design packages
• Assisting in the development of turnaround work scope
• Supporting the procurement, handling, performance tracking, and disposition of catalyst and chemicals used in the refinery
• Supports the selection and management of chemical and catalyst vendors and contracts to maximize unit reliability and profitability
• Assisting the business team leads and finance department with the development of operating expense budgets, particularly in the areas of chemicals, catalysts, and utilities
• Investigating variances in these categories and recommending actions to keep these expenses within budget
• Participating in facility emergency response as part of the Emergency Management Organization within the Incident Command System
• Keeping up to date on technical issues and industry trends on assigned units and applying knowledge to improve the refinery
• Serving as primary technical contact with central company and outside technical experts
   

Required Qualifications:

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Chemical Engineering
• 2 or more years of experience as an engineer in industrial settings
• Willing and able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC) (more information can be found at tsa.gov/for-industry/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:

• 5 or more years of experience as a Process Engineer in the oil and gas industry
• Accepts ownership, is accountable and delivers on commitments
• Strong technical knowledge and ability to apply practical solutions in the field
• Strong computer skills and a desire to learn new programs and implement new computer based tools
• Ability to manage a large workload and changing priorities
• Strong and effective communication skills (verbal and written) in both individual and group settings
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to work well with others
• Knowledge of pSm
• Knowledge of safe work practices in an industrial setting
• Ability to work on cross discipline teams
• Promotes inclusion and diversity
• Strong interpersonal skills to facilitate work with both hourly and salaried employees

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 03/11/2025.

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.