Machinist, Borger Refinery

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As a Machinist, Borger Refinery, you will play a key role in operating a wide variety of machining equipment with varying day-to-day work assignments.

The starting hourly rate ranges from $40.03 to $50.49, depending on skills and experience. Employees have the opportunity to reach the top craft pay of $54.58 per hour within 48 months.
 
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.
 
Candidates who receive an offer of employment will then be required to successfully complete a pre-employment due diligence process including background check, hair follicle drug screen, medical, hearing, respiratory and vision exams, and agility testing.

What You’ll Do

• Operating lathes, drill presses, vices, and milling equipment
• Operating pressure relief valve testing equipment
• Valve repairs including gate, plug, orbit, globe, check, and pressure relief valves
• Using precision measuring devices and reading blueprints
• Performing work activities that include pulling, lifting, twisting, working in confined spaces, and on elevated platforms requiring fall protection
• Entering and retrieving computer data as well as data analysis
• Using fire equipment when necessary along when many other general maintenance activities

What You’ll Bring – Required

• Legally authorized to work in the United States without restrictions
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Currently hold (and able to maintain) a valid driver's license
• Willing and able to comply, with or without reasonable accommodation, with the following:
  • Work at least an 8-hour rotating shift and up to a 12-hour rotating shift, which includes some weekends and holidays
  • Work overtime
  • Work in enclosed spaces, such as tanks and silos
  • Work near large, hot, high-speed machines
  • Climb up to 250 feet in height
  • Lift up to 50 pounds
  • Work around chemicals, including acids and bases
  • Wear fire retardant clothing and personal protective equipment (such as steel-toe shoes, ear and eye protection)
  • 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)
  • Perform firefighting duties
  • Work outside in harsh weather conditions
  • Work with petroleum products that are under high pressure and high temperatures
  • Read technical procedures and materials in English
  • Learn computer software associated with process operations

What Makes You Stand Out – Preferred

• Machinist journeyman certification strongly preferred
• Associate's Degree or higher from an accredited school
• 2 years or more of Military experience that is metal working related
• 2 years or more of experience working in a refinery, chemical, power, nuclear, wastewater treatment, or pharmaceutical industry
• Strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills
• Strong oral/written communication skills and the ability to interact and work in a team environment

Compensation and Other Info:

• The starting hourly rate ranges from $40.03 to $50.49, depending on skills and experience. Employees have the opportunity to reach the top craft pay of $54.58 per hour within 48 months.  Pay and future pay changes are determined by the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• The anticipated start date for this position is December 2026.
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

The Borger Refinery is located in Borger, Texas, in the Texas Panhandle, approximately 50 miles north of Amarillo, Texas. Refinery facilities include crude distilling, naphtha reforming, fluid catalytic cracking, alkylation, hydrodesulfurization and delayed coking units. The refinery processes primarily medium sour crude oil produced locally, and heavy sour crude oil produced in Canada, all of which are delivered by pipeline. Borger produces a high percentage of transportation fuels, as well as petroleum coke, NGLs and solvents. Refined products are distributed to customers via pipelines from the refinery to West Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and 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, 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 10/06/2026.

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.