Industrial Maintenance Mechanic, Ferndale Refinery

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The Industrial Maintenance Mechanic, Ferndale Refinery is primarily responsible for maintenance of fixed equipment in the refinery including blinding, mechanical repair, replacement, fabrication, alteration, troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance of fixed equipment assets including piping systems, valves, heat exchangers, filters, boilers, furnaces, towers, reactors, pressure vessels, tanks, structural systems, etc. This position utilizes various hand and power tools, specialty tools, rigging equipment, mobile equipment, and personal protective equipment (PPE).

This position is on a 4/10 work schedule.

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 (April 6, 2026), whichever is earlier. Your assessment results will be valid for one year.

What You’ll Do

• Follow all Ferndale Refinery safe practices, procedures, engineering standards, specifications, and regulations
• Communicate all safety concerns and incidents to supervision immediately
• Communicate work status, findings, and improvement opportunities to supervision
• Perform Job Safety Analysis (JSA) including identifying specific hazards and applying proper mitigations
• Operate mobile equipment including fork trucks, manlifts, bundle extractors, vehicles, Broderson, etc.
• Operate hand and power tools including but not limited to wrenches, torque guns, flange spreaders, overhead hoists, lifting devices, benders, saws, grinders, beveling tools, pipe threaders, cutting torches, rod out devices, hydro pumps, etc.
• Provide basic examination, troubleshooting, repair, replacement, and preventive maintenance of fixed equipment assets including work requiring the use of advanced PPE such as fully encapsulated suits and supplied air
• Blind and unblind equipment and processes to support maintenance and operational needs
• Remove, clean, repair, replace, and install fixed equipment major components including but not limited to exchanger bundles, air cooled exchanger/furnace/boiler tubes, tower internals, piping systems, structural systems, etc.
• Remove, clean, repair, replace, and install auxiliary equipment including but not limited to sight glasses, valves, pipe strainers, filters, PSVs, swing gates, etc
• Perform assembly and disassembly of bolted joints on piping and flanged connections on exchangers, manholes, etc using proper gaskets, bolting, gasket face preparation, and torque specifications
• Lay out, measure, calculate, cut, prep, fit for welder, assemble, and install pipe according to specifications
• Measure, cut and thread pipe to specifications, using pipe threaders and benders
• Install process tubing systems to specifications using measurements, benders, and appropriate fittings
• Read and understand load charts, inspecting rigging devices, and using proper rigging techniques and crane signaling to support, lift, or lower equipment safely
• Test, replace, and repair steam tracing and steam traps
• Clear plugged piping using mechanical rod out devices
• Use oxy acetylene torch or plasma arc cutter to cut structural steel, bolts, plate etc
• Perform hydrostatic testing of piping and equipment per specification
• Perform other tasks as assigned by management to the level of training of the individual in order to maintain operations and the general facility

 
What You’ll Bring (Required)

• Legally authorized to work in the United States
• High school diploma or GED
• Valid driver’s license
• Willing and able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC). Information can be found at https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic
• 5 years or more of heavy industrial experience in a qualified craft (pipefitter, steamfitter, boilermaker, or industrial maintenance mechanic)
• Hold journey level certification in a qualified craft (pipefitter, steamfitter, boilermaker, or industrial maintenance mechanic) from a registered apprenticeship program OR NCCER 4 level training program OR equivalent technical degree
• Willing and able to perform and comply with the following, with or without reasonable accommodation:
  • Work at least a 10-hour shift which may include evenings, weekends and holidays
  • Work overtime
  • Work in enclosed spaces such as tanks, towers, and vessels
  • Work near large, hot, high speed machines
  • Climb up to 200 feet in height
  • Transport articles up to 50 pounds
  • 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 your face daily so that a respirator/face mask can seal properly (some examples include being free of facial hair and/or clean shaven)
  • Respond to refinery emergencies during off-hours

What Makes You Stand Out (Preferred)

• 5 years or more years of refinery maintenance experience working in a journey level qualified craft (pipefitter, steamfitter, boilermaker, or industrial maintenance mechanic)
• Experience with SAP for maintenance activities
• Experience working while in supplied air and encapsulated suits
• Knowledge of mechanical principals including basic rigging, materials of construction, bolted joint assembly, torque requirements, proper use of hand and power tools, measurements, mobile equipment, etc
• Knowledge of basic shop mathematics and material dimensions including pipe sizes and schedules, alloy material awareness and use
• Ability to read and interpret manuals, procedures, mechanical drawings, P&IDs, as well as create isometric and plan view sketches

Compensation

Hourly pay for this position is determined by the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Currently, the starting pay rate ranges from $39.17 to $55.54 (fully qualified Journeyman) with a 7.5% annual bonus target (VCIP). This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. This position is on a 4/10 work schedule.

The Ferndale Refinery is located on Puget Sound in Ferndale, Washington, approximately 20 miles south of the U.S.-Canada border. Facilities include crude distillation, naphtha reforming, fluid catalytic cracking, alkylation and hydrodesulfurization units. It processes a variety crude oils, including Alaskan North Slope, Canadian and other foreign and U.S. shale crudes, primarily delivered via marine vessel and pipeline. Within the refinery is a rail car crude oil receiving facility with a capacity of 30,000 BPD. This offloading facility, owned by Phillips 66 Partners, makes the receipt of additional crude by rail car possible. The refinery produces a high percentage of transportation fuels. Other products include residual fuel oil, which is supplied to the northwest marine bunker fuel market. Most refined products are distributed to customers by pipeline and barge to major markets in the northwestern United States.

Benefits

At Phillips 66, we are proud to offer attractive and high-quality benefits which we refer to as Total Rewards. Additional information on 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 April 6, 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.