Specialist III, Mechanical, Bayway Refinery

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What to Expect

As a Mechanical Specialist, you will be the go-to resource for technical guidance and hands-on support, ensuring our maintenance department operates safely and efficiently every day. You’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact by supporting critical operations and contributing to a culture of reliability and continuous improvement.

What You’ll Do

• Independently support and optimize the maintenance and reliability of complex maintenance systems across the facility.
• Troubleshoot and resolve challenging equipment issues, lead major repairs and installations, and develop programs to enhance performance and safety.
• Plan and prioritize work schedules, guide operational improvements, and ensure all activities meet rigorous quality and safety standards.
• Review equipment designs, manage the implementation of new systems, and provide technical support to operations teams.
• Mentor team members, share expertise, and drive initiatives that strengthen mechanical integrity and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, analyze data to identify trends and root causes, and ensure compliance with regulatory and company requirements.
• Deliver clear communication and actionable insights to help the organization achieve its goals while maintaining a safe, efficient, and high-performing environment.

What You’ll Bring – Required

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• High School Diploma / GED equivalent
• 6 or more years of experience in maintenance, reliability, or similar industry
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Valid Driver’s License
• Willing and able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC)
• Must be willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodations, to comply with the following:
  • Operate company vehicle on site premises and / or public roads up to 50%
  • Work extended hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays, and perform occasional duties
  • Transport articles up to 50 pounds
  • Climb ladders and stairs up to 200 feet
  • Work safely near large, hot, high-speed machines, around chemicals and hydrocarbons under high pressure and heat, and in harsh weather conditions.
  • Wear fire retardant clothing and personal protective equipment.
  • Maintain face daily for proper respirator/face mask seal. (some examples include being free of facial hair and/or clean shaven)

What Makes You Stand Out – Preferred

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
• 1 or more years of basic supervisory or mentoring experience
• Ability to influence operations, maintenance and project personnel
• Good communication skills
• Takes ownership of problems, drives solutions and delivers on commitments
• Working knowledge of CMMS (SAP) system, specifically provide guidance on manpower and cost during planning, create repair notifications as needed, review invoices, update schedule
• Committed to continuous improvement. Encourages creativity and innovation
• Understands and uses functional expertise to contribute to the success of the business
• Has the ability and courage to surface and resolve conflicts or issues in a timely manner
• Possesses strong leadership and drives company core values, specifically safety and reliability
• Able to guide and influence others to troubleshoot and complete tasks and therefore improve the knowledge of the craftsmen

Compensation Range 

This position has a base salary range of $127,800 - $156,200.

At Phillips 66, we are committed to pay transparency and competitive, equitable compensation. Each role is assigned a salary grade with a defined pay range, benchmarked against industry peers. Where a candidate offer falls within the posted range depends on the candidate's experience, skills, and alignment with the role’s requirements. Offers are made to ensure internal equity and market competitiveness. Our compensation programs are designed to reward performance and support career growth.

The Bayway Refinery is located on the New York Harbor in Linden, New Jersey. Bayway's facilities include crude distilling, naphtha reforming, fluid catalytic cracking, solvent deasphalting, hydrodesulfurization and alkylation units. The complex also includes a polypropylene plant with the capacity to produce up to 775 million pounds per year. The refinery processes mainly light and medium, low-sulfur crude oil. Foreign crude oil is supplied to the refinery by tanker, and domestic crude oil is supplied through a combination of rail and marine transportation. The refinery produces a high percentage of transportation fuels, as well as petrochemical feedstocks, residual fuel oil and home heating oil. Refined products are distributed to East Coast customers by pipeline, barge, rail car and truck.

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 09/03/2026.

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.