Rotating Equipment Technician, South Central Texas G&P

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What to Expect

As a Rotating Equipment Technician, you will provide dedicated mechanical and rotating-equipment support for South Central Texas Gas & Processing (G&P) operations. The position will support gas plants in the San Antonio area—including Goliad, Eagle, Wilcox, and Giddings, as assigned—as well as assigned pump stations and other surrounding pipeline assets. This role is not limited to gas-plant locations.

You will perform preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, inspections, repairs, and equipment monitoring on pumps, motors, compressors, and other mechanical equipment at gas plants, pump stations, and related pipeline facilities. You will work closely with Gas Operations, Maintenance, Environmental Advisors, Reliability, and contractors to improve equipment reliability, reduce unplanned downtime, strengthen root-cause repairs, and reduce reliance on outside support.

The role requires up to 25% travel within the assigned area, work at operating facilities and pipeline locations, participation in emergency response activities, and compliance with applicable company, OSHA, DOT, Process Safety Management, and other regulatory requirements.

*This position requires the successful completion of an online assessment. If you meet the required qualifications, a link to complete the assessment will be emailed to you after your completed application is received. The assessment must be completed within 7 days of the application date or before the job posting expiration date, whichever is earlier. Assessment results are valid for one year.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as the primary rotating-equipment support resource for assigned South Central Texas gas plants, pump stations, and other surrounding pipeline assets
• Plan and perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on rotating and related mechanical equipment
• Troubleshoot equipment problems and determine whether failure modes are operational, mechanical, electrical, installation-related, or related to equipment end of life
• Perform inspections, equipment monitoring, condition assessments, and follow-up work to identify developing problems before they result in an unplanned outage
• Perform pump tear-downs, inspections, repairs, rebuilds, mechanical-seal replacements, and new pump installations
• Perform coupling and rotating-equipment alignments using appropriate methods and tools
• Provide technical support for installation, commissioning, maintenance, repair, and modification of pumps, motors, compressors, drivers, and related equipment
• Use equipment history, operating information, vibration data, and field observations to support effective troubleshooting and root-cause failure analysis
• Coordinate with Operations, Environmental Advisors, Reliability, Mechanical Technicians, and supervisors to establish priorities, plan work, and prevent redundant or conflicting activities
• Identify maintenance needs, initiate work requests, develop job plans, and maintain accurate work-order and equipment records in applicable systems
• Support development and optimization of preventive-maintenance plans, equipment strategies, spare-parts requirements, and longer-term reliability plans
• Maintain current and accurate maintenance documentation, technical records, prints, reports, and project information
• Oversee and direct contract personnel and contractor crews, including verifying safe work practices, work quality, and completion of assigned activities
• Train less-experienced employees and share knowledge of rotating-equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, alignment, pump repair, and safe work practices
• Assist with procedures, work instructions, training materials, permits, and other technical documentation
• Respond to equipment issues and emergencies, maintain emergency-response preparedness, and participate in emergency-response training
• Drive a company-owned vehicle within the assigned area and travel up to 25% between plants, pump stations, pipeline assets, shops, vendors, and other work locations as needed
• Pursue cost-reduction opportunities through effective in-house repairs, improved planning, reduced repeat failures, and appropriate use of contractors and repair vendors
• Comply with company policies, procedures, safe-work practices, Operations Qualifications, and all applicable DOT, OSHA, Process Safety Management, and environmental requirements
• Complete and maintain required safety, regulatory, technical, and qualification training

What You’ll Bring - Required

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Must maintain a valid driver's license
• Willing and able to travel up to 25% of the time using a company vehicle in support of assigned work locations
• 2 or more years of experience changing mechanical seals and general pump maintenance or equivalent mechanical maintenance experience
• Ability to read and use mechanical drawings, equipment manuals, prints, and maintenance procedures
• Ability and willingness to perform/comply, with or without a reasonable accommodation, with the following:
  • To climb various ladders and stairs up to 50 feet in height
  • To raise and transport articles weighing up to 50 pounds
  • To walk, stand, stoop, sit, climb, and carry material on a daily basis on even and uneven terrain as needed
  • To work outside in harsh weather conditions and at operating facilities and pipeline locations
  • To work alone a high percentage of the time while maintaining effective communication with the team
  • To participate in continuous on-call coverage except during approved vacation or other approved periods of non-availability, and work scheduled or unscheduled overtime as needed
  • Wear fire-retardant clothing and other personal protective equipment, such as steel-toe shoes and ear and eye protection
  • To maintain your face daily so that a respirator/face mask can seal properly when required

What Makes You Stand Out - Preferred

• Willing to live/relocate within 1 hour of reporting location
• 5 or more years of maintenance and/or mechanical experience in oil and gas field operations, gas processing, pipeline operations, or similar production environment
• 5 or more years of experience with maintaining, repairing, and troubleshooting rotating equipment
• Working knowledge of centrifugal and positive-displacement pumps, pump characteristics, mechanical seals, bearings, couplings, lubrication systems, and common failure modes
• Experience performing precision alignment and pump or rotating-equipment rebuilds
• Certified Level 1 vibration analysis or willingness to attain Level 1 or higher certification
• Experience using vibration data or other condition-monitoring information to support troubleshooting and maintenance decisions
• Basic level of proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word; and applicable maintenance-management systems such as SAP
• Working knowledge of code requirements, including OSHA, Process Safety Management, Department of Transportation, environmental, and company safe-work requirements
• Experience working with electric digital and analog circuitry including drawings and schematics
• Willingness to be trained to perform basic technical tasks such as troubleshooting electrical motors and starters, transmitters, VFDs, and actuators

Compensation Range 

This position has a base salary range of $81,000 - $123,200.

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.

Midstream

The Phillips 66 Midstream business is a safe, reliable, and trusted provider for the movement, storage, gathering, and processing of liquid or gas energy via pipelines or terminals. We are an industry leader in logistics and operate or manage more than 70,000 miles of pipelines that transport crude oil from oil fields to refineries and finished products from refineries to storage terminals. We operate 39 terminals that supply finished products to consumer gas stations, as well as crude oil and NGL storage terminals and NGL fractionation facilities. Our capabilities include extensive natural gas gathering and processing operations, enhancing our wellhead-to-market strategy. We also provide the connectivity between the various Phillips 66 business units.

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 11/02/2026.

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.