Shift Supervisor, Sweeny Refinery
Sweeny, TX, US, 77480
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The Shift Supervisor, Sweeny Refinery provides shift-to-shift oversight of all activities for their business team. This individual is responsible for the people 24/7 and owns the area during their 12- hour shift, ensuring that all units are operating safely, efficiently, and within operational and environmental targets. In addition, the Shift Supervisor provides direction and coaching to the assigned shift operators to achieve the business plan and ensure compliance with all policies and procedures.
Responsibilities May Include:
- Ensuring P66 and contract resources safely perform assigned work within established policies and procedures
- Applying lessons learned from company incidents, investigate and report incidents, lead safety discussions, and conduct routine operational and mechanical safety audits
- Supervising of P66 employees including job assignments, training support, people development, and performance feedback
- Ensuring adequate unit staffing, directing maintenance callouts, and administering discipline of direct reports
- Planning, communicating, and executing the refinery business plan within operational and environmental targets
- Driving operational excellence by supporting unit optimization, screening the priority/need of work notifications, cross-plant lineups/changes, and developing area contingency plans
- Auditing field activities including permitting, LTT, Joint Job Site Visits, Safety System Bypasses, and operator rounds
Required Qualifications:
- Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 5 or more years of experience operating a refinery process unit or equivalent
- Willing and able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC). Information can be found at https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic
- Willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to work a 12-hour rotating shift that includes weekends and holidays (employees generally work 48 hours one week, 36 hours the next, rotating between days and nights)
- Must be willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to comply with the following:
- Travel up to 5% of the time
- 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:
- Strong and effective communication skills (verbal and written)
- Promotes inclusion and diversity
- Strong leadership skills and the ability to work well with others
- Upgrade supervisory experience
- Proficient in SAP, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook), OIS and IMPACT reporting
- Console Operator experience running a process unit
- Problem solving ability
The Sweeny Refinery is located in Old Ocean, Texas. Refinery facilities include crude distilling, naphtha reforming, fluid catalytic cracking, alkylation, hydrodesulfurization, and aromatics units, as well as access to the on-site vacuum tower and delayed coking unit, which is an asset owned by Phillips 66 Partners. Sweeny processes heavy, high-sulfur crude oil and some light, low sulfur crude oil. Domestic, Canadian and other foreign crude oil is transported by truck, pipeline, marine transportation and terminals. The refinery produces a high percentage of transportation fuels. Other products include petrochemical feedstocks, heating oil and petroleum coke. The refinery receives crude oil by pipeline and via tankers, through terminals on the Gulf Coast, including a deepwater terminal at Freeport. Refined products are distributed throughout the Midcontinent region, southeastern and eastern United States by pipeline, barge and rail car. Refined products are also exported to Latin America by waterborne cargo.
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 07/11/2025.
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.
Phillips 66 is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Nearest Major Market: Houston