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Phillips 66 Inspector, Billings Refinery in Billings, Montana

Phillips 66 & YOU - Together we can fuel the future

Responsibilities May Include:

  • Participating and promoting all aspects of the refinery safety program.

  • Visibly demonstrating commitment to workplace safety and the health of employees and contractors through personal engagement, direct communication and by setting a good example.

  • Serving as a liaison for coordinating inspection activities with other workgroups within their designated areas

  • Regularly inspecting assigned units for safe condition and mechanical integrity, monitoring and studying problems involving corrosion or other forms of deterioration; exercising discretion and judgment in setting limits on process equipment conditions, and in making recommendations for repairs, changes or replacements which have direct impact on plant safety, reliability and economics.

  • Allocating and managing inspection contractors performing NDE.

  • Establishing and maintaining inspection schedules for all vessels, piping, boilers, furnaces, tanks and safety valves in assigned units.

  • Developing and maintaining current knowledge of new corrosion and erosion resistant materials, non-destructive inspection instruments, methods and techniques of inspection and changes in process conditions.

  • Reviewing changes in unit operations with process personnel.

  • Providing recommendations regarding effects of changes in temperatures, pressures and corrosion rates that result from changes in operations and checks design of equipment to ensure safe operations.

  • Maintaining written and electronic records of equipment and piping histories, sketches, physical information, future repair and replacement requirements and communications relative to inspection recommendations.

  • Communicating pertinent details of inspection findings to applicable operations and maintenance personnel.

  • Interfacing with and supporting maintenance /MI engineers, operations, and other unit inspectors regarding concerns or deficiencies found on equipment.

  • Determining need for contracts outside services or contractors such as radiographic or ultrasonic contract inspection.

  • Conducting assigned investigations and submitting samples for failure analysis and other studies to various laboratories or private investigatory organizations.

  • Specifying special alloys and equipment.

  • Reviewing plant changes and new engineering projects in assigned units for code construction, code welding and material compliance.

  • Assisting with refinery budget planning and turnaround input by submitting work items essential to safe, reliable, and efficient refinery operation.

  • May substitute for the Chief Inspector in his/her absence.

  • Providing technical assistance and guidance to contract inspectors.

  • May assume other duties as assigned.

  • Assisting in developing, managing, and administering annual expense budget for the inspection cost center.

  • Contributing to the Maintenance Expense and Capital budget development.

  • Apply principles of Risk Based Inspection methodology to assigned pressure vessels and piping systems.

  • Overall lead for QA/QC in Billings Refinery, with responsibilities to build, maintain and champion:

  • Fixed equipment fabrication quality tracking and documentation among P66 fabricators, contract fabricators, shop fabricators and on-site installers

  • Advancing multi-discipline quality practices in-line with Best Practice, to include P66 craft, contractors and shop fabricators

  • Implementing and overseeing the bolted flange joint quality control in-line with the best practice

  • Training, Coordinating and collaborating with capital project and turnaround groups to ensure quality practices.

  • Review ITPs, arrange for 3rd party shop inspection

  • Perform periodic audits of QAQC documentation

  • Perform periodic audits of PMI and welding practices and create plan to eliminate deficiencies found in the audits

Required Qualifications:

  • Legally authorized to work in the job posting country.

  • High School diploma or GED.

  • Possess a valid Driver’s License.

  • 2 or more years of refinery inspection and QA/QC experience.

  • API-570 In-Service Process Piping Inspection Certification and/or CWI or Must be able to acquire these certifications within 1 year of employment.

  • Willing and able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC).

  • Must be willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to comply with the following:

  • Travel up to 5% of the time.

  • Occasional on-call duties.

  • Work extended hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays.

  • 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:

  • 10 or more years of refinery experience.

  • Associates degree.

  • Strong and effective communication skills (verbal and written) in both individual and group settings.

  • Strong interpersonal skills to facilitate work with both hourly and salaried employees.

  • API-510 Pressure Vessel Inspection Certification.

  • API-653 Certification.

  • API-936 Certification.

  • AWS CWI Certification.

  • API-571 Certification.

  • API-580 Certification.

  • NACE/AMPP Coating Inspector.

  • NDE Level II Certifications.

  • Welding certification with experience.

  • Promotes inclusion and diversity.

  • Knowledge of SAP and PCMS.

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office.

  • Knowledge of PSM.

  • Knowledge of safe work practices in an industrial setting.

The Billings Refinery is located in Billings, Montana. Its facilities include crude distilling, naphtha reforming, fluid catalytic cracking, alkylation, hydrodesulfurization and delayed coking units. The refinery processes a mixture of Canadian heavy, high-sulfur crude oil delivered by pipeline, and domestic crude oil delivered by truck. With the startup of a new vacuum distillation unit in 2017, the refinery has 100 percent heavy crude processing capability. The refinery produces a high percentage of transportation fuels and petroleum coke. Finished petroleum products are distributed by pipeline, rail car and truck. Pipelines transport most of the refined products to markets in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Colorado and Washington.

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 (http://hr.phillips66.com) .

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 05/22/2024 .

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 EEO and Affirmative Action Employer of Women/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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