Automation Controls Specialist - Edna, Tx

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The Automation Controls Specialist is responsible for repairs and maintenance of complex instrument and electrical control systems including PLC's, DCS, SCADA system, and Burner Management Systems. Provides leadership and mentors the I&E craft personnel throughout the asset. Manages projects, develops cost estimates, and oversees contract personnel as required.
Responsibilities May Include:
Applies a high-level understanding of plant processing to identify enhancement opportunities
Designs complex logic and configuration changes and upgrades for DCS systems; programs logic design of programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
Performs calibration, troubleshooting and maintenance of sophisticated compliance analyzers, and has the capacity to make programming changes and additions
Utilizes extensive knowledge of company preventive and general maintenance practices to develop and implement a preventative maintenance program for I&E equipment in asset or region and monitors through completion
Applies programming skills to optimize and enhance existing processes
Responsible for mentoring and training less experienced I&E personnel with troubleshooting and making repairs in area/asset
Serves as a subject matter expert and may be utilized on audits and investigations
Serves as key contact person for asset or region for review of both company & industrial standards to review of modifications and revisions and interpretation of any need for changes in procedures and/or tasks as applicable to our business
Involved in evaluating new technology and applications to be used to enhance our business
May assist centralized automation department with the design of new systems and performs installation of new field/plant automation equipment
Performs other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization
Required Qualifications:
Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
High School Diploma or GED equivalent
Maintain a valid driver's license
Able to travel up to 30% of the time
Basic level of proficiency ladder logic and programming
Willingness and ability to perform and comply with following, with or without reasonable accommodations:
Ability to operate both indoors and outdoors in conditions that include inclement weather, heat, and humidity
Ability to regularly stoop, squat, kneel and crouch for durations up to 30 minutes
Ability to periodically pull/push doors open to move around the gas plant
Ability to occasionally exert pulling force of 130 pounds
Ability to frequently lift and carry objects up to 50 pounds
Ability to climb A-frame ladders
Preferred Qualifications:
5 years or more experience in oil and gas industry
4 years or more of related experience in the I&E Classification
2 years or more of experience in the maintenance and/or development of SCADA or DCS applications/projects
Good understanding of plant and/or gathering system processes
Ability to provide accurate documentation and follow through on records
Ability to interpret & update P&ID's, electrical drawings, and diagrams
Excellent trouble-shooting skills and has ability to "walk others through" issues
Practices awareness concerning issues of health, safety and the environment
Possesses thorough understanding of variable frequency drive (VFD) control design including all aspects of programming, troubleshooting and tuning
Ability to perform work independently, be dependable, organized and work well with others while maintaining a customer focus
Midstream
Phillips 66's Midstream business is a safe, reliable and trusted logistics provider for the movement and storage of liquid or gas energy via pipelines or terminals. We are an industry leader in logistics and operate or manage more than 22,000 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. 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 (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 February 25, 2024 .
**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, whichever is earlier. The job posting expiration date is listed at the bottom of this job posting.
If you last took a Phillips 66 assessment in 2023 or prior, you must retake the assessment for this position. Your assessment results will be valid for one year.
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