Instrument Technician, Borger Refinery

Phillips 66; Borger (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

VCIP bonus

8% 401k company match

Cash Balance Account pension

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

Job summary

Phillips 66 is hiring an Instrument Technician for the Borger Refinery in Borger, Texas. The role involves diagnosing and maintaining instrumentation, control loops, and process analyzers within a refinery environment.

You will troubleshoot DCS/PLC-controlled systems, commissioning new instrumentation, and performing routine maintenance and safety-critical tasks. Strong reading of P&IDs and a willingness to work extended shifts are essential.

Qualifications

• Legally authorized to work in the United States without restrictions.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Willing to work 8–12 hour shifts including weekends/nights; on-call; overtime; confined spaces; high-temp/high-pressure environments.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, repair, and re-install control loops, controllers, transmitters, valves, and switches.
• Troubleshoot instrumentation controlled by DCS and PLC systems.
• Remove, repair, and re-install automated valves, positioners, and actuators.
• Maintain online analyzers and sample systems (gas chromatographs, CEMS, pH, etc.).
• Read loop drawings, P&IDs, wiring, and schematics; configure and commission new instrumentation.
• Install instrument tubing and fittings; operate motorized and manual equipment.

Skills

Instrumentation

DCS/PLC troubleshooting

Repair and maintenance

Reading P&IDs

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate's Degree in Electronics (preferred)

Technical Certification in Instrumentation (preferred)

Tools

SAP Maintenance Module

Job description

Phillips 66 & YOU - Together we can fuel the future

The Instrument Technician, Borger Refinery configures and maintains various types of pneumatic and electronic instrumentation.

• 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 (November 15, 2026), whichever is earlier. The job posting expiration date is listed at the bottom of this job posting. Your assessment results will be valid for one year.

Candidates who receive an offer of employment will then be required to successfully complete a pre-employment due diligence process including background check, hair follicle drug screen, medical, hearing, respiratory and vision exams, and agility testing.

What You’ll Do

• Troubleshoot, remove, repair, and re-install various types of control loops, controllers, transmitters, automated valves, and switches
• Troubleshoot and repair instrumentation controlled by distributed control systems (DCS) and programmable logic controllers (PLC)
• Remove, repair, and re-install various types of automated valves, positioners, and actuators
• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain online process analyzers and sample systems, including gas chromatographs, Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS), oxygen, conductivity, PH, and tail gas analyzers
• Troubleshoot and repair rotating equipment vibration and temperature monitoring systems
• Utilize test equipment, such as multi-meters, temperature and pressure calibrators, and signal generators
• Understand instrumentation principles related to temperature, pressure, level, and flow measurement
• Understand basic process control principles, including loop tuning
• Read and interpret loop drawings, P&IDs, wiring, schematics, etc.
• Configure, install, loop check, and commission new instrumentation
• Install instrument tubing and tubing fittings
• Operate motorized and manual equipment
• Perform work activities that include pulling, lifting, twisting, working in confined spaces and on elevated platforms requiring fall protection
• Enter and retrieve computer data
• Use fire equipment when necessary along with many other general maintenance activities

What You’ll Bring – Required Qualifications

• Legally authorized to work in the United States without restrictions
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Currently hold (and able to maintain) valid driver's license
• Willing and able to comply with the following, with or without reasonable accommodation:
• • Work at least an 8-hour shift and up to a 12-hour shift, which includes some weekends, holidays, and nights
  • Available for on-call responsibilities
  • Work overtime
  • Work in enclosed/confined spaces, such as tanks and silos
  • Work near large, hot, high-speed machines
  • Work around chemicals, including acids and bases
  • Work outside in harsh weather conditions
  • Climb up to 250 feet in height
  • Lift up to 50 pounds
  • Perform firefighting duties
  • Wear fire retardant clothing and personal protective equipment (such as steel-toe shoes, ear, and eye protection)
  • Wear fall protection when working at height and when required by corporate policy, local policy, and/or OSHA regulation
  • Maintain your face daily so that a respirator/face mask can seal properly (some examples include being free of facial hair and/or clean shaven)
  • Work with petroleum products that are under high pressure and high temperature
  • Able to read at a level to understand technical procedures, documents, and materials
  • Learn computer software associated with process operations

What Makes You Stand Out – Preferred Qualifications

• Technical certification for Instrumentation or Electronics (or higher) or a minimum of 2 years of related equivalent work experience
• Associate's Degree in Electronics or Instrumentation
• 2 or more years of experience as an Instrument Technician
• 2 or more years of recent continuous full-time work experience
• 4 or more years of Military experience working with instrumentation or electronics
• 3 or more years of direct experience working in a refinery and/or chemical industry
• Experience with SAP's Maintenance Module or other ERP Maintenance modules

Compensation

This position has a starting hourly rate of $50.49. Employees have the opportunity to reach the top craft pay of $54.58 per hour within 48 months.

The Borger Refinery is located in Borger, Texas, in the Texas Panhandle, approximately 50 miles north of Amarillo, Texas. Refinery facilities include crude distilling, naphtha reforming, fluid catalytic cracking, alkylation, hydrodesulfurization and delayed coking units. The refinery processes primarily medium sour crude oil produced locally, and heavy sour crude oil produced in Canada, all of which are delivered by pipeline. Borger produces a high percentage of transportation fuels, as well as petroleum coke, NGLs and solvents. Refined products are distributed to customers via pipelines from the refinery to West Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and the Midcontinent region.

Total Rewards

Benefits

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.

Phillips 66 is an Equal Opportunity Employer