Welder 2nd Craft, Ponca City Refinery

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The Welder (2nd Craftsman) , Ponca City Refinery works in the maintenance departments of various business units within the refinery. This position is responsible for performing certified welding and related metal fabrication, repair, and maintenance activities on fixed equipment and piping systems within the refinery. This role supports safe, reliable, and environmentally compliant operation of the refinery by executing high quality welds, following all safety policies and procedures, and working effectively within a unionized, team-based environment.

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. Your assessment results will be valid for one year.

What You’ll Do

Perform welding, cutting, and fabrication on carbon steel, stainless steel, and alloy piping, structural steel, pressure vessels, tanks, and related refinery equipment.

Interpret blueprints, isometric drawings, P&IDs, and weld procedures to determine job requirements and proper weld processes.

Set up and operate SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, FCAW, and oxy-fuel cutting equipment in accordance with applicable welding codes and site procedures.

Prepare work surfaces and materials, including fit up, beveling, grinding, and alignment to achieve proper weld joint geometry.

Perform layout and measurement to ensure accurate fit and installation of fabricated components.

Work closely with inspectors, planners, and supervisors to complete welds in accordance with approved Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) and quality requirements.

Support turnarounds, unit outages, projects, and routine maintenance, including occasional extended hours, overtime, nights, weekends, and holidays as required.

Use appropriate rigging and lifting techniques to safely move materials and equipment in coordination with other crafts.

Maintain tools, welding machines, leads, torches, and PPE in safe working condition; promptly report deficiencies.

Complete required documentation (e.g., weld maps, repair records, time reports, permits) accurately and on time.

Participate actively in safety programs, including Job Safety Analyses (JSA), pre job briefings, toolbox talks, and incident reporting.

Comply with all refinery safety, health, environmental, and process safety policies and procedures, including hot work permitting, lockout/tagout, confined space entry, line breaking, and hazard communication.

Work collaboratively with other craft personnel and operations to minimize downtime and support continuous improvement.

Will be required to work overtime when needed.

Must be able to pass two pipe welding tests prior to employment offer consisting of:

Weld 6" carbon steel pipe using the SMAW process in the 6G position

Weld 2" carbon steel pipe using the GTAW process in the 6G position

What You’ll Bring – Required

Legally authorized to work in the job posting country

At least 18 years of age

Valid driver's license

High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Completion of a recognized welding apprenticeship or technical program

Possess an Oklahoma Welder Certification card

3 or more years of direct welding experience in structural steel, X-ray pipe welding and blueprint reading/piping drawings

3 or more years of experience in the following welding processes:

SMAW (stick)

GTAW (tig)

GMAW (mig)

FCAW (flux core)

Oxy-Acetylene Cutting

Able to use an oxy-acetylene cutting torch, arc gouger and plasma cutter

Willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to perform/comply with the following: 

To climb up to 250 feet in height

To lift up to 50 pounds

To work overtime, including nights, weekends, and call-outs

To work outside in harsh weather conditions

To work in enclosed spaces, such as tanks, towers, exchanger shells, drums and misc. vessels

To work near large, hot, high-speed machines

To work around chemicals, including acids and bases

To work with petroleum products that are under high pressure and heat

To wear fire retardant clothing and personal protective equipment (such as steel-toe shoes, ear and eye protection) and fall protection

To 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)

What Makes You Stand Out – Preferred

3 or more years of journey-level welding experience in a refinery or petrochemical facility.

Experience with pressure vessel and process piping welding, including various positions (1G–6G) and materials.

Familiarity with API, ASME, and AWS codes and standards common to refining applications.

Ability to operate forklifts and man lifts

Safety oriented with desire to understand and work within all refinery safety policies

Ability to work in a team environment

*The tentative start date for this position is January 2027. Relocation assistance is not available for this position. 

Compensation 

This position has a starting hourly contract rate of $51.81. Future pay increases will be based on the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

The Ponca City Refinery is located in Ponca City, Oklahoma, approximately 95 miles northwest of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Its facilities include crude distilling, naphtha reforming, fluid catalytic cracking, alkylation, hydrodesulfurization and delayed coking units. The refinery processes a mixture of light, medium and heavy crude oil delivered via pipeline from Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, the U.S. Rockies and Canada. Infrastructure improvements have enabled the delivery of locally produced crude oil by pipeline and truck. The refinery produces a high percentage of transportation fuels and anode-grade petroleum coke. Refined products are primarily distributed to customers by company-owned and common carrier pipelines to markets throughout the Midcontinent region.

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 11/06/2026 .

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.

Phillips 66 is an Equal Opportunity Employer