Team Lead, Operations

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At Phillips 66, we care about the whole person. That means providing access to quality programs, resources and care that support you and your family. We believe well-being — physical, emotional, social and financial — plays an important role in helping our people thrive. When our employees are supported at every stage of life, they’re empowered to do their best work and make a meaningful impact, both personally and professionally.

As a Team Lead, Operations in our Hartford lubricants operation, you will help lead day-to-day plant activities that keep production safe, reliable, efficient, and customer-focused. You will work across production, packaging, warehousing, shipping, scheduling, and materials coordination while supporting the team in meeting timing, quality, and cost expectations. At Phillips 66, you will have the opportunity to improve how work gets done and help fuel the future together.

At Phillips 66, Lead Forward is our leadership approach. It defines how leaders show up, make decisions, and support their teams while delivering results in a complex, fast‑changing environment.

Leaders at this level focus on setting clear direction, building trust, and helping their teams succeed. You’re expected to act with integrity, make timely and thoughtful decisions, and take ownership of outcomes while supporting collaboration across teams. This role is about leading people well, even when priorities change or the path forward isn’t always clear.

• Supervise and monitor team activities across production, blending, packaging, warehousing, shipping, scheduling, and related plant operations to ensure work meets established timing, quality, cost, and productivity standards.
• Plan and allocate work, labor, materials, and equipment to meet production needs, reduce bottlenecks, and complete high-priority work on schedule.
• Operate, adjust, inspect, and maintain complex equipment and systems; troubleshoot technical issues, support emergency repairs, and complete preventive maintenance activities.
• Coordinate raw material usage, demand requirements, ordering, and inventory information in SAP to support uninterrupted production and efficient materials management.
• Develop and review reports and performance measures that track production capabilities, plant strengths, opportunities for improvement, and progress against goals.
• Serve as an Alternate Facility Security Officer (AFSO) and providing on-shift security oversight.
• Work with vendors, customers, and cross-functional partners to resolve operational issues, coordinate rail, truck, and barge movements, and support reliable customer order fulfillment.
• Lead operational transitions and changes by planning activities, communicating impacts, updating procedures, and helping the team maintain performance through change.
• Review procedures and work documents, support quality audits and inspections, and ensure work follows applicable policies, regulatory requirements, and established standards.
• Promote safe work practices and environmental stewardship by supporting health, safety, quality, and environmental goals, including waste tracking, manifesting, disposal, recycling, and related reporting.

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• High school degree or GED equivalent
• 1 or more years of experience with straightforward procedures or systems
• Beginner proficiency in SAP Materials Management and Production Planning modules or equivalent
• Beginner proficiency computer skills in Word, Outlook, Excel, and Power Point
• Must be willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodations, to comply with following:
  • Walk, stoop,…