Specialist , Lab Chemist, Sweeny Refinery

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Location:

Sweeny, TX, US, 77480

Job Field:
Operations

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As a Specialist I, Lab Chemist at Phillips 66, you will help ensure laboratory products, services, and processes meet established quality and regulatory standards. You will work with technical and operational partners to evaluate results, strengthen procedures, and support reliable, compliant performance. This opportunity offers hands-on quality assurance work, exposure to continuous improvement, and the chance to provide practical guidance that helps the organization operate with confidence.

• Perform a defined range of complex laboratory quality assurance tests, interpret results, and identify corrective actions needed to confirm specifications and conformance.
• Plan and coordinate testing and inspections for laboratory processes and activities, monitor results, and follow through on corrective actions and continuous improvement work.
• Design and execute activities that generate evidence for validating new and existing quality assurance test methods and procedures.
• Collect, analyze, and report quality data to identify trends, monitor defect rates, evaluate process effectiveness, and support clear decisions.
• Develop, test, and maintain procedures, guidelines, and quality documentation that support internal policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
• Identify and isolation noncompliance with policies, procedures, regulations, or codes of conduct, and help track actions through completion.
• Develop and deliver technical training using established content, and create learning materials when gaps in methods, tools, or programs are identified.
• Partner across professional teams to resolve quality issues, share information, provide technical guidance, and maintain trusted working relationships.

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry
• 1 or more years of experience in laboratory testing
• Possess a valid driver’s license
• Must be willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodations, to comply with the following:
  • Operate company vehicle on site premises and/or public roads up to 5%
  • Work extended hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays, and perform occasional duties
  • Transport articles up to 50 pounds
  • Climb ladders and stairs up to 200 feet
  • Work safely near large, hot, high-speed machines, around chemicals and hydrocarbons under high pressure and heat, and in harsh weather conditions
  • Wear fire-retardant clothing and personal protective equipment
  • Maintain face daily for proper respirator/face mask seal (some examples include being free of facial hair and/or clean shaven)

• 3 or more years of laboratory experience within the energy industry
• Working knowledge of environmental water testing
• 4 to 6 months of experience coordinating the work of others
• Experience in laboratory quality assurance, testing, inspection, or validation
• Experience developing and delivering technical training or using learning management systems
• Experience using electronic quality or compliance reporting tools and structured data analysis methods
• Experience providing technical guidance on quality processes, procedures, and…