Instrument Technician Apprentice, Ponca City Refinery

Location: Ponca City, OK, US

Instrument Technician Apprentice, Ponca City Refinery

Location

Ponca City, OK, US, 74602-1267

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Job Field

Maintenance

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What To Expect

The Instrument Technician Apprentice, Ponca City Refinery maintains the refinery's control, monitoring and safety instrumentation systems. A high degree of responsibility, initiative and technical competence are required to support the instrument systems needed to operate a complex refinery. Proactive safety consciousness for yourself and co-workers is mandatory.

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

Repair, troubleshoot, and maintain Refinery electronic and pneumatic instrumentation, including controllers, control valves, transmitters, analyzers, and vibration equipment. Also includes the maintenance and configuration of

Distributive Control Systems and the maintenance and programming of Programmable Logic Controllers

Perform preventative and predictive maintenance for instrument equipment

Provide inspection, testing, and documentation of safety systems to meet OSHA regulations

Assist with pre-startup safety reviews and new project technical reviews

Communicate well with all organizational levels and present information / ideas in an articulate and organized way

Expected to work effectively in a team environment

Work schedule is normally days, Monday through Friday. Will involve some nights, weekends, call-outs, and overtime work to support the 24-hour operation of the Refinery

Occasional travel time may be required, estimated at one to two weeks per year.

What You’ll Bring – Required

Legally authorized to work in the job posting country

At least 18 years of age

High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Valid driver's license

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 and silos

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)

To read technical procedures and materials in English

What Makes You Stand Out – Preferred

Associate’s degree or higher in Instrumentation or Electronics

Hold or willing to obtain FCC license

2 or more years of direct instrument maintenance experience working in a refinery, chemical plant, or power plant and/or other relevant industry

Basic proficiency level with Microsoft Office, and SAP applications

Experience with configuration and maintenance using Honeywell TDC3000 or other Distributive Control Systems

Experience with Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers and Rockwell software packages

Be able to read, understand and work from Piping & Instrument Diagrams, Loop Diagrams, Wiring Diagrams and Ladder or Logic Diagrams

• 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 $42.13. 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

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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

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