Sr Specialist I, Continuous Improvement, Ferndale Refinery

Phillips 66•Ferndale, WA

6d•$141,300 - $172,700•Onsite

About The Position

As a Sr Specialist I, Continuous Improvement, you will lead the day-to-day continuous improvement program that drives safer, more reliable, and more profitable operations. You’ll partner with refinery leadership to align site initiatives with our Strategy-In-Action model and long-term vision, turning data and ideas into impactful projects. In this role, you’ll champion Lean and continuous improvement practices, helping teams connect front-line work to bottom-line results at Phillips 66.

Requirements

Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
Bachelor’s degree
5 or more years of relevant experience in continuous improvement, process improvement, or business analysis in the oil and gas, energy, petrochemical, or similar industry
Willing and able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering
Prior involvement in continuous improvement projects in a refining or manufacturing environment
Experience with Lean or other structured process improvement methodologies
Experience working on Solomon study submissions and using benchmarking insights to drive performance improvements
Experience with business process modeling, workflow management, and process automation tools
Experience building and using scorecards, dashboards, and advanced analytics (including basic machine learning or AI techniques) to monitor performance and support decisions
Demonstrated success leading change and influencing cross-functional teams without direct authority

Responsibilities

Lead the day-to-day activities of the continuous improvement team, aligning refinery initiatives with the Strategy-In-Action model and the objectives of the Refining Pillars.
Perform gap analyses against internal and external benchmarks (including Solomon), define future-state processes, and develop and implement site tactics and initiatives to close performance gaps.
Facilitate ideation sessions, workshops, and prioritize and size initiatives, and help shape the long-term vision for the refinery.
Analyze and model business processes, data, and workflows to identify improvement and automation opportunities, designing smart workflows that integrate work performed by people and digital tools.
Build and maintain scorecards, dashboards, and other KPI reporting to measure solution performance and margin impact, using business intelligence and advanced analytics to recommend next actions.
Partner with refinery leaders, workstream leads, initiative owners, Finance, and other stakeholders to align initiatives with budgets and plans, monitor progress in tools such as Wave, and regularly communicate results and learnings.
Champion a continuous improvement and Lean culture by coaching, mentoring, and training colleagues, co-owning People Pillar goals, and embedding CI ways of working into everyday practices.
Serve as an active member of the refining-wide continuous improvement network, sharing best practices, coordinating with other business units, and contributing to enterprise standards for process improvement and change.