What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operations Specialist - Bakken Plant position at Kinder Morgan, Inc.?
Position Description
The operations specialist is responsible for safe operation of a gas processing facility and related equipment.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Education and/or experience:
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT: We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
The operations specialist is responsible for safe operation of a gas processing facility and related equipment.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Assists with capital projects and day-to-day business relating to the processing plant and fractionation trains
- Assists on routine plant maintenance and related equipment
- Performs minor repairs, with the assistance of others
- Performs work order related tasks and closes work orders in Maximo
- Assists with Plant operations and performas various other related tasks when called upon
- Completes appropriate documentation and paperwork
- Performs daily checks of essential equipment and fills out various reports
- Reports all unsafe and environmental issues to supervisors
- Takes care of company vehicle and equipment
- Assists with the oversight of contract work
- Seeks out new ways of doing things
- Reports any and all issues to management immediately
- Willingness to help out as needed
- Other duties as assigned
Education and/or experience:
- High school degree or equivalent
- General knowledge of compressor stations, gathering system, and processing plant operations
- Working knowledge of mechanical equipment
- Knowledge and experience in safe handling practices of flammable gases, liquids, and high-pressure systems
- Follows company policies, practices, and regulatory requirement
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Customer orientation
- Ability to effectively present information in a one–on-one and small group situation to other employees of the company and outside contractors
- Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals)
- Apply common sense understanding to carry out day-to-day operation issues
- Ability to make quick and reasonable decisions in sometimes-adverse conditions
- Valid state operating license with driving record insurable under company insurance standards
- Uses physical force to lift, push, pull and hold equipment/tools
- Climbs and works at various heights. May work in a standing, sitting, lying down, crouched or kneeling position
- Routinely reacts to visual, aural and other signals, including alarms and instructions, and is required to visually inspect work
- Regularly bends, stoops, moves from ground level to higher levels, raises/lifts from ground level a load up to 50 lbs., manually transports a load up to 75 lbs., and applies up to 150 foot pounds of torque
- Regularly gets into and out of vehicles and rides over rough roads
- Walks an average of 5 miles per day, up to 7 miles per day
- Candidates may be subject to Department of Transportation (DOT) drug and alcohol testing requirements
- Subject to overtime and callouts
- Works mostly outdoors, in and around mechanical, industrial and electrical equipment
- Required to climb about equipment and work in confined areas (i.e., tanks, between compressors, vessels)
- May be subject to work in hazardous conditions including hydrocarbon vapor, adverse weather conditions, and extreme temperatures
- Wears safety equipment as required
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT: We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
