BHE GT&S is seeking a Compressor Station Operator at our Utica Station in New Hartford, NY.
Start, stop and operate reciprocating/turbine engines, compressors and auxiliary equipment and perform minor repairs to equipment and tools at a natural gas compressor station.
Maintain all station primary and auxiliary equipment (check and adjust water and oil levels, temperatures, pressures, etc.).
Take and record readings such as pressures, temperatures, volumes, run hours, etc.
Perform tasks such as blowing drips, emptying tanks, refilling fluids, checking tank levels and managing waste fluids, etc.
Assist in repairing engines, air compressors, generators, dehydration equipment, etc.
Keep tools and equipment in safe, orderly and proper working condition.
Perform various maintenance duties such as painting, cleaning, polishing, caring for grounds, etc.
Operate computerized station controls and change pressures and route gas, prepare written reports, regulate, and report pressures, and calculate and report volumes.
Maintain good housekeeping.
Maintain a safe operating environment.
Operate and maintain other station facilities.
Perform other duties as directed.
Three months documented mechanical experience in a combination of industrial equipment, compressors, pumps, electrical motors, controls circuitry, engines, and/or reciprocating/combustion/turbine engines, other engines and/or related natural gas industry experience and/or related military experience and/or the equivalent related education (technical school or college).
Documented computer skills.
Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
Operate various equipment and tools weighing up to 90 lbs.
Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
Climb ladders and work from elevated work surfaces.
Ability to crawl, stoop, and work in limited spaces, on scaffolding and in awkward positions.
Related natural gas industry experience.
Hands on natural gas compressor station experience.