Field Operator - Crude

Marathon Petroleum Corporation•Carlsbad, NM

About The Position

At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment. POSITION SUMMARY: This position is responsible for monitoring and maintaining all equipment associated with and not limited to remote crude oil stations, valve sites and pipelines. This position is responsible for the daily operational duties associated with and not limited to the process of gathering, and transportation of crude liquids. Some of these duties will include equipment preventative maintenance, station loss control, testing and monitoring crude quality, operating and repairing crude equipment from station inlet through station discharge.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required
Valid Driver’s License required
Must be able to pass drug test and background check
Must be able to work 12-hour shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays
Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS): Develops experience with software package with multiple maintenance functionalities such as equipment data management, preventative maintenance, work order system, scheduling planning, inventory control, asset tracking.
Equipment Maintenance: Develops knowledge of and ability to perform asset-specific preventative and predictive maintenance to assure equipment operation at acceptable performance levels.
Mechanical Aptitude: Develops ability to understand and apply mechanical concepts and principles such as, but not limited to, sounds, heat conduction, velocity, gravity, friction, pressure, kinetic and potential energy, etc. when working or using mechanical machinery.
Crude Composition: Develops knowledge of crude components, their chemical composition and effects of temperature and pressure.
Operation & Control: Develops understanding of how process controls and automation are used to operate equipment in process plant.
Operation Monitoring: Develops ability to watch gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Public Safety & Security: Develops knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Safety: Applies in difficult or complex situations ability to recognize safety risks in operational activities and use appropriate measures to control and manage identified risks.
Safety Awareness: Ability to recognize and identify potential hazards. Evaluates changes in work environment with respect to impact on safety of self and others. Understands potential threats created by deviation from safety procedures and improper use of tools and equipment. Uses personal protection equipment. Uses tools and equipment in compliance with manuals and training. Calls attention to potential and actual hazardous conditions as they arise. Demonstrates knowledge of lockout/tag out procedures. Stops work if there are unsafe working conditions.
Systems Analysis: Develops ability to determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Responsibilities

Operates production equipment, including, filter vessels, environmental controls, pumps, crude gathering systems, and central tank batteries.
Gauges tanks and checks pump action to maintain pipeline pressure within guidelines.
Collects fluid/ crude samples and conducts production and fluid tests.
Provides maintenance and repairs to facilities and equipment.
Practice awareness concerning issues of health, safety and the environment.
Can include OQ-covered responsibilities similar to Pigging Technicians, Pipeline Operators, and Corrosion Technicians.

Benefits

Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement.
Detailed benefit information is available at https://mympcbenefits.com.
The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.

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