Field Operator

Marathon Petroleum Corporation•Elk City, OK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Field Operator monitors and maintains equipment at remote compressor stations, valve sites, and pipelines, and performs daily operational duties related to gathering and transporting natural gas and natural gas liquids. Duties include compressor and engine preventative maintenance; assisting with compressor and engine overhauls; station loss control; testing and monitoring engine and compressor performance; and maintaining, operating, and repairing gas dehydration and other gas processing equipment from station inlet through station discharge. The role is based in Elk City, Oklahoma, and requires 12-hour shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Valid driver’s license.
Must pass a drug test and background check.
Must be able to work 12-hour shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Developing experience with a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
Developing knowledge of equipment maintenance and asset-specific preventative and predictive maintenance.
Developing mechanical aptitude and ability to apply mechanical concepts and principles.
Developing knowledge of natural gas components, composition, and the effects of temperature and pressure.
Developing understanding of process controls and automation used to operate equipment in a process plant.
Developing ability to monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to verify proper machine operation.
Developing knowledge of public safety and security equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies.
Ability to recognize safety risks and use appropriate measures to control and manage them.
Ability to recognize hazards, evaluate workplace changes for safety impacts, use personal protective equipment and tools in accordance with procedures and training, identify hazardous conditions, understand lockout/tagout procedures, and stop work when conditions are unsafe.
Developing ability to determine how systems should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment affect outcomes.

Responsibilities

Operate production equipment, including engines, dehydration equipment, filter vessels, environmental controls, pumps, compressors, separators, free water knockouts, gas gathering systems, and central tank batteries.
Gauge tanks and check pump action to maintain pipeline pressure within guidelines.
Collect fluid and gas samples and conduct production and fluid tests.
Maintain and repair facilities and equipment.
Monitor equipment at compressor stations, valve sites, and pipelines, including testing and monitoring engine and compressor performance.
Perform compressor and engine preventative maintenance and assist with overhauls.
Maintain, operate, and repair gas dehydration and gas processing equipment.
Practice awareness of health, safety, and environmental issues.
Perform duties that may include OQ-covered responsibilities similar to those of Pigging Technicians, Pipeline Operators, and Corrosion Technicians.