Gas Plant Operator

Marathon Petroleum Corporation•Jal, NM

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for the safe and efficient operation, monitoring, and maintenance of gas processing systems, including treating, fractionation, dehydration, and compression, through the use of electronic, computerized, and manual controls while ensuring compliance with safety, environmental, and operational standards.

Requirements

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.
Operation Monitoring: Develops ability to watch gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Quality Control Analysis: Develops ability to conduct tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
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.
Repairing: Develops knowledge of and ability to repair machines, devices and equipment based on electrical and/or mechanical principles in order to diagnose malfunctions.
Conducts tests and inspections to evaluate quality or performance.
Watches gauges, dials or other indicators to make sure machine/device/equipment is working properly.
Able to read, interpret and engineering drawings, diagrams and schematics.
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.
High school diploma or GED required
Must hold a valid Driver License with excellent driving record
Must be able to complete Health Questionnaire and pass drug test and background check

Responsibilities

Responsible for gas treating, absorption, distillation, fractionation, product treating, product gas dehydration, and other process equipment.
Operates gas compressors, auxiliary engines, motors, and pumps.
Prepares engine room logs.
Performs servicing, lubrication and minor maintenance of assigned equipment, including alarms and Process Safety Management (PSM) testing.
Handles routine maintenance, safety and security in work area.