Operator

ONEOK•Scott City, KS

8d•Onsite

About The Position

ONEOK is seeking an Operator in Scott City, Kansas. The role maintains pipeline facilities and supporting operational and monitoring equipment in compliance with regulations, company practices, and safety standards. The Operator helps ensure equipment reliability and accurate measurement and quality of transported product, while building positive working relationships with carriers. The position monitors product movements into and out of terminals or stations, performs pipeline and station operations, transfers product to storage, operates pumps, takes and analyzes samples using in-house laboratory equipment, and monitors physical stock, meters, and additive variances. It also involves computer-based recordkeeping, facility inspections, assisting drivers and customers, truck-rack operations, and maintenance work. The Operator participates in the facility emergency response team, safety training, and compliance activities. Additional duties may include DOT-covered pipeline operations, maintenance, and emergency response; damage prevention and public education; coordinating one-call tickets, line locates, and aerial patrols; responding to calls during an assigned on-call rotation; supporting right-of-way matters; and contributing local information to integrity and damage prevention plans. The role may coordinate inspections and contract maintenance resources and participate in valve inspection programs. Duties require prompt responses to hazardous conditions and adherence to safety precautions. The schedule is Monday through Friday on day shift, with some overtime and on-call work. Travel to other locations may be required. Depending on assigned tasks, the employee may be assigned a company vehicle and must have the applicable driver’s license. The work environment includes indoor and outdoor conditions, including weather, wet or humid conditions, temperature extremes, dust, fumes, gases, mechanical parts, electrical hazards, vibration, loud noises, and unprotected heights. The position has heavy physical demands, including occasional lifting or moving of objects weighing 50 to 100 pounds.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Three years of experience in a related field preferred.
Ability to maintain regular attendance.
Ability to communicate effectively in English, orally and in writing, with coworkers, supervisors, and internal and external customers.
Ability to work in stressful conditions and adapt to changing circumstances.
Ability to use a Windows-based personal computer for time sheets, email, and company intranet access.
Ability to work on a scheduled and call-out basis as needed.
Ability to work at the assigned job site.
Ability to meet heavy-work physical demands, including exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, 25 to 50 pounds frequently, and 10 to 20 pounds constantly to move objects.
Applicable driver’s license if assigned a company vehicle.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s degree in Petroleum Technology or a related field.
Three years of experience in a related field.

Responsibilities

Monitor product movements into and out of terminals or stations, including mainline operations and transfers to storage vessels.
Make valve lineups and operate refined-product pumps.
Collect product samples and run analyses using in-house laboratory equipment.
Monitor physical stock, meters, and additive variances.
Enter information into computer programs and perform daily facility inspections.
Assist drivers and customers and perform truck-rack operations duties.
Assist technicians with maintenance and perform general maintenance as directed by the supervisor.
Participate on the facility emergency response team.
Follow company policies and procedures, including System Integrity Plan and Operator Qualification requirements, and apply them to location work practices.
Attend and actively participate in safety training meetings.
Perform other assigned tasks.
Perform DOT-covered pipeline operations, maintenance, or emergency response functions as applicable.
Remain alert and respond immediately to dangerous or hazardous conditions.
Coordinate and perform damage prevention and public education activities in accordance with System Integrity Plan elements.
Complete damage prevention and public education work safely and professionally while representing the company to the community and stakeholders.
Ensure one-call, line-locate, and aerial-patrol activities are completed within specified timeframes.
Work with the One Call group to improve mapping, county notes, and field-cleared ticket performance measures.
Respond to after-hours calls during the scheduled on-call rotation.
Address basic real estate and right-of-way issues and encroachments in coordination with company representatives and subject-matter experts.
Research industry damage prevention and Common Ground Alliance best practices and report findings for potential incorporation into company standards and procedures.
Execute integrity plans by coordinating work activities, overseeing inspection and contract resources, and coordinating contract maintenance crews.
Provide surveys and relevant information for integrity plans and contribute local knowledge to their development.
Gather and verify data to help develop area integrity plans.
Help develop job-plan steps for safely completing work.
Participate in coordinating and executing the Six Month Gate Valve Inspection Program.
Contribute local knowledge and experience to damage prevention plans and compliance records, documentation, and audits.