Operator - Norse Gas Plant

Kinder Morgan•Mcgregor, ND

36d•Onsite

About The Position

The operator is responsible for overall daily operations of processing plant and assists with maintenance activities. Essential duties and responsibilities: • Measures and records production • Operates processing plant, gas compressors, pumps, and other related equipment • Performs minor repairs and major repairs with assistance from others on compressors and other related equipment • Takes callouts and responds in a timely manner • Assists mechanical, measurement, and other company personnel as needed • Ensures the cost effectiveness and efficiency of all engines and associated equipment • Ensures that the product and gas meets the requirement and specs of the customer • Records production and equipment readings • Completes appropriate documentation and paperwork for all activities performed • Reports all excessive downtime to appropriate people • Maintains company vehicle appropriately • Maintains PSM in compliance and adheres to all Kinder Morgan safety rules and regulations • Other duties as assigned

Requirements

High school degree or equivalent
General knowledge of compressor stations, gathering system, and processing plant operations
Good verbal and written communication skills
Customer orientation
Ability to effectively present information in a one-on-one and small group situation to other employees of the company and outside contractors
Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals)
Apply common sense understanding to carry out day-to-day operation issues
Ability to make quick and reasonable decisions in sometimes-adverse conditions
Ability to follows company policies, practices, and regulatory requirements
Valid state operating license with insurable driving record under company insurance policy
Uses physical force to lift, push, pull and hold equipment/tools
Climbs and works at various heights; may work in a standing, sitting, lying down, crouched or kneeling position
Routinely reacts to visual, aural and other signals, including alarms and instructions, and is required to visually inspect work
Regularly bends, stoops, moves from ground level to higher levels, raises/lifts from ground level a load up to 50 lbs., manually transports a load up to 75 lbs., and applies up to 150 foot pounds of torque
Regularly gets into and out of vehicles and rides over rough roads
Walks an average of 5 miles per day, up to 7 miles per day
Candidates may be subject to Department of Transportation (DOT) drug and alcohol testing requirements
Subject to overtime and call-outs
Because this position requires donning SCBA (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus), employees must pass a SCBA fit test and screening as a condition of employment.

Responsibilities

Measures and records production
Operates processing plant, gas compressors, pumps, and other related equipment
Performs minor repairs and major repairs with assistance from others on compressors and other related equipment
Takes callouts and responds in a timely manner
Assists mechanical, measurement, and other company personnel as needed
Ensures the cost effectiveness and efficiency of all engines and associated equipment
Ensures that the product and gas meets the requirement and specs of the customer
Records production and equipment readings
Completes appropriate documentation and paperwork for all activities performed
Reports all excessive downtime to appropriate people
Maintains company vehicle appropriately
Maintains PSM in compliance and adheres to all Kinder Morgan safety rules and regulations
Other duties as assigned