Plant Controls Specialist

Atmos Energy • Athens, TX

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for operating, inspecting, and maintaining engines, compressors, auxiliary equipment, and associated facilities to minimize fuel requirements. The role involves performing maintenance testing and preventative maintenance functions, supporting major equipment inspections, repairs, and modifications. Effective communication with gas control is essential for efficient execution of injection and withdrawal orders. The specialist will also operate, inspect, and maintain gas storage wells, pipelines, conditioning equipment, and pressure control equipment. Testing, operating, and maintaining plant measurement equipment may also be assigned. The role requires demonstrating and applying the knowledge, skills, and abilities to safely, timely, and efficiently complete assignments within Company policies, procedures, and applicable regulations. Other related duties as required.

Requirements

• An Associates degree in instrumentation or mechanics from a technical college with a minimum of three year's experience in gas pipeline operations and/or maintenance of related mechanical equipment.
• A general educational knowledge normally acquired through a high school diploma or a General Equivalency Diploma (GED) with a minimum of four year's experience in gas pipeline operations and/or maintenance of related mechanical equipment.
• Ability to generate 125-foot pounds of force, pushing and pulling, at a contact point of 70 inches.
• Ability to generate 105-foot pounds of vertical, downward force, at a contact point of 70 inches.
• Ability to lift and carry 38 pounds.
• Ability to ascend/descend 30 rungs on a ladder.
• Ability to bend, stoop, squat, kneel, and/or crouch.
• Ability to walk a distance of 500 feet.
• Requires the acute sense of sight and hearing (corrected or uncorrected) and strong sense of smell.

Nice To Haves

• Electronic instrumentation and controls experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operates, inspects, and maintains engines, compressors, auxiliary equipment and other associated facilities to minimize fuel requirements.
• Performs maintenance testing and preventative maintenance functions on engines, compressors, auxiliary equipment and other associated facilities.
• Supports major equipment inspections, repairs, and modifications.
• Properly communicates work activities with the appropriate gas control in order to execute injection and withdrawal orders in an efficient manner.
• Operates, inspects, and maintains gas storage wells, storage pipelines, gas conditioning equipment and pressure control equipment.
• Tests, operates, and maintains plant measurement equipment if assigned.
• Demonstrates and applies the knowledge, skills and abilities to safely, timely and efficiently complete assignments within Company policies, procedures and applicable regulations.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Benefits

• Atmos Energy Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree