Operator, Plant (Mentone, TX) - (Sign-on Bonus)

Enterprise Products Partners L.P.•Mentone, TX

About The Position

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is a major publicly traded partnership and North American provider of midstream energy services. The Plant Operator is responsible for the day-to-day operation and maintenance of natural gas amine treating plants, compressors, and pipeline systems, using both computer control centers and onsite operations. The role includes operating a natural gas cryogenic plant and associated equipment, monitoring plant and pipeline systems, responding to routine and emergency conditions, and performing minor maintenance and site upkeep. The position works a rotating 12-hour shift schedule and requires living within one hour of the plant for response purposes.

Requirements

High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
Knowledge of the operation, control, and general design of systems typically found in a processing or fractionation plant.
Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations, including percentages, ratios, and proportions, and apply them to practical solutions.
Basic computer skills, including opening, creating, and updating MS Word documents and Excel spreadsheets.
Ability to assume responsibility, be flexible, perform duties, and handle multiple tasks in potentially stressful or hazardous conditions.
Effective verbal and written communication with individuals, teams, customers, and stakeholders at various organizational levels, using a professional manner.
Ability to adjust communication style to influence, persuade, negotiate, and engage others according to the audience and circumstance.
Initiative and a proactive approach to addressing issues; ability to complete tasks quickly and efficiently.
Conscientiousness, dependability, and commitment to the role, team, and company.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with less definition, policy, and bureaucracy.
Ability to live within one hour response time of the plant.
Ability to work indoors and outdoors around industrial and electrical equipment and in temperature extremes caused by weather and operating equipment.
Ability to lift, push, pull, and hold equipment and tools; climb and work at various heights; and work standing, sitting, lying down, crouched, or kneeling.
Ability to routinely respond to visual, aural, and other signals, including alarms and instructions, and visually inspect work.
Ability to work in confined spaces, such as tanks and areas between compressors or vessels.
Ability to regularly bend, stoop, move between ground and higher levels, raise or lift items from ground level, lift up to 50 pounds, manually transport a load up to 75 pounds, and apply up to 100 foot-pounds of torque.
Ability to get in and out of vehicles regularly and ride over rough roads.
Ability to work a rotating 12-hour shift schedule.

Nice To Haves

Technical certification or equivalent training in a mechanical environment or energy-related field.

Responsibilities

Operate natural gas cryogenic plant and pipeline equipment, including amine treating plants, chilled water gas conditioning skids, electric natural gas compressors, TEG dehydrators, fluid separation equipment, valves, and gas measurement equipment.
Operate plant equipment and systems, including starting up and shutting down equipment and adjusting controls to keep equipment within prescribed operating ranges.
Visually inspect equipment and controls at intervals to identify malfunctions or needs for repair, adjustment, or lubrication.
Depressure equipment and pipelines and operate valves.
Monitor plant and pipeline operations and respond to emergency or upset conditions.
Operate in accordance with Process Safety Management requirements and follow safe work practices, supporting safety for employees, the public, and the environment.
Monitor the gas gathering system through SCADA and alert customers to situations that could affect gas deliveries.
Meet regulatory compliance and record-keeping requirements and continually monitor them.
Read, monitor, and record operating conditions such as pressure, temperature, operating hours, fuel consumption, and water levels.
Perform minor maintenance on equipment, including reciprocating natural gas compressors, TEG dehydrators, fluid separation equipment, and valves.
Monitor, remove, and replace filters, oil, chemicals, lubricating fluids, gaskets, and valves as needed.
Change gauges; clean site glasses; replace compressor suction and discharge valves, light bulbs, and fuses.
Maintain clean sites, including removing trash, controlling weeds and grassy areas, and performing minor painting.
Improve service to meet customer needs and demands.
Maintain a near-perfect driving record.
Direct and supervise contract labor performing plant maintenance activities.
Collaborate with the direct supervisor on ideas for improving an evolving plant and pipeline system.