Stabilizer Multi-Skilled Operator III

Danos, LLC•Kenedy, TX

About The Position

The Stabilizer Multi-Skilled Operator is responsible for safe and efficient operation of condensate stabilizing facilities and associated production equipment. The role monitors and operates stabilizers, compressors, pumps, boilers, LACT units, tanks, and other production equipment, troubleshoots operational issues, and optimizes production. It also includes condensate and NGL loading and sampling, production reporting, minor equipment repairs, and routine inspections, all while following HSE, OSHA, PSM, environmental, and company procedures. This position works a twelve-hour rotating schedule that includes seven days of both day and night shifts. Overtime may occasionally be required during facility turnarounds, upsets, start-ups, or when workload demands it.

Requirements

5–7 years of experience in the oil and gas industry.
Associate's degree, trade certification, or higher in Production Technology, Process Technology, or a related technical field, or foreign equivalent.
Intermediate understanding of fractionation principles and practices.
Basic understanding of gas and liquid measurement, product drying, and sweetening.
Basic knowledge of plant mechanics and instrumentation.
Ability to use a laptop and applicable software programs.
Ability to prepare accurate and legible reports.
Ability to react to visual and aural signals, alarms, and instructions.
Ability to work in temperature extremes or adverse weather conditions and wear appropriate special safety equipment.
Ability to climb heights up to 30 feet to gauge tanks, walk, bend, stoop, lift, push, and pull, and use hand tools for minor repairs.

Responsibilities

Follow all Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and Process Safety Management (PSM) rules, as well as company policies and procedures.
Ensure safe and efficient operation of condensate stabilizing facilities and monitor stabilizers and associated equipment for efficient operation.
Load and unload condensate and natural gas liquid (NGL) trucks and perform condensate, caustic, and amine sampling and tests.
Operate oil stabilizer trains, compressors, vapor compressor units, fuel-fired boilers, condensate unloading and transfer pumps, positive displacement pipeline pumps, and LACT units for delivery to third-party pipelines.
Collaborate with Operations and I&E teams to optimize plant instrumentation controls.
Troubleshoot operational problems and maintain housekeeping and records.
Build teamwork with Delaware Operations groups and third-party truck-hauling partners.
Inspect tanks and attached piping components for leaks or unusual conditions and take corrective action.
Access remote locations to check rotating equipment, separation equipment operating levels, pressures, and flow, and adjust automatic and manual controls.
Gauge tanks for crude oil and water sales or transfers.
Use electronic remote well supervision to optimize production and reduce safety and environmental impacts.
Enter daily volumes, well tests, downtime, and injection information into a computer database.
Monitor production inputs in electronic data-capturing software and compare input and output data for accuracy.
Report production losses, causes, and resolutions in a computer database.
Monitor and optimize production and costs for new wells and facilities within the area of control.
Perform minor hands-on production equipment repairs and maintain chemical injection rates as needed.
Enter compressor downtime reports into a computer database and monitor and optimize compressor runtime and costs within the area of control.
Perform regulatory work, including agency testing requirements, changes of status, and tank and meter numbering for new facilities.