Operator II

Summary

Reporting to the Area Manager, the Operator responds as necessary to provide first call service on customer specific equipment.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities 

• Perform skilled tasks including all levels of startup, shutdown, operating, and performing minor repairs to rental fleet compressors.

• Understand gas gathering, distribution, compression, and treating concepts.

• Able to identify and understand gas compositions, flow system challenges, and characteristics of treated and untreated gas.

• Troubleshoot and diagnose compressor system failures and communicate those failures with the Customer, Operations, and Maintenance teams.

• Optimize compression equipment performance.

• Comply with all company and customer safety and environmental policies and procedures.

• Comply with all other company policies and procedures.

• Complete appropriate paperwork as directed.

• Continually hone and develop electronic and computer skills.

• Demonstrate and further develop leadership skills.

• Present a professional image.

Education & Certifications

• A High School Diploma or equivalent- required.

• Valid Driver’s License, with Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) within the acceptable parameters of Company Policy, required.

Work Experience

• 1+ years of oil field operations or related industry experience required

• 1+ years of compressor operations or related industry experience preferred

Skills & Abilities

• Must be highly proficient in compressor and engine operations.

• Possess complete understanding of surface production equipment.

• Must have troubleshooting skills that seldom require assistance.

• Should be able diagnose general electronic control problems.

• Must be willing to travel and willing to relocate, if necessary.

• Must have mechanical aptitude.

• Must be able to meet company lifting standards

• Must have good written and verbal communication skills.

• Must have good customer-relation skills.

• Must be able to work nights and days for 12-hour shifts on a rotating shift schedule.

Physical Demands

• Requires operation of heavy equipment.

• Requires employee to stand for up to 75% of the time.

• Requires employee to sit for up to 25% of the time.

• Requires employee to climb ladders or stairs to inspecting, repairing, and painting equipment and must be able to maintain balance on stairs and/or ladders without assistance.

• Must be able to frequently lift at least 10 pounds, infrequent lifting of > 50 lbs.

• High noise environment (>85dbA) will occur with ear protection.

• Potential, controlled, exposure to hazardous chemicals.

• Requires work in outdoor conditions, including extreme heat and extreme cold.

• Requires moving and maintaining self in different positions—stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces.

• Must wear all required PPE, including fire-retardant clothing, hard hats, face shields, hearing protection, safety glasses, and steel-toed boots.

• Requires an employee to frequently type and use computer and other office equipment such as a copier, printer, calendar, telephone, etc.

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