Pipeline Operator - Senior at ONEOK

Plaquemine, Louisiana, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Oil & Gas, MidstreamIndustries

Requirements

High School Diploma or G.E.D
Experience operating and maintaining pipeline systems and related equipment utilized in natural gas and liquids gathering and transmission systems
Experience in various field functions including measurement, cathodic protection, and compressor/pump station operations
Experience in maintenance and the repair of equipment
Experience and training related to company and governmental operating/safety procedures and environmental regulations
Experience and training related to characteristics of natural gas and gas liquids
Experience and training related to pigging pipeline, blowing drips, gauging tanks, and collecting liquids
Experience and training related to construction methods
Experience and training related to transmission and/or gathering system operations
Experience and training related to emergency response procedures
Experience in patrolling pipelines, performing leakage surveys, and locating/marking lines
Experience in working with valves and dehydration equipment, scrubbers, and separators
Experience in use and function of applications such as Microsoft Excel, Project, Access, Word, etc
Experience interacting, negotiating, advising and communicating effectively and in exchanging written and verbal information and instructions
Experience with cathodic protection/corrosion control activities
Ability to use tools and equipment

Responsibilities

Perform and/or coordinate, diagnose and troubleshoot complex pipeline operations and maintenance activities on systems including compressor stations, gas storages, dehydration facilities, pumping facilities, measurement facilities, and related equipment (e.g., startup and shutdown, pigging, collecting liquids, changing charts, gauging tanks, locating and marking lines, monitoring cathodic protection/basic pipe coatings, leakage survey/patrolling pipelines, blowing drips)
Perform, dispatch, and/or train on line locates
Construction watch and/or oversee construction activities
Monitor usage and/or replace lubricants, fluids, inhibitors, chemicals, etc., as needed to ensure safe and efficient operation of equipment
Exchange information regarding pipeline operations, maintenance, measurement, and other activities with public/governmental officials, employees, contractors, customers, producers, and landowners
Establish calculations, compile and/or prepare information and reports, assisting others on matters including gas/liquid flow and quality, maintenance and/or repair logs, samples (gas/liquids), pipeline/corrosion activities, construction inspection, and appropriate regulatory requirements
Drive and ensure maintenance is completed on assigned company vehicles
Coordinate/have oversight of employees engaged in pipeline operations, maintenance, and other activities
Anticipate changes in work demands and identify assignments or training to meet those demands
Recommend new processes and formulate new ideas; take lead role to execute implementation of new processes
Determine materials required for operations and prepare appropriate purchase requisitions
Ensure compliance with company policies related to OSHA, EPA, and DOT requirements, preparing appropriate documentation
React immediately to emergency situations to prevent injury to self and others (may include DOT covered functions, operations, maintenance, or emergency response on a pipeline)