Crude Maintenance Technician

Crude Maintenance Technician

CORPORATE SUMMARY

Salt Creek Midstream (SCM) is a greenfield midstream company built to provide a full suite of midstream services and downstream solutions to producers in the Delaware Basin. SCM leverages fundamental and intra-basin knowledge to optimize the value of producer resources, reduce bottlenecks and deliver higher netbacks to the producer.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Crude Maintenance Technician is responsible for repairing and maintaining various equipment to include but is not limited to electric motors, centrifugal pumps, gear pumps, triplex pumps, control valves, ball valves, and LACTs. Must be able to perform minor electrical troubleshooting and assess issues. Must be able to prioritize safety while maintaining efficient and reliable performance from all applicable equipment. Reports to the Crude Maintenance Lead. This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Installs, maintains, and troubleshoots complex systems.

• Trains new technicians as needed.

• Provides maintenance support for assigned assets such as, but not limited to, crude oil LACTs, crude oil pumps (triplex, centrifugal, and gear pumps), pipelines, and crude oil terminals. Assets typically consist of site, site structures, buildings, and industrial equipment, which varies by asset’s functionality.

• Performs preventative and predictive maintenance and repairs on facility-specific equipment.

• Assist other workgroups in the daily operation of a system to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable service.

• Maintains complete, accurate, and regulatory-compliant documentation. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities.

• Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) develops experience with software packages with multiple maintenance functionalities such as equipment data management, preventative maintenance, work order system, scheduling planning, inventory control, asset tracking.

• Equipment maintenance develops knowledge of and ability to perform asset-specific preventative and predictive maintenance to assure equipment operation at acceptable performance levels.

• Mechanical aptitude develops the ability to understand and apply mechanical concepts and principles such as, but not limited to, sounds, heat conduction, velocity, gravity, friction, pressure, kinetic and potential energy, etc., when working or using mechanical machinery.

• Repairing develops knowledge of and ability to repair machines, devices, and equipment based on electrical and/or mechanical principles to diagnose malfunctions. Conducts tests and inspections to evaluate quality or performance. Watches gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure machine/device/equipment is working properly. Able to read, interpret, and engineering drawings, diagrams, and schematics.

• Safety applies in difficult or complex situation’s ability to recognize safety risks in operational activities and use appropriate measures to control and manage identified risks.

• Safety awareness ability to recognize and identify potential hazards. Evaluates changes in the work environment concerning the impact on the safety of self and others. Understands potential threats created by deviation from safety procedures and improper use of tools and equipment. Uses personal protection equipment. Uses tools and equipment in compliance with manuals and training. Calls attention to potential and actual hazardous conditions as they arise. Demonstrates knowledge of lockout/tag-out procedures. Stops work if there are unsafe working conditions.

• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or one to three years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Certificates, Licenses, and registrations required: CDL Driver’s License.

• Computer skills required: Payroll Systems; Spreadsheet Software (Excel); Word Processing Software (Word); Electronic Mail Software (Outlook); Presentation software (PowerPoint)

• Must be able to work callouts, extended hours on request, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

• Other skills required:

o Familiarity with all aspects of oil gathering and field operations.

o Gauging and maintenance experience within the oil industry.

o Good interpersonal skills.

o Self-starter who can work independently.

o Analytical with attention to detail and solid problem-solving abilities.

o Ability to formulate written reports and documentation.

o Related work experience at the well level (well tender/pumper).