Meritage Midstream Hiring for Field Operator at Gillette, WY Full Time

Position Profile: The Field Operator I, II, & III is an integral member of the Operations Team, helping to maintain and operate rotating and other equipment in a safe, effective, efficient, and environmentally sound manner. This person will have routine assignments that include assisting mechanics with scheduled engine and compressor overhauls. The operator will assist and oversee contractors employed by Meritage Midstream to complete assigned tasks or projects including preventative maintenance tasks to ensure equipment is reliable. The Field Operator I, II, & III will perform minor maintenance on facilities and equipment in assigned areas.

Directly s To: Field Operations Supervisor

Indirectly s To: Director of Operations

Location: Gillette, Wyoming

Job Status: Non-Exempt

Team: Field Operations

Supervision of Staff: None

Duties and Responsibilities:
Without restricting the generality of this job description, the Field Operator I, II, & III for Meritage Midstream shall perform such duties and responsibilities as may be assigned including but not restricted to, the following:

Assists with the completion of hands-on repairs.

Reads and follows pipeline maps.

Runs pipeline pigs.

Blows downs for tie-ins.

Performs compliance inspections.

Maintains pipeline related documentation.

Supports all company policies.

Performs minor repairs on equipment, including touch up painting.

Locates pipelines on an as needed basis

Assists others with pipeline construction and operations projects.

Changes charts/download meters.

Operates compressor station.

Pressure washes, cleans, organizes, and takes ownership of assigned equipment and

facilities, including assigned vehicle.

Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Required Education, Knowledge, Qualifications and Experience:
High School Diploma or equivalent

Oil and Gas Industry highly desired, Midstream experience a plus

Valid driver’s license and clean driving record

Strong commitment to safety and environmental policies

Pipefitting skills

Establish residence in the work area and be on call

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Teams, Zoom, and Outlook

Flexibility to work extended hours during peak periods to include weekends and holidays

Field Operator I

0-1+ years Oil and Gas industry experience preferred, Midstream sector a plus

Field Operator II

3+ years Oil and Gas industry experience preferred, Midstream sector a plus

3+ years Oil and Gas Field Operator experience or related industry

Field Operator III

5+ years Oil and Gas industry experience preferred, Midstream sector a plus

5+ years Oil and Gas Field Operator experience or related industry

Required Skills and Abilities:
Accountability: Demonstrates a high level of integrity and is accountable when mistakes are made.

Adaptability: Demonstrates a positive attitude and is comfortable changing pace when needed. Comfortable in changing environments and creates clear boundaries with co-workers around time, energy, and workload. Creates a work environment that allows for flexibility and demonstrates empathy for personal needs around time, energy and workload.

Balance: Implements and communicates needs around a work-life balance to ensure effective and timely completion of tasks as well as to avoid burnout.

Communication Skills: Effective communicator with strong written, verbal and presentation skills. Comfortable participating and contributing to Zoom meetings.

Confidentiality: Respects the confidential nature of the position by avoiding discussion about any topics that are not formally communicate to the staff by the Leadership Team.

Conflict Resolution: Comfortable seeking help to diffuse complicated or highly charged situations when needed. Communicates compassionately and effectively to quickly diffuse high conflict situations.

Decision Making: Creatively thinks through problems enlisting the help of others when necessary. Quickly identifies a best path forward and sees it through to the completion. Ability to adapt and change course if needed.

Empathy: Seeks to understand the perspective of others.

Interpersonal Skills: Adopts a “Brother’s Keeper” mindset with a proven commitment to good citizenship, teamwork, and personal development.

Self-Motivated: Ability to work both independently as well as collaboratively within a team showing strong personal leadership, troubleshooting, and a creative approach to new ideas and problem solving.

Sense of Urgency: Strong sense of urgency and proven capability to work within short deadlines in a fast-paced environment with the flexibility to work extended hours during peak periods.

Teamwork: Collaborates effectively in a group to deliver company initiatives by establishing interdependent relationships, adopting a “Brother’s Keeper” mindset, is inclusive of their team members and their ideas as well as exhibits the ability to share credit.

Physical Requirements:
Heavy work. Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Fingering. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.

Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.

Balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.

Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.

Kneeling. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.

Crouching. Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time.

Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

Pushing. Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.

Pulling. Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug object in a sustained motion.

Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.

Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

Feeling. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.

Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Visual Acuity Requirements: The worker is required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment.

Working Conditions: The worker is subject to environmental conditions. Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.

The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.

The worker is subject to extreme cold. Temperatures typically below 32 degrees for periods of than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions, such as wind and humidity.

The working subject to extreme heat. Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions, such as wind and humidity.

The worker is subject to noise. There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout, in order to be heard above ambient noise level.

The worker is subject to vibration. Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body.

The worker is subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.

The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions. One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.

The worker is frequently in close quarters, crawl spaces, shafts, manholes, small/enclosed rooms, small sewage and line pipes, and other areas that could cause claustrophobia.

The worker is required to function in narrow aisles or passageways.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer.

This job description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.

This Job Description does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.