What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shop Technician position at Downing?
Shop Technician
Desired Traits – Dynamic, Problem-Solving, Knowledge of Machines, Tools, Frac Valves and Wellhead Equipment
What is a Shop Technician?
The Shop Technician primarily works in the valve repair shop making repairs to customer property including frac valves, wellheads, spool, chokes, actuators, and other surface wellhead equipment as required.
In this role, you will:
- Assemble and break down new or used equipment, inspect, repair, and test equipment
- Read and interpret blueprints and drawings
- Execute general shop maintenance such as cleanup of shop, work area and equipment
- Shipping and receiving
- Clean, disassemble, pressure wash, reassemble, test, grease, and paint Wellhead and Frac equipment
- Necessary upkeep of all hand and power tools
- Travel local up to 40% of the time (must possess a valid driver’s license and meet the company driver requirement to operate a company vehicle while traveling)
- Rig up and rig down crew responsibilities such as torquing and operating a forklift or man basket
- Perform duties for QHSE as related to safety and quality, training of personnel, safety & quality reports, logs, etc.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Required and Preferred Experience:
- Minimum 1 year of related experience
- Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedures
- Write route reports and correspondence
- Calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, fraction, percentages, area circumference and volume
- Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variable in situation where only limited standardization exists
- Limited computer knowledge
- Determine the correct equipment and tools needed to do a job correctly
Work Environment and Physical Requirements:
- Regularly required to stand, walk, talk or hear, use hands to manipulate with fingers, handle, or feel, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and reach with hands and arms
- Occasionally required to sit
- Operate, handle, push or pull, and lift shop equipment and tools and products up to 50 lbs. (SEF Energy employees shall not manually lift an item weighing more than 50 lbs., they shall utilize mechanical assistance devices. If mechanical assistance devices are not available, utilize a team lift.)
Education:
- High school degree or equivalent preferred- this requirement may be waived if the applicant possesses two years of related experience and/or training
This is a high-level overview of the main job responsibilities; however, it is not meant to be an exhaustive list of duties. At times you may be asked to perform other tasks by your supervisor that are not listed on this job description.
We pride ourselves in maintaining a safe and healthy environment for all employees. To gain employment, the candidate will need to pass a hair follicle drug test and a background check once the offer of employment has been accepted.