What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Supervisor position at Kinetik?
Kinetik is strategically located in the heart of the Delaware Basin in the Permian, one of the fastest growing areas for oil and gas development in the world. We provide the gathering, compression, processing, transportation and water management services required to bring natural gas, natural gas liquids and crude oil to market and are dedicated to providing the best service and netback for our customers. We are driven to be best-in-class and committed to growing our existing assets in the Permian Basin through both greenfield and acquisition opportunities.
Kinetik employees have decades of experience in West Texas and provide all the important services our customers need to deliver gas and crude oil production to market, which include gathering, transportation, compression, processing and produced water management.
Schedule: Monday – Friday, after hours as needed based on business necessity
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the safe, reliable and cost-effective maintenance of natural gas processing facilities, gas gathering, crude oil gathering, and water gathering systems. Including gas processing plants, compressor stations, pump stations, terminals, lacts, and SWDs.
- Oversee, plan, schedule, assign, monitor, and direct work of company maintenance personnel and third-party contractors
- Ensure that maintenance work is completed proactively and preventatively as possible in accordance with internal standards, tracking software, approved policies, procedures, safety rules, budgets, and in a manner that promotes runtime and reliability
- Troubleshoot, manage and coordinate maintenance work with company personnel and contractors
- Provide leadership and manage the planning and direction of maintenance activities at multiple locations across the system
- Responsible for the operation and maintenance of pumps, compressors, auxiliary equipment, engines, turbines, motors, cooling equipment, valves, seals, and other related equipment.
- All other duties as assigned.
Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- 7-10 years industry experience required
- Previous supervisory experience preferred
- Ability to work independently and as a team
- Understanding of rotating equipment, gas processing plants and gathering systems
- Possess and maintain a valid driver license to include a safe driving record satisfactory to the company
- Good communicator, work planner with excellent work ethic and background in computer skills utilizing Microsoft Office
Working Conditions:
- Driving on a daily basis, requiring a valid driver's license and ability to drive safely in different types of weather conditions to various locations.
- Will be working outdoors in adverse and/or extreme weather conditions.
- Works in temperature extremes due to both weather conditions and operating equipment.
- Will be working in conditions where frequent loud noises occur.
- Will be working in areas where hazardous materials require the prolonged wearing of PPE.
- Will be working in close quarters while kneeling, sitting, squatting, standing, or lying down while holding tools and/or equipment.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
- Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards.
- Ability to work effectively in all working conditions noted above.
- Uses physical force to lift, push, pull and hold equipment and tools.
- Climbs and works at various heights and may work in a standing, sitting, lying down, crouched, or kneeling position.
- Prolonged periods of sitting and working at a computer.
- Routinely reacts to visual, aural, and other signals, including alarms and instructions, and is required to visually inspect work.
- Must be able to bend, stoop, move from ground level to higher levels, raise/lift from ground level, carry and lift up to 50 lbs., manually transport a load up to 75 lbs., apply up to 100-foot pounds of torque.
Kinetik is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against qualified applicants on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by law.