What are the responsibilities and job description for the Water Operator 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: 7 days on 7 days off; 12hr shifts, overtime and callouts as needed due to business necessity
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
The Water Operator will report and maintain the facilities assigned to and perform other activities as required by management.
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: 7 days on 7 days off; 12hr shifts, overtime and callouts as needed due to business necessity
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
The Water Operator will report and maintain the facilities assigned to and perform other activities as required by management.
- Safely perform troubleshooting, repairs, inspections, and replacement of equipment as necessary.
- Inspect and record readings at facilities and water receipt points daily.
- Prepare oil for oil sales when needed.
- Gauge and color cut tanks; schedule trucks for bottoms and top pad cleaning.
- Accomplish job responsibilities/duties safely in accordance with Kinetik policies.
- Responsible for the operation and maintenance of equipment, pumps, tanks, valves, pipeline, motors and other related equipment.
- Responsible of reporting any issues or concerns to Supervisor.
- All other duties as assigned.
- Minimum 1 year experience in gas gathering, oil gathering/stabilization, SWD or field production operations.
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Possess and maintain a valid driver license to include a safe driving record satisfactory to the company.
- 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.
- 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.
- Routinely reacts to visual, aural, and other signals, including alarms and instructions, and is required to visually inspect work.
- Must be able to regularly 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.