CNG Facilities Maintenance Tech 3 NEX
Patterson-UTIAbout the role
Essential Functions
• This position involves daily travel between NexTier Pecos, TX hub, NexTier Midland Basin hub, Midland/Odessa NexTier yards, compressor sites and customer locations.
• Shifts vary depending on customer requirements and multiple shifts will be available depending on candidates.
• The safe and consistent maintenance to the company’s permanent and portable CNG equipment.
• Assists in monitoring the requirements of replacing parts by inspecting used parts, using rules, calipers, micrometers, and other measuring instruments.
• Troubleshoot repetitive and intermittent performance issues on component level equipment.
• Mechanical, electrical, PLC, and instrumentation skills/knowledge are necessary.
• Contribute to maintaining a spare parts and materials inventory.
• Prepares mechanical maintenance reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends and enter reports into NexTier system.
• Maintain and establish NexTier system work orders on a recurring basis.
• Participate and support the maintenance program development.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Maintain a high level of housekeeping on customer sites.
• Perform all work safely and be a leader within the safety program.
• Perform preventive maintenance on CNG equipment on schedule.
• Perform recurring inspections on CNG equipment on schedule.
• Perform pre-job planning and prep equipment for projects as needed including pre-job commissioning.
• Transport trailers and equipment as needed.
• Rig up and down equipment at the start and end of each project.
• Visit customer locations as necessary for planned maintenance, check-ins, or service calls.
• Troubleshoot equipment outages and get equipment online and operational.
• Perform post-job commissioning as applicable.
• Extensive experience with high flow CNG pressure reduction systems.
• Coordinate 3rd party vendors when needed on site, and supervisor work execution.
• Train lower technician levels on all aspects of the CNG Technician Role.
• Coordinate CNG Technician assignments during shift with CNG Technician Lead.
• Audit Work orders for completeness and accuracy.
• Audit compliance with inventory systems and inventory levels at storage locations and with individual CNG Technicians.
Knowledge/Skill/Ability
• A minimum of 5 years of CNG or related experience preferred.
• Natural Gas Compression and additional OEM and industry training can be substituted for field experience.
• Hands on mechanical and/or electrical experience in piping or HVAC systems required.
• MDT control systems knowledge would be beneficial to this role.
• Excellent organizational and technical communication skills, interpersonal skills, and an ability to influence and to deal tactfully with a wide range of personalities.
• Exceptional work ethic with a positive, analytical, and safe work attitude.
• Basic skills in the use of computer-based programs such as Excel and Office.
Ability to understand and speak English at a level of proficiency allowing employee to issue, receive and respond to both safety and operations-related directions in English
Required: HS Degree or GED
Preferred:
- A minimum of 5 years of CNG or fuel related experience preferred
- Natural Gas Compression, OEM and/or fuel industry training can be substituted for field experience.
Patterson-UTI is committed to a workplace free from discrimination and harassment, offering equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of personal characteristics protected by law. Employees are encouraged to report any concerns through multiple channels.
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