Operations Controller (NU)

#WeAreONEOK – Fortune 500 company. 100+ years in business. Leading midstream service provider. Safety first. Sustainable operations. Environmentally responsible. Employee focused.

JOB SUMMARY

Job Profile Summary
Monitors the flow and operation of pipelines and facilities on a 24-hour basis from a centralized location. Ensures the oversight of product quality integrity and timely and accurate product delivery or receipts for customers and suppliers. Operates and monitors product pipelines, origin and destination, storage facility operations, remote pumping facilities, and supplier sites. Responds to upset/alarm conditions appropriately. Participates in both, independent and team emergency response, operating emergency response communications system for the notification of pipeline management/government agencies per the Department of Transportation (DOT) and state regulations and the Company's System Integrity Plan (SIP). Requests work orders for the repair of malfunctioning equipment. Logs pertinent information and ensures that adequate information exchange takes place with each required shift hand-over.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Monitoring line integrity:

  • Recognizing and responding to Abnormal Operating Conditions as outlined in DOT Part 195.

  • Responding to mainline leaks and/or ruptures to minimize the amount of petroleum released from the pipe.

  • Reviewing each field alarm received in the Control Center via the SCADA system and respond appropriately per the Operations Control Procedures Manual.

• Operating remotely controlled equipment as pumps, valves, meters, provers, and additive injection systems.

• Implementation and completion of pumping schedule.

• Perform batch tracking of various products in the pipeline system, including calculating ETAs and ETDs of product changes.

• Coordination of field personnel to start product movements, handle product grade changes and respond to emergency conditions.

• Measurement responsibilities include proving meters, issuing End of Batch commands that activate Custody Transfer Ticketing of products in and out of the system.

• Monitoring product storage tank levels and alarms.

• Tracking cleaning pigs and internal inspection devices through the pipeline.

• Comply with company policies and procedures, including System Integrity Plan (SIP) and OQ requirements and implement them into location work practices. Attend and actively participate in safety training meetings.

• Responsibilities may include Department of Transportation (DOT) covered functions, including operations, maintenance, or emergency response on a pipeline. Job duties also require the employee to be alert and respond immediately to dangerous or hazardous conditions, and where impaired performance, or failure to follow safety precautions, could result in serious injury or property damage.

Education

• H.S. Diploma required

• Bachelor's Degree preferred

Work Experience

• None required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to: communicate effectively orally and in writing in English with co-workers, supervisors, internal and external customers

• Ability to: work in stressful conditions; the ability to adapt and respond in changing circumstances

• Ability to: use a personal computer with the Windows® operating system to complete time sheets, send and receive email, and access information posted on the Company’s intranet

• Ability to: work on both a scheduled and call-out basis, as needed

• Ability to: work at the assigned job site.

Licenses and Certifications

• None required

Strength Factor Rating - Physical Demands/Requirements

• Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Strength Factor Description - Physical Demands/Requirements

• Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Occasionally)