Operations Technician

Overview

Flint Hills Resources is looking for an Operations Technician to join our Pipelines and Terminals team and support our assets in Austin & Taylor, TX.

If you are seeking career growth in an atmosphere of entrepreneurship, value creation and high integrity, Flint Hills Resources is the place for you! Team players with strong attention to detail, as well as excellent communication, organization and customer service skills are encouraged to apply. Our team is a privately owned Koch company, where employees are eligible for a flexible work arrangement, a 9/80 schedule, and a compensation philosophy based on the value you create.

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• As an Operations Technician, you will have primary responsibility for the instrumentation, electrical and mechanical maintenance of the bulk storage facility, including the truck loading rack.
• You will coordinate with schedulers for the successful delivery and receipt of petroleum products.
• Technicians also input computer data and reconcile fuel tank inventories on a regular basis.
• This position is also responsible for the safe and efficient operations and maintenance of pipeline and station assets.
• Daily responsibilities include but are not limited to: pipeline locates, excavation oversight, facility station checks, maintenance of equipment, and responding to customer needs.
• Successful candidates must also understand and comply with all federal, state, and company regulations.
• The Operator will be held accountable for accurately documenting operational activities which require computer work, including word processing, spreadsheets, work orders, and electronic communication.
• You will have the opportunity to support the team by managing small projects requested by your Terminal Manager, including electrical and mechanical troubleshooting, pump and valve maintenance, testing of system safety devices, periodic inspections of tanks, valves, or piping, and other product quality control or technically oriented tasks related to a petroleum products facility.
• A general knowledge of pumps, valves (twin-seal, ball, gate, etc.), and bulk storage terminal and pipeline operations will be an asset.
• Your strong economic thinking and time management skills will help ensure overtime and travel costs are managed. You may be asked to participate in on-call rotation during selected nights and weekends as required by the number of personnel in rotation.
• Team members must be willing to occasionally travel (with overnight stays) for training, meetings, or to assist short term at other locations.
• Physical requirements:
  
  see below.

• Physical ability to frequently stand, walk, lift, carry, push, pull, reach, handle, bend, twist, climb and balance.
• Physical ability to occasionally sit, kneel, crouch and crawl.
• Ability & willingness to utilize Personal Protective Equipment (for example: hard hat, safety glasses, fire retardant clothing, respirator, safety work boots, etc.).
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds (with frequent carrying of up to 25 pounds).
• Ability to respond to audio alarms or other loud noises indicating a safety concern.
• Must be able to communicate hazardous conditions and other dangers.
• Must be able to work near moving mechanical parts, in wet or humid conditions (non-weather) and outdoor weather conditions, in high, precarious places, and around fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals.

• A valid driver’s license.
• Able to respond to an emergency call out within a 30 minute window to both the terminal in Austin, TX and the Taylor, TX terminal.
• Must be available for on-call rotation including nights, weekends & holidays.
• Able to meet the physical requirements of the role.

• 2 years construction/maintenance experience in the refined products and/or oil and gas industry (Mechanical/Industrial trade school will be considered work experience).
• A two-year technical or mechanical degree.
• 1+ years of experience with instrumentation and/or electronics troubleshooting.
• 1+ years of experience in the Pipeline Industry.
• 6+ months of experience…