Heavy Equipment Mechanic

Primary purpose:

Install, maintain, diagnose, and repair primarily road and off-road equipment related to the unloading, loading, transfer, and storage of bulk materials.

Our Mechanics come to Kinder Morgan from a variety of backgrounds, job titles, Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) and Career Management Fields (CMF). So whether your prior experience comes from private industry or while serving our Country in the military we encourage you to consider continuing or starting your career as a Mechanic with Kinder Morgan.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Dismantle and repair heavy equipment including diesel and gas engines, electric motors and generators, hydraulic and pneumatic attachments, cable handling devices, control systems, fuel and brake systems, etc…
• Move machinery and equipment as needed to check out and repair.
• Repair and lubricate machines, equipment, and heavy equipment.
• Diagnose problems and make repairs to heavy equipment, cranes, loaders, dozers, etc…
• Perform preventive maintenance on mechanical engines, vehicles, and equipment used in bulk handling operations.
• Lubricate moving parts and operate repaired equipment to verify conformance to specifications.
• Examine protective guards, loose bolts, and safety devices on equipment and make adjustments.
• Operate a variety of tools/equipment such as cutting torch, welder, forklift, hand tools, power tools (impact wrench, drills, etc…) and electric meters.
• Work from blueprints, sketches, or verbal instructions
• Responsible for general upkeep and maintenance of all facilities and equipment as needed.
• Respond to emergency call-outs to perform maintenance duties
• Identify, report, and correct safety and environmental concerns.
• Complete appropriate documentation and paperwork.
• Perform all work in compliance with company standards, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Attend daily/weekly safety meetings.
• Administer general preventative maintenance activities, repairs, and housekeeping tasks.
• Perform any other terminal functions as trained, requested, and instructed by supervision.

Education:

High School Graduate, GED or equivalent

Experience / Specific Knowledge:

• Knowledge and experience in safe handling practices of flammable gases, liquids, and high pressure systems.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

• Valid driver’s license.

Competencies, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to accept supervision/direction and work effectively and cooperatively with other people.
• Ability to carry and communicate over a company provided mobile radio.
• Must possess basic math skills in regards to addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Must possess safety training and security certification as required by customers to work in their facilities and as required by all Kinder Morgan locations.
• Ability to deal with evolving operating conditions with few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to focus attention and follow work rules.
• Demonstrate aptitude to execute and maintain necessary records.
• Successful completion of background check and post-offer and random drug screens.

Physical Demands:

• While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• The employee must meet physical requirements including but not limited to, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, climbing up/down ladders and stairs, negotiating uneven and moving surfaces, and frequently lifting and/or moving up to 70 pounds.
• Employee must be able to work at heights up to 80 feet. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and…