Corrosion Technician - USW

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Kinder Morgan is one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America. We own an interest in or operate approximately 84,000 miles of pipelines and 157 terminals. Our pipelines transport natural gas, gasoline, crude oil, carbon dioxide (CO₂) and more. Our terminals store and handle petroleum products, chemicals and other products.

Kinder Morgan is committed to being a good corporate citizen and conducting ourselves in an ethical and responsible manner. We spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year on integrity management and maintenance programs to operate our assets safely and to protect the public, our employees, contractors and the environment. Operationally, we continue to perform better than our industry peers relative to environmental, health and safety measures.

The Corrosion Technician position is based out of Kinder Morgan’s Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (NGPL) Joliet, IL warehouse located at 2300 South I‑80 Frontage Road, Joliet, IL 60436. This role is part of the United Steelworkers union. It is a Monday through Friday position with some on‑call responsibilities nights and weekends. Kinder Morgan offers a robust benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, two retirement plans, paid holidays, and paid time off.

Provide a high level of technical support on a regional or system basis relating to corrosion control and pipeline integrity. Design and maintain cathodic protection and internal corrosion control facilities. Conduct internal and external specialized corrosion tests on steel structure.

• The proper design, installation, operation, and maintenance of cathodic protection equipment and other corrosion control facilities on high‑pressure natural gas pipeline systems.
• The preparation of written documents including action plans, closure reports, technical papers, site‑specific plans, bid packages, annual corrosion reviews, emails, budgets, etc.
• Recognize corrosion‑related concerns and perform corrosion control tests, inspections, measurements, surveys, and evaluate data collected to ensure effective operation of corrosion control facilities.
• Installation or supervising the installation of corrosion control facilities, maintaining these facilities and producing adequate records/documentation by use of field sketches, as‑built prints, computer software, and field note sheets.
• Gather and analyze the corrosion control data as required by regulations, industry standards, and company procedures.
• Compile corrosion control data collected into the American Innovations Pipeline Compliance System software program.
• Lead efforts to design and implement effective long‑term cathodic protection systems.
• Assist with the development of cost estimates, drawings, job specifications and contract bid documents for the completion of capital improvement projects.
• Assist with the evaluation, development, implementation and maintenance of facility grounding systems.
• Assist with the implementation and validation of the company pipeline integrity program.
• Perform coating evaluations for atmospheric corrosion control and prepare mitigation plans.
• Participate in regulatory and company inspections/audits.
• Assist local management with corrosion control status and data review.
• Inspect third‑party construction/work activities.
• Required to assist other employees as requested.
• Successful candidate will be provided with a company vehicle for work and commuting.
• Company will provide PPE work attire and job‑related tools and equipment.
• Company will provide paid on‑the‑job training.
• Entry‑level candidate is eligible to receive 120 hours of prorated paid time off (PTO).
• Position is eligible for approved overtime pay and paid call‑outs. Paid call‑out rate is 1.5 times the hourly rate for a minimum of 2 hours if site work is required.
• Position is eligible for a 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off.

• Associate’s Degree in Applied Science or a two‑year technical degree preferred; however,…