E&C Technician; Katy, Tx

What We Are Looking For

Responsible for safe troubleshooting, installation, repair and operation of mechanical, electrical and instrument equipment.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Understands accepted troubleshooting guidelines for PLC, control valves and all PLC logic.
• Possess overall knowledge of the installation, operation, repair, of assigned equipment.
• Maintains sufficient inventory of electrical supplies and repair parts to meet most emergency situations.
• Takes care of company vehicle, keeping it clean and organized.
• Reports any unsafe practices or actions to supervisor.
• Continues to look for better and more efficient ways of doing job.
• Keeps lines of communication open to supervisor and other company employees while meeting the needs of all customers.
• Makes callouts on equipment.
• Works with project managers, engineering and contractors on all new construction projects.
• Maintain all controls, monitor alarms and sensor tests.
• Troubleshooting and scheduling electrical maintenance for the assigned location.
• Solid understanding of electrical motor control.
• Knowledge of electrical prints and capable of making appropriate red-line changes to them.
• Assist PLC programming personnel.
• Good understanding of PLC cause and effect.
• Supervise electrical contractors.
• Job level will be commensurate with experience and knowledge

Education:

• High School degree of equivalent

Experience/specific knowledge:

• General knowledge of compressor stations, gathering system, and processing plant operations.

Certifications, licenses, registrations:

• Valid operating license with acceptable driving record under company insurers.

Competencies, skills, and abilities:

• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Customer orientation.
• Ability to effectively present information in a one-on-one and small group situation to other employees of the company and outside contractors.
• Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals).
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out day-to-day operation issues.
• Be able to make quick and reasonable decisions in sometimes-adverse conditions.

Physical demands:

• Uses physical force to lift, push, pull and hold equipment/tools.
• Climbs and works at various heights. May work in a standing, sitting, lying down, crouched or kneeling position.
• Routinely reacts to visual, aural and other signals, including alarms and instructions, and is required to visually inspect work.
• Regularly bends, stoops, moves from ground level to higher levels, raises/lifts from ground level a load up to 50 lbs., manually transports a load up to 75 lbs., and applies up to 150 foot pounds of torque.
• Regularly gets into and out of vehicles and rides over rough roads.
• Candidates may be subject to Department of Transportation (DOT) drug and alcohol testing requirements,
• Subject to overtime and call-outs

Working conditions:

• Works mostly outdoors, in and around mechanical, industrial and electrical equipment.
• Required to climb about equipment and work in confined areas (i.e. tanks, between compressors, vessels).
• May be subject to work in hazardous conditions including hydrocarbon vapor, adverse weather conditions, and extreme temperatures.
• Wears safety equipment as required.

Supervisory responsibility: None

Preferred education, experience, certifications, competencies, skills, and abilities:

• Journeyman electrician.
• Maximo or other Enterprise Asset Management application experience.

Kinder Morgan is a large energy infrastructure company operating in North America. Access to reliable, affordable energy is a critical component for improving lives around the world. We are committed to providing energy transportation and storage services in a safe, efficient, and…