Natural Gas Compressor Station Operator I or II - Washington, MI

At DT Midstream (DTM), we've got the energy to achieve great things! DTM owns and operates a diverse, integrated portfolio of midstream pipeline, storage and gathering assets, allowing us to provide a comprehensive set of midstream services to our customers across the Southern, Northeastern and Midwestern United States and into Canada. DTM is an energy industry leader with more than 20 years of proven success and our focus is to be safe, caring, dependable and efficient in all we do.

Day to day operations and maintenance of natural gas facility and associated storage and transmission system.

• Assumes the responsibility of operating natural gas pipeline associated equipment such as reciprocating natural gas compressors, dehydrators, treating equipment, fluid separating equipment, valves, gas/liquid measurement equipment, pumps, etc. Operating the equipment and system may include, but is not limited to:
• Understanding and overall operation of the station from the Factory Talk mimic board
• Start-up/shutdown of equipment
• Adjusting controls to bring equipment into recommended or prescribed operating ranges
• Visually inspecting equipment and controls at periodic intervals to detect malfunctions or need for repair, adjustment, or lubrication
• De-pressurizing equipment and pipelines
• Purging/pressurizing equipment and pipelines
• Performing gas leakage investigation and surveys
• Locating and marking underground pipelines and monitor construction activity along the ROW
• Operating valves
• Implements safe work practices and a proactive safety culture while ensuring safety for the employee, the public, and the environment at all times.
• Keeps Gas Control advised of any operational changes to the pipeline or equipment, as well as any safety related conditions.
• Ensures regulatory compliance and record keeping requirements are met and continually monitored. The regulations include but are not limited to the Department of Transportation, Michigan Public Service Commission, and Operator Qualification plans.
• Reads, monitors, and records various conditions such as pressures, temperatures, hours of operation, fuel consumed, water levels, and monitors gauges.
• Performs maintenance on equipment, including but not limited to, reciprocating natural gas compressors, dehydrators, fluid separating equipment, valves, pumps, etc. Performing maintenance on the equipment and system may also include, but is not limited to:
• Monitoring, removing and replacing filters, oil, chemicals, and other lubricating fluids as needed
• Remove and replace gaskets as needed
• Remove and replace valves if necessary
• Install plugs as necessary
• Change gauges
• Maintain sites in clean condition including picking up trash, taking out trash, controlling weeds, minor painting, etc.
• Clean out sight glasses as necessary
• Change out suction/discharge valves on compressors
• Change out light bulbs or fuses
• Continually meeting the demands and improving upon the needs of our customers.
• Establishes and maintains a near perfect driving record.
• Directs and supervises contract labor involved in facility maintenance activities.
• Collaborates well with direct supervisor and colleagues on new and improved ideas associated with an always changing pipeline system.
• Establish and maintain professional, effective working relationships with co-workers, subordinates (if any) and company officers and managers, clients, vendors, and suppliers.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality, including the ability to recognize situations in which confidentiality is required.
• Performs special projects and other job-related duties as assigned.
• Performs maintenance of facility grounds, including lawn and landscape maintenance (operation of commercial lawn equipment) as well as snow removal (operation of snowplow and salting equipment).

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in natural gas processing, compression and/or pipeline experience preferred, but will train as necessary.

Ability to become a fully qualified employee per the expectations of the natural gas facility.

• Ability to function autonomously
• Thorough knowledge of O&M manual
• Demonstrated ability to lead or participate in work crews
• Demonstrated ability to understand and participate in special projects
• Use experience to recommend solutions to operational problems
• Recommend improvements for operational efficiency
• Emergency response:
  Provide incident command support to emergency…