Centralized Maintenance Technician

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Crude oil is an essential element of our nation’s energy supply - fueling our cars, trucks, airplanes, and factories, and heating and cooling our homes. As part of the energy mix, the United States relies on a steady supply of crude oil to produce products we use on a daily basis. LOOP plays a key role in meeting those daily energy needs as the single largest point of entry for waterborne crude oil coming into the U.S.

Crude oil is an essential element of our nation’s energy supply - fueling our cars, trucks, airplanes, and factories, and heating and cooling our homes. As part of the energy mix, the United States relies on a steady supply of crude oil to produce products we use on a daily basis. LOOP plays a key role in meeting those daily energy needs as the single largest point of entry for waterborne crude oil coming into the U.S.

LOOP is a joint venture of Marathon Petroleum Company, Shell Oil Company, and Valero, and is the only Deepwater Port in the U.S. capable of offloading and loading a wide range of vessels from Ultra Large Crude Carriers down to Medium Range Tankers.

LOOP stores crude oil in eight underground caverns in a naturally occurring salt dome capable of storing approximately 60 million barrels. In addition, LOOP has a modern above-ground tank facility consisting of twenty-two tanks with a total storage capacity of 12 million barrels.

LOOP has called Louisiana home for over forty years. With headquarters in Covington and operating facilities in Galliano and St. James LA, as well as a facility 20 miles in the Gulf of Mexico.

LOOPLLC has a full-time, non-exempt opening for a Centralized Maintenance Technician. The position provides maintenance support across all LOOP and LOOP supported facilities including the Clovelly Hub, Marine Terminal, Fourchon Booster Station, Small Boat Harbor, LOCAP, and MARS by using proficient maintenance expertise by safely and efficiently maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, installing, assembling, and disassembling systems, equipment and components to support facility operability and integrity.

The role of the Centralized Maintenance Technician may require Operational support training such as HUET, fire team, rescue team, crane operating certification, and confined space entries. The role also may require on scene first aid and assistance in Emergency Medical Technicians in treatment of ill or injured personnel.

The successful candidate will be a self-motivated, team-oriented member of the centralized maintenance team. The centralized maintenance team is responsible for implementing effective Asset Management practices across multiple operating facilities in southeastern Louisiana, spanning from offshore Gulf of Mexico to St. James, Louisiana. The centralized maintenance team routinely works with Operations, Engineering, and other groups, to ensure LOOP is delivering a reliable service to customers through dependable equipment, and focuses on continuous improvement of processes, policies, and standards related to asset management.

The position will be primarily located at LOOP Marine Terminal GI-59 but will require travel to all LOOP and LOOP supported facilities to meet customer needs. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will be assigned to Marine Terminal seventy (70) percent of the time in year 1 (which is adjustable depending on needs of the organization).

The position reports to the Supervisor, Centralized Maintenance.

• Safe, skilled and timely performance of Ad hoc and Preventive Maintenance (Regulatory and Non-Regulatory) on all equipment including but not limited to instrumentation, electrical, mechanical, and communications.
• Ability to comprehend the working pieces and types of equipment, plus the skills to troubleshoot and maintain equipment.
• Provide support to operations when special projects are being developed in conjunction with the Engineering Department.
• Records equipment repairs, history, and replacements in the LOOP Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Assist Central Maintenance group to determine the specific need, source…