About the Role
Install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain mechanical equipment and/or auxiliary equipment. Perform heavy mechanical maintenance and replacement of reciprocating and screw compressors, engines and process equipment.
Responsibilities
- Assess the condition of engine and compressor components and perform required maintenance based on company standards and original manufacturer's specifications.
- Mentor team members and company personnel on proper operation and maintenance of mechanical equipment.
- Identify, report, and assist in correcting safety and environmental concerns.
- Complete appropriate documentation and paperwork accurately and timely.
- Perform all work in compliance with company standards, procedures, and regulatory and tariff requirements.
- Demonstrate performance toward operational excellence.
- Speak clearly and listen carefully, using a high level of verbal skills.
- Maintain regular, dependable attendance and a high level of performance.
- Maintain a high regard for personal safety, the safety of company assets and employees, and the general public.
- Respond to callouts during working and non-working hours.
- Follow all safety policies to ensure tasks are completed in a safe and environmentally responsible manner, with an emphasis on finishing each day injury and incident free.
- Order and receive required replacement parts.
- Complete personal timesheets and expense accounts.
- Maintain a company vehicle.
- Act as a company representative when interacting with contractors and vendors.
- Promote and embody Kinder Morgan Core Values.
Requirements
- Experience in mechanical maintenance of reciprocating/centrifugal compressor units.
- Experience with Caterpillar/Waukesha engines, Ariel, RDS and Cooper natural gas compressors, auxiliary engines, and related Process equipment such as fans, coolers and pumps.
- Experience in engine and compressor overhauls including top ends, swings and zero hour overhauls.
- Experience in troubleshooting natural gas driven engines, compressors and associated equipment.
- Basic knowledge of engine emissions (AFR adjustment, catalyst process, analyzing instruments).
- Basic knowledge of station operations and equipment functions.
- Experience with Cat ET and Waukesha ESM programs.
- Strong mechanical skills and knowledge of compressor engines.
- Strong mechanical aptitude with experience in heavy maintenance related to engine/compressor units.
- Ability to troubleshoot and maintain natural gas plant equipment, pumps, exchangers, compressors, and related auxiliary equipment.
- Ability to operate forklifts and light industrial equipment.
- Ability to read and interpret company policies and procedures, Operations & Maintenance (O&M) manuals, and blueprints.
- Ability to respond in a timely manner to any emergency or after-hours calls.
- Good communication skills to interface effectively with internal and external customers, regulatory officials, company contacts, and co-workers.
- Detailed knowledge of mechanical equipment, internal combustion engines, pumps, compressors, and related equipment.
- Basic computer skills (MS Office, operating systems, company software).
- Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals).
- Customer focus.
- Ability to work with a team, take direction from supervisors, focus attention on details, follow work rules, and adhere to work schedules.
- Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and a driving record satisfactory to the company and its insurers.
- Ability to lift, pull, push, and carry up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to exert up to 100 lbs. of physical force.
- Ability to stand, walk, kneel, bend, and squat for extended periods.
- Ability to twist head and back for extended periods.
- Ability to work in areas classified as confined space.
- Ability to climb and work from ladders, catwalks, staging, and platforms.
- Ability to ascend and descend slopes and ditches.
- Ability to work with hands above head.
- Ability to work lying on back.
- Ability to work in adverse weather and/or extreme temperature conditions.
- Reasonable accommodations will be made to ensure essential functions can be performed.
Skills
- Mechanical maintenance
- Engine maintenance
- Compressor maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Repair
- Heavy mechanical maintenance
- Reciprocating compressors
- Screw compressors
- Engine overhauls
- Compressor overhauls
- Top end overhauls
- Swing overhauls
- Zero hour overhauls
- Natural gas engines
- Natural gas compressors
- Auxiliary engines
- Process equipment
- Fans
- Coolers
- Pumps
- Engine emissions
- AFR adjustment
- Catalyst process
- Analyzing instruments
- Station operations
- Equipment functions
- Cat ET
- Waukesha ESM
- Mechanical aptitude
- Forklift operation
- Light industrial equipment operation
- Reading blueprints
- Emergency response
- After-hours call response
- Communication skills
- Internal combustion engines
- MS Office
- Operating systems
- Teamwork
- Attention to detail
- Work rule adherence
- Schedule adherence
Location
- Must live within a reasonable response time from the reporting location.
Work Type
- Full-time
- Overtime may be required
- Available for callouts 24/7
- Working other than normal hours
- Schedule changes
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Based on experience
Education Level
- High school diploma or equivalent
About the Company
- 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 environmentally responsible manner for the benefit of the people, communities, and businesses we serve.
- For more information about Kinder Morgan, our culture, opportunities available, and to join our Talent Community, please visit our careers site at www.kindermorgan.com.
Equal Opportunity
- Kinder Morgan provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, gender (including gender identity and expression), sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, family status, status as an individual authorized to work in the U.S., or any other status protected by law.
