CNG Technician - Odessa, TX

Position Summary:

The CNG Technician will contribute to the preventive maintenance, application, start-up and commissioning of NexTier Power Solutions CNG assets. The CNG Technician will be knowledgeable of gas compression; mechanical, instrumentation, automation, and operation. Including safe operation and best practices of the Power Solutions CNG equipment. This position reports directly to PSL Operations Manager-Power Solutions.

Schedule:

·        This position involves daily travel between NexTier Pecos, TX hub, NexTier Midland Basin hub, Midland/Odessa NexTier yards, compressor sites and customer locations.

·        Shifts vary depending on customer requirements and multiple shifts will be available depending on candidates.

Responsibilities:

• The safe and consistent maintenance to the company’s permanent and portable CNG equipment
• Assists in monitoring the requirements of replacing parts by inspecting used parts, using rules, calipers, micrometers, and other measuring instruments.
• Troubleshoot repetitive and intermittent performance issues on component level equipment
• Mechanical, electrical, PLC, and instrumentation skills/knowledge are necessary
• Contribute to maintaining a spare parts and materials inventory
• Prepares mechanical maintenance reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends and enter reports into NexTier software
• Maintain and establish NexTier software work orders on a recurring basis
• Participate and support the maintenance program development
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
• Maintain a high level of housekeeping on customer sites
• Perform all work safely and be a leader within the safety program
• Perform preventive maintenance on CNG equipment on schedule
• Perform recurring inspections on CNG equipment on schedule
• Perform pre-job planning and prep equipment for projects as needed including pre-job commissioning
• Transport trailers and equipment as needed
  
• Rig up and down equipment at the start and end of each project
• Visit customer locations as necessary for planned maintenance, check-ins, or service calls.
• Troubleshoot equipment outages and get equipment online and operational
• Perform post-job commissioning as applicable

Requirements:

•  A minimum of 5 years of CNG or related experience preferred
• Natural Gas Compression and additional OEM and industry training can be substituted for field experience
•  Hands on mechanical and/or electrical experience in piping or HVAC systems required
• MDT control systems knowledge would be beneficial to this role
• Excellent organizational and technical communication skills, interpersonal skills, and an ability to influence and to deal tactfully with a wide range of personalities
•  Exceptional work ethic with a positive, analytical, and safe work attitude
• Basic skills in the use of computer-based programs such as Excel and Office.