Department:Transmission
and Storage/ETS
Location:Transmission
Regions-Various
Grade:7
Reports to:
Class Code:080448
Overview
Performs
a wide range of semi-skilled and skilled work, independently or as a member
of a crew related to operating and maintaining all aspects of the
transmission and underground storage system.
Essential
Duties and Responsibilities
·Lubricates,
operates, and maintains pipeline valves of all sizes and types.
·Operates
and maintains end closures and blow down stacks.
·Conducts
leakage surveys.
·Lubricates,
operates, and maintains pipeline valves of all sizes and types.
·Prepares
various Company forms and, through sketches and written reports, documents
work performed, changes made, and conditions found.
·Operates
a wide range of pneumatic, hydraulic, and manual tools.Installs
and operates basic tapping and pressure control equipment.
·Safely
uses, handles, stores, and disposes of hazardous materials and hazardous
waste.
·On
some assignments, drives heavy duty vehicles such as dump trucks and boom
trucks and operates construction equipment such as cranes.
·Performs
driverinspection on vehicles and
construction equipment.
·Assists
with the installation, removal, repair, and calibration of cathodic protection
equipment on Company pipelines.
·Takes
routine cathodic protection reads and assists troubleshooting.
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·Sweeps,
cleans, rakes, paints, cuts weeds, etc., around all types of facilities..
·Inspects,
maintains, and operates fire suppression equipment..
·On
some assignments, takes well pressures and storage tank gauge readings,
changes charts.
·Installs
and performs basic maintenance on various types of pneumatic, hydraulic,
and mechanical equipment or devices such as: meters, regulators, actuators,
filters, gauges, valves, recording gauges and charts.
·Assists
with instrumentation installations and repairs.Installs
piping and tubing for various instruments.
·Understands
basic principles of odorizers.
·Inspects,
maintains emergency equipment such as Nomex coveralls, respirators, etc.
·Installs,
calibrates, adjusts repairs and performs basic programming on electronic
flow computers for gas measurement at Little Gem Facilities.
·Troubleshoots
basic communications problems with modems, telephone lines and cellular
circuits at Little Gem Facilities.
·Responsible
for accurate documentation and reporting of work completion and feedback
to customers and internal contacts.
·Utilizes
a wide variety of computer applications, including spread sheets, data
bases, word processing, electronic media, etc.
·Provide
technical expertise on the job training to other employees.
·Performs
various other equivalent and lower grade functions.
·Installs,
inspects, calibrates, troubleshoots and repairs various types of pneumatic,
hydraulic, electrical or mechanical devices.
·Performs
skilled work in connection with the operation and maintenance of meter
and/or regulator installations.
·Bypasses
(reroutes gas) and installs large volume meters, regulators, filters, scrubbers,
etc.
·Adjusts
and maintains fluid level instrumentation.Checks
and adjusts high and low alarms.
·Makes
field inspections, adjusts and repairs on large regulators, pilot regulators
instruments controllers, etc.Tests,
repairs and adjusts pressure relief valves.
·Installs
equipment and performs required tests on well safety systems.
·Determines
gas quality in pipelines using various authorized test equipment.Performs
gas quality analysis, calibrates and maintains ambient monitoring systems.
·On
some assignments, investigates customers’ complaints and takes or initiates
appropriate actions.
·Receives
and transfers Odorant.Maintains
and adjust odorizers.Compiles monthly
Odorant report.
·Installs,
checks, calibrates, adjusts and repairs indicating gauges and recording
gauges.
·Installs,
checks, calibrates, adjusts electronic recording devices e.g. Total Flow
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Contacts
Frequent
contacts include:Employees and managers
from all Transmission and Storage departments, third-party excavators,
gas producers, ETS/EDS customers, municipal agencies, and LDS personnel
concerning pipeline locations, Company requirements for protection of facilities,
and unsafe conditions.Frequently
contacts contractors, suppliers, and vendors.Able
to communicate clearly.Must effectively
contact customers.
Minimum
Qualifications
Must
successfully pass the Physical Abilities Test.Must
possess a valid California Driver’s License. Must pass a pre-employment
drug test if a new hire or transferring from a non-safety sensitive job.Requires
participation in the Company’s random drug and alcohol testing program.
Must pass a pre-qualification examination.Must
have basic computer skills.Must
have 1 year experience in Transmission/Storage field operations or equivalent.
Desired
Qualifications
Mechanical
experience, experience with mechanical equipment,vocational
training in basic electricity and electronics, previous experience in related
industries, experience with operating common word processing and spreadsheet
programs.
Other
May
be required to work on call on a rotating basis.May
be required to respond to emergency call-outs and be able to work occasional
extensive hours.Some assignments
may require Class A or Class B license with special endorsements (i. e.,
X or H). May be required to job site report.
Physical
Demand
Heavy
- Frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighting up to 50 pounds
with lifting up to approximately 100 pounds as required.Emergency
situations may require extended hours.Equipment
and materials exceeding 75 pounds are to be maneuvered through leveraging
techniques and employees are instructed to work within their optimum carry
ability and use lifting devices, carry aids (e. g. hand truck) and/or request
assistance.
Environmental
Conditions
Work
is predominately outdoors or in an engine/equipment room.Exposed
to extremes of climate and temperatures, high noise levels, rotating and
vibrating equipment, rough terrain, occasional work on ladders or high
platforms, as well as confined spaces.May
be exposed to high pressure gas.May
be required to handlehazardous materials
and hazardous waste.
Equipment
Operates
or uses pipe locator, leak detector, grease gun, shovel and other pneumatic,
power, or hand tools, gauges, hand-held electronic instruments, laptop
computer, heavy construction equipment
(e. g., backhoe, crane).
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