Measurement Technician

Jobtailor

Berclair (TX)

On-site

USD 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Field Technician in Texas to monitor volumes, perform calibration, troubleshooting, and maintenance on EFM systems and gas chromatographs. You will install, program, and calibrate equipment; collect samples; schedule and witness flow tests; and train new or less skilled staff while ensuring regulatory compliance.

This role requires working at remote field locations, adapting to weather, and collaborating with the maintenance team to optimize safety and

Qualifications

High school diploma or GED required.
Experience in oil and gas industry or similar field preferred.
Willing to travel regularly between multiple work locations.

Responsibilities

Monitoring volumes and identifying potential needs for preventative maintenance.
Maintaining field meters to inform the Company and customers about pipeline flows and pressures.
Performing complex calibration, troubleshooting, and repair tasks.
Handling discrepancy identification and resolution (L&U, quality shifts, etc.).
Training and mentoring of new or less skilled employees.
Measuring high and low pressure gathering systems.
Installation, programming, and calibration of Electronic Flow Measurement (EFM) computers.
Calculating volume rates and size orifice plates to set flow rates.
Collecting gas and liquid samples.
Installing, operating, and maintaining gas and liquid sampling systems.
Installing, programming, maintaining, and calibrating portable and stationary gas chromatographs.
Scheduling, completing, and witnessing flow tests on wells using open flow orifice meters and portable meter runs.
Routine inspecting, calibrating, and repairing of meter and associated equipment (meter tube/plates, ultrasonic meter, Coriolis meters, and flow computers).
Routine inspecting, maintaining and repairing of communications equipment and sampling system
Performing product composition and quality sampling and testing
Working autonomously at varying times and in diverse weather conditions at remote field locations
Participating and completing training programs, risk management reviews, and safety meetings to comply with regulations and company policy
Reviewing and following procedures to meet regulatory agency requirements
Completing documentation such as timesheets, Testit work orders, safe job plans/work permits, and regulatory reports
Optimizing work in the Maintenance Work Process while adhering to SAF E and Stop Work Authority
Maintaining facility appearance and safety through good housekeeping
Effectively utilizing tools and test equipment as needed
Responding to operational emergencies as a member of an emergency response team
Performing and documenting regulatory required inspections
Overseeing contractors providing specialty services
Installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting process controls and regulation
Maintaining and troubleshooting condensate ATG equipment
Maintaining and operating measurement Orifice meters tube and Ultrasonic tubes
Witnessing LACT skid proving
Installing and maintaining radio communications on EFM
Installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting gas quality analyzers
Installing and maintaining overpressure protection valves
Installing and maintaining portable and stationary O2 analyzers

Skills

Calibration

Troubleshooting

Flow rate

Gas sampling

Meter maintenance

Process control

Quality testing

Orifice meters

ATG

Overpressure valves

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Valid Driver's License

Tools

Flow Computers

Ultrasonic meters

Coriolis meters

Portable test equipment

Radio communications

Job description

Monitoring volumes and identifying potential needs for preventative maintenance
Maintaining field meters to inform the Company and customers about pipeline flows and pressures
Performing complex calibration, troubleshooting, and repair tasks
Handling discrepancy identification and resolution (L&U, quality shifts, etc.)
Training and mentoring of new or less skilled employees
Measuring high and low pressure gathering systems
Installation, programming, and calibration of Electronic Flow Measurement (EFM) computers
Calculating volume rates and size orifice plates to set flow rates
Collecting gas and liquid samples
Installing, operating, and maintaining gas and liquid sampling systems
Installing, programming, maintaining, and calibrating portable and stationary gas chromatographs
Scheduling, completing, and witnessing flow tests on wells using open flow orifice meters and portable meter runs
Routine inspecting, calibrating, and repairing of meter and associated equipment (meter tube/plates, ultrasonic meter, Coriolis meters, and flow computers)
Routine inspecting, maintaining and repairing of communications equipment and sampling system
Performing product composition and quality sampling and testing
Working autonomously at varying times and in diverse weather conditions, at remote field locations
Participating and successfully completing training programs, risk management reviews, and safety meetings required to comply with state and federal regulations and company policy
Reviewing and following procedures as necessary to ensure compliance with all company and industry standards to meet all regulatory agency requirements
Accurately completing documentation such as timesheets, Testit work orders, safe job plans/work permits, and regulatory reports
Optimizing work in the most effective (efficient and leveraging priority) manner, in alignment with the Maintenance Work Process (MWP) and within the tenets of S.A.F.E. and Stop Work Authority
Maintaining facility appearance and safety through good housekeeping practices
Effectively utilizing tools and test equipment as needed
Responding to operational emergencies as a member of an emergency response team
Performing and accurately documenting regulatory required inspections
Overseeing contractors providing specialty services (Quality Assurance, Quality Control)
Installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting process controls and regulation
Maintaining and troubleshooting condensate Automatic Tank Gauging (ATG) equipment
Maintaining and operating measurement Orifice meters tube and Ultrasonic tubes
Witnessing LACT skid proving
Installing and maintaining radio communications on EFM
Installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting gas quality analyzers
Installing and maintaining different types of overpressure protection valves
Installing and maintaining portable and stationary O2 analyzers

Requirements

Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
High school diploma or GED equivalent
Valid driver's license
1 or more years of experience in oil and gas industry or similar field
Willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to perform/comply with the following:
Live (or relocate) within 60 miles of the reporting location and handle occasional unexpected call-outs as needed
Work overtime as needed
Travel regularly between multiple work locations using a company vehicle to support site operations
Regularly stoop, squat, kneel, and crouch for durations up to 30 minutes
Frequently lift and carry objects up to 50 pounds
Occasionally exert pulling force of 130 pounds
Periodically pull/push doors open
Occasionally climb A-frame ladders
Work inside plant conditions as well as in outside conditions that include inclement weather, heat, and humidity
Work at times in a loud work environment

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in the installation, calibration, and maintenance of Electronic Flow Measurement systems and gas chromatographs, while ensuring compliance with industry standards and safety regulations. Proficient in troubleshooting and performing preventative maintenance in the oil and gas sector, with a strong focus on quality assurance and operational efficiency.

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