Measurement Technician

Marathon Petroleum; Carlsbad (NM); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Marathon Petroleum in Carlsbad, NM is seeking an Instrument Technician responsible for inspection, calibration and repair of measurement and control instruments used in natural gas and hydrocarbon services. You will maintain system balances and support customer relations.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED, a valid driver's license and the ability to work 12-hour shifts, nights, weekends and holidays. Prior experience with meters and safety is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Must pass drug test and background check.
• Must be able to work 12-hour shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Installs, operates, inspects, maintains, tests, and calibrates natural gas measurement equipment.
• Provides technical support for metering and regulation stations in assigned geographic area.
• Monitors measurement system performance.
• Troubleshoots and performs root cause analysis on anomalies.
• Inspects, maintains, and repairs measurement devices and equipment (flow computer, meters, analyzers).
• Installs, configures and programs telemetry units for smart metering.
• Oversees meter proving and witnesses calibrations.
• Maintains regulatory-compliant documentation.

Skills

Calibration

Data Quality

Gas Measurement Fundamentals

Gas Measurement Industry Standards

Industrial Instrumentation

Safety

Safety Awareness

Education

High school diploma or GED

Driver's license

Tools

Flow computer

Mass flow meters

Turbine meters

Coriolis meters

Gas chromatographs

Sulfur analyzers

Telemetry units

Job description

Position Summary

This position is responsible for the inspection, calibration and repair of instruments associated with measurement, control and analysis of natural gas, LPG, and the other hydrocarbons that we handle. The Technician is responsible for maintaining system balances and customer relations.

Key Responsibilities

• Installs, operates, inspects, maintains, tests, and calibrates natural gas measurement equipment.
• Provides technical support for metering and regulation (compressor) stations in assigned geographic area.
• Monitors measurement system performance.
• Troubleshoots and performs root cause analysis on anomalies.
• Inspects, maintains, and performs repairs and preventative maintenance on measurement devices and equipment such as, but not limited, to flow computer, mass flow meters, turbine meters, Coriolis meters, gas chromatographs, sulfur analyzers, and other related devices.
• Installs
• Configures and programs telemetry units used in smart metering.
• Oversees meter proving's. Witnesses third-party meter calibrations.
• Maintains complete, accurate and regulatory-compliant documentation.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED required
• Valid driver's license required
• Must be able to pass drug test and background check
• Must be able to work 12-hour shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays

Skills

• Calibration: Develops ability to perform calibration on instruments with accuracy and precision in accordance with established procedures. Aware of environmental factors such as temperature, vibration, noise affecting calibration.
• Data Quality: Develops understanding of criticality of data integrity to hydrocarbon measurement. Able to apply validation methods to ensure accuracy and precision of measurement data for operational use such as operations, gas accounting, custody transfer.
• Gas Measurement Fundamentals: Develops understanding and practical experience with gas measurement including conversions necessary to convert actual measured volumes into energy as well as adjustments for atmospheric pressure and compressibility. Develops understanding of causes of measurement uncertainty e.g., selection of appropriate metering device, metering device installation, proper meter operation, processing of metering information, maintenance of metering devices.
• Gas Measurement Industry Standards: Develops knowledge of and practical experience with industry standards for gas metrology from American Petroleum Institute (API), American Gas Association (AGA), GPA Midstream Association and related organizations.
• Industrial Instrumentation Fundamentals: Develops practical knowledge of instrumentation used in midstream industry to measure, monitor, or control temperature, level, pressure, flow. Includes, but is not limited to temperature sensor, pressure gauges, pressure transmitter, pressure switch, flow transmitter, temperature controllers.
• Safety: Applies in difficult or complex situations ability to recognize safety risks in operational activities and use appropriate measures to control and manage identified risks.
• Safety Awareness: Ability to recognize and identify potential hazards. Evaluates changes in work environment with respect to impact on safety of self and others. Understands potential threats.

Location

Carlsbad, New Mexico

Job Requisition ID: 00024011

Location Address: 4109 GRANDI RD

Education: High School (Required)

Employee Group: Full time

Employee Subgroup: Regular

Marathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, reproductive health decision‑making, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition or AIDS/HIV status, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military, veteran status, marital status, citizenship or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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