Senior Plant Operator: Lead, Optimize & Safeguard Gas Processing

ONEOK Services Company LLC; United States; On-site; USD 83,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

ONEOK is seeking a highly skilled Plant Operator to support operation and maintenance of natural gas gathering and processing facilities. In this advanced role, you will operate and monitor critical plant equipment with minimal supervision across compressors, engines, pumps, turbines, and control systems.

You’ll monitor plant conditions, perform startups and shutdowns, assist maintenance activities, and help troubleshoot operational issues while mentoring less experienced operators and

Qualifications

• Experience with and thorough knowledge of compressor station, storage field, gathering field, and/or processing plant operations.
• Experience and training pertaining to: Gas and liquid processing fundamentals.
• Applicable company and governmental operating practices and procedures.
• Safe handling of flammable gases, liquids, and high-pressure systems.
• Experience reading and interpreting drawings, diagrams, work logs, dials, gauges, charts, procedures, and operational and repair manuals.
• Experience maintaining and preparing information such as safety/environmental reports, work logs, maintenance/repair logs, and time sheets.
• Experience interacting and communicating effectively.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and control pressures, temperatures, flow rates and reflux rates.
• Start, stop, and operate equipment.
• Prepare equipment for maintenance including, but not limited to: Permitting, Lock out tag out, Decommissioning.
• Assist mechanics and others in performing repairs to compressors, engines, turbines, auxiliary equipment, pumps, process controls and related equipment.
• Provide training to less experienced operators.
• Identify and report any safety and/or environmental concerns.
• Compile and/or maintain information such as time sheets, work logs, safety/environmental forms, and equipment maintenance and repair records.
• Drive and ensure maintenance is complete on company vehicles.
• Responsibilities may include Department of Transportation (DOT) covered functions, including operations, maintenance, or emergency response on a pipeline.

Skills

Compressor operation

Process facilities knowledge

Equipment troubleshooting

Safety compliance

Training others

Documentation & records

Tools

SCADA/DCS

Job description

ONEOK is seeking a highly skilled Plant Operator to support operation and maintenance of natural gas gathering and processing facilities. In this advanced role, you will operate and monitor critical plant equipment with minimal supervision across compressors, engines, pumps, turbines, and control systems.

You’ll monitor plant conditions, perform startups and shutdowns, assist maintenance activities, and help troubleshoot operational issues while mentoring less experienced operators and