Senior Plant Operator: Lead Processing & Maintenance

oneok; Mentone (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ONEOK is seeking an experienced operations professional to perform advanced operating and maintenance activities for oil and gas liquid processing facilities with limited supervision.

The role emphasizes maintaining equipment, monitoring process parameters, and ensuring safety and environmental compliance while supporting training for junior operators and coordinating maintenance activities.

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

• Operate and maintain processing plant equipment including, but not limited to: compressors, motors, engines, cooling equipment, auxiliary units, pumps, turbines, treating systems, and DCS/Control Board.
• Monitor and control pressures, temperatures, flow rates and reflux rates.
• Start, stop, and operate equipment.
• Prepare equipment for maintenance activities including permitting, lock out tag out, decommissioning.
• Assist mechanics and others in performing repairs to equipment.
• Provide training to less experienced operators.
• Identify and report safety and/or environmental concerns.
• Compile and maintain information such as time sheets, work logs, safety/environmental forms, and maintenance/repair records.
• Drive and ensure maintenance is complete on company vehicles.
• Department of Transportation (DOT) related duties may apply and you must respond to hazardous conditions.

Skills

Compressor systems

Gas & liquids processing

Reading drawings & logs

Safety & environmental

Operational communication

Time logs maintenance

Job description

ONEOK is seeking an experienced operations professional to perform advanced operating and maintenance activities for oil and gas liquid processing facilities with limited supervision.

The role emphasizes maintaining equipment, monitoring process parameters, and ensuring safety and environmental compliance while supporting training for junior operators and coordinating maintenance activities.