Storage Operator - Intermediate

ONEOK, Inc.; Town of Texas, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

ONEOK, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company with 100+ years in business and a leading midstream service provider. The role involves performing activities related to operation and maintenance of storage facilities, including rotating shifts and hands-on responsibilities at storage fields.

Responsibilities include operating storage equipment, reading gauges, monitoring pressure, and ensuring safety and QA/QC. DOT-related tasks may be involved, with a strong emphasis on safety and emergency readiness.

Qualifications

• Ability to operate and maintain an underground storage facility.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic.
• Ability to travel over uneven terrain including mud, gravel, sand, rocks, ice and/or snow.
• Ability to work in confined areas.
• Ability to react immediately to emergency situations to prevent injury.
• Ability to read and interpret charts and gauges.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain storage field equipment.
• Read, record, and process information from charts, dials, gauges, controls and other recording devices.
• Drive and ensure maintenance is completed on company vehicles.
• Monitor pressure and operation of equipment.
• Quality assurance/quality control.

Skills

Storage facility ops

Read gauges

Emergency response

Safety procedures

Basic arithmetic

Job description

#WeAreONEOK – Fortune 500 company. 100+ years in business. Leading midstream service provider. Safety first. Sustainable operations. Environmentally responsible. Employee focused.

JOB SUMMARY

Job Profile Summary

Performs activities related to operation and maintenance of storage facilities.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Perform rotating shift work at storage facility including, but not limited to:
• Operating and maintaining storage field equipment
• Measurement activities/Gauging tanks
• Changing charts
• Blowing drips
• Maintain facility appearance
• Quality assurance/quality control
• Operation of engines/gas compressors
• Monitor pressure and check operation of equipment.
• Drive and ensure maintenance is complete on company vehicles.
• Read, record, prepare, and/or process information from charts, dials, gauges, controls, and other recording devices including, but not limited to:
• Equipment maintenance and repair
• Equipment operation and performance problems

Responsibilities may include Department of Transportation (DOT) covered functions, including operations, maintenance, or emergency response on a pipeline. Job duties also require the employee to be alert and respond immediately to dangerous or hazardous conditions, and where impaired performance, or failure to follow safety precautions, could result in serious injury or property damage.

Education

• None Required.

Work Experience

Training and experience relative to:

• Company and governmental operating/safety procedures
• Storage well injection and withdrawal
• Construction and maintenance activities
• Characteristics of products handled

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to: operate and maintain underground storage facility
• Ability to: apply basic arithmetic: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
• Ability to: Travel over uneven terrain including but not limited to: mud, gravel, sand, rocks, ice and/or snow
• Ability to: work in confined areas.
• Ability to: react immediately to emergency situations to prevent injury to self and others.
• Ability to: detect and react to warning signals at work sites.
• Ability to: operate tools and equipment as required.

Licenses and Certifications

• None required

Strength Factor Rating - Physical Demands/Requirements

• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Strength Factor Description - Physical Demands/Requirements

• Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Frequently)
• Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently)
• Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Occasionally)
• Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) (Occasionally)
• Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder (Occasionally)
• Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Occasionally)
• Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) (Occasionally)
• Climbing: Ladders, Stairs (Occasionally)
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling (Constantly)
• Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist (Occasionally)
• Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Occasionally)
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine (Occasionally)
• Crawling: Moving about on the hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)
• Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)
• Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with the hand or hands (Manual Dexterity) (Constantly)
• Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working with the fingers primarily (Finger Dexterity) (Constantly)
• Feeling: Perceiving such attributes of objects/materials as size, shape, temperature, texture, movement or pulsation by receptors in the skin, particularly those of the finger tips (Constantly)
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently)
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear (Frequently)
• Tasting/Smelling: (Occasionally)
• Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (Constantly)
• Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet for more (Constantly)
• Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are (Constantly)
• Vision: Color - The ability to identify and distinguish colors (Constantly)

Working Conditions/Environment

• Employee is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions

Working Conditions

• Well lighted, climate controlled areas (Frequently)
• Outdoor weather conditions (Occasionally)
• Wet or humid conditions (not weather related) (Occasionally)
• Extreme cold (not weather related) (Occasionally)
• Extreme heat (not weather related) (Occasionally)
• Dust, fumes, gases (Occasionally)
• Moving mechanical parts (Occasionally)
• Potential electric shock (Occasionally)
• Prolonged exposure to vibration (Occasionally)
• High pitched noises/loud noises (Occasionally)
• Unprotected heights (Occasionally)
• Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly)
• CRT (Computer Monitor(s)) (Constantly)

Travel

• Travel to other locations required

Driving

• Based on assigned tasks, employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver's license

ONEOK is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, national origin, gender identity, disability, military/veteran status, genetic information or any other categories protected by applicable law.

The job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of ONEOK.

ONEOK is committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request an accommodation email [e-mail] or call 1-855-663-6547.

Expected Salary Range

$65,000.00 - $97,000.00

At ONEOK (NYSE: OKE), we deliver energy products and services vital to an advancing world. We are a leading midstream operator that provides gathering, processing, fractionation, transportation, storage and marine export services. Through our approximately 60,000-mile pipeline network, we transport the natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), refined products and crude oil that help meet domestic and international energy demand, contribute to energy security and provide safe, reliable and responsible energy solutions needed today and into the future. As one of the largest integrated energy infrastructure companies in North America, ONEOK is delivering energy that makes a difference in the lives of people in the U.S. and around the world.