Mechanic (Big Spring or Midland, TX)
$74,000–$110,000 year
On-siteTarzan, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Perform mechanical work on fixed and rotating equipment including internal combustion engines, compressors, pumps, turbines, and well equipment. Service, troubleshoot, maintain, install, and repair structural, mechanical, electrical, and well equipment while conducting performance analyses and emissions testing. Order parts and supplies, interpret maintenance records, and ensure company vehicle maintenance is complete. Responsibilities may include DOT-covered operations, maintenance, or emergency response on a pipeline. Respond immediately to dangerous or hazardous conditions to prevent injury or property damage.
Required Qualifications
- Based in Big Spring or Midland, Texas, or willing to relocate
- 2+ years' experience with natural gas
- Experience with Ariel compressors
- Experience with CAT 3500 & 3600 engines
- Experience in use and function of hand and power tools and equipment applicable to position
- Experience servicing, maintaining and repairing equipment
- Experience relative to company and/or governmental operating/safety policies and procedures
- Knowledge of: ordering and/or securing parts and supplies
- Knowledge of: reading and interpreting work and repair orders, drawings, charts, diagrams, dials, gauges, warranties, quotations, procedures and equipment manuals
- Ability to: apply addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals, and percentages
- Ability to: communicate and/or exchange information and instructions
- Ability to: react immediately to emergency situations to prevent injury to self and others
- Ability to: work in confined areas
- Ability to: perform precise tuning/timing work
- Ability to: utilize fine motor skills for making minute adjustments
- Ability to: handle lifting 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
- Ability to: stand remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Frequently)
- Ability to: walk moving about on foot (Frequently)
- Ability to: sit remaining in a seated position (Occasionally)
- Ability to: raise or lower an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) (Occasionally)
- Ability to: transport an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder (Occasionally)
- Ability to: exert force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Occasionally)
- Ability to: exert force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) (Occasionally)
- Ability to: climb ladders, stairs (Occasionally)
- Ability to: maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling (Constantly)
- Ability to: bend the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist (Occasionally)
- Ability to: bend the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Occasionally)
- Ability to: bend the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine (Occasionally)
- Ability to: move about on the hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)
- Ability to: extend hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)
- Ability to: seize, hold, grasp, turn or otherwise work with the hand or hands (Manual Dexterity) (Constantly)
- Ability to: pick, pinch or otherwise work with the fingers primarily (Finger Dexterity) (Constantly)
- Ability to: perceive 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)
- Ability to: express or exchange ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently)
- Ability to: perceive the nature of sound by the ear (Frequently)
- Ability to: identify and distinguish colors (Constantly)
- Ability to: judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are (Constantly)
- Ability to: work in inside and outside environmental conditions
- Ability to: work in well lighted, climate controlled areas (Frequently)
- Ability to: work in outdoor weather conditions (Occasionally)
- Ability to: work in wet or humid conditions (not weather related) (Occasionally)
- Ability to: work in extreme cold (not weather related) (Occasionally)
- Ability to: work in extreme heat (not weather related) (Occasionally)
- Ability to: work in dust, fumes, gases (Occasionally)
- Ability to: work with moving mechanical parts (Occasionally)
- Ability to: work with potential electric shock (Occasionally)
- Ability to: work with prolonged exposure to vibration (Occasionally)
- Ability to: work with high pitched noises/loud noises (Occasionally)
- Ability to: work with unprotected heights (Occasionally)
- Ability to: work with frequent repetitive motion (Constantly)
- Applicable driver's license
Desired Qualifications
- Preferred experience in mechanics working on field and plant equipment such as; compressors, internal combustion, diesel, natural gas-powered motors, cooling equipment, pumps, treating systems, valves, and turbines
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