Storage Operator – Associate

We are on the hunt for a diverse group of talented, high-caliber employees to join our team. ONEOK is recognized as an employer of choice in the natural gas and natural gas liquids industry and offers competitive pay; professional development; excellent benefits; a strong commitment to safety; community engagement; and a caring, inclusive work culture.

JOB SUMMARY

Job Profile Summary

Assist with or perform activities related to operation and maintenance of storage facilities.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

  • Assist with or 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
    • Gas dehydration equipment
  • 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
    • Safety/environmental forms
  • Communicate and/or exchange written and verbal information and instructions

Education

  • None Required.

Work Experience

  • Training relative to:
    • Company and governmental operating/safety procedures
    • Gas system/liquid pipeline maintenance operations
    • Storage well injection and withdrawal
    • Construction and maintenance activities
    • Characteristics of products handled

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Knowledge of: operation and maintenance of a storage facility
  • Knowledge of: the use, function, and maintenance of tools applicable to position. Training relative to repair and maintenance of compressor station and storage facility equipment
  • Ability to: apply addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
  • Ability to: read and interpret maps, drawings, plats, atlas pages, work logs, job orders, dials, gauges, charts, procedures, and operational and repair manuals
  • 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
  • Ability to: work in confined areas
  • Ability to: Travel over uneven terrain including but not limited to: Mud, gravel, sand, rocks, ice and/or snow

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 (Constantly)
  • Walking: Moving about on foot (Constantly)
  • 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 (Constantly)
  • Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Constantly)
  • 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
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