Plant Operator - Intermediate
Oneok · Texas
📍 Tarzan, TXvia workday
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#WeAreONEOK – Fortune 500 company. 100+ years in business. Leading midstream service provider. Safety first. Sustainable operations. Environmentally responsible. Employee focused.
JOB SUMMARY
Join ONEOK as a Plant Operator - Intermediate in Tarzan, Texas , and play a vital role in keeping our natural gas liquids processing operations running safely, efficiently, and reliably. In this hands-on position, you'll operate, monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain critical plant equipment, including compressors, pumps, engines, turbines, treating systems, and other processing assets. Working alongside experienced operations and maintenance teams, you'll help optimize plant performance, support equipment repairs, and ensure compliance with all safety and environmental standards.
This role is ideal for candidates who enjoy working in a dynamic industrial environment, solving mechanical and operational challenges, and taking ownership of safe, dependable operations. You'll utilize technical drawings, gauges, control systems, and operational procedures to monitor equipment performance, prepare systems for maintenance activities, and respond to changing operating conditions. The position offers the opportunity to build expertise in gas and liquid processing while contributing to the safe transportation and processing of essential energy resources.
Successful candidates will have knowledge of processing plant operations, strong mechanical aptitude, basic computer skills, and a commitment to safety. This position involves both indoor and outdoor work, requires the ability to perform physically demanding tasks, and may include DOT-covered responsibilities. Travel may be required for training and support at other company locations.
If you're looking for a rewarding career in the energy industry with opportunities to develop your operational expertise and make a meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply.
Job Profile Summary
Performs activities related to operation and maintenance of oil and gas liquid processing facilities under supervision.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Operate and maintain processing plant equipment including, but not limited to: Compressors
Motors
Engines
Cooling equipment
Auxiliary units
Pumps
Turbines
Treating systems
Monitor and control equipment operating conditions
Start, stop, and operate equipment
Prepare equipment for maintenance activities including, but not limited to: Permitting
Lock out tag out
Decommissioning
Assist mechanics and others in performing repairs to equipment
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. 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
Experience reading and interpreting drawings, diagrams, work logs, dials, gauges, charts, procedures, and operational and repair manuals
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of: compressor station, storage field, gathering field, and/or processing plant operations
Knowledge of: computers. Demonstrated ability to access and/or perform basic computer functions utilizing company software applications
Knowledge of: gas and liquid processing fundamentals
Knowledge of: applicable company and governmental operating practices and procedures
Knowledge of: safe handling of flammable gases, liquids, and high-pressure systems
Ability to: analyze, adjust, and perform minor repairs on equipment
Ability to: apply addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
Ability to: maintain and prepare information such as safety/environmental reports, work logs, maintenance/repair logs, and time sheets
Ability to: interact and communicate effectively
Ability to: communicate and/or exchange information and instructions
Licenses and Certifications
Applicable certifications required
Strength Factor Rating - Physical Demands/Requirements
Heavy Work - Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium 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 (Occasionally)
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 (Occasionally)
Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)
Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with the
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