Plant Operator - Journey

Company Summary

SMLP is a value-driven limited partnership focused on developing, owning and operating midstream energy infrastructure assets that are strategically located in the core producing areas of unconventional resource basins, primarily shale formations, in the continental United States. SMLP provides natural gas, crude oil and produced water gathering, processing and transportation services pursuant to primarily long-term, fee-based agreements with customers and counterparties in five unconventional resource basins: (i) the Appalachian Basin, which includes the Utica and Marcellus shale formations in Ohio and West Virginia; (ii) the Williston Basin, which includes the Bakken and Three Forks shale formations in North Dakota; (iii) the Denver-Julesburg Basin, which includes the Niobrara and Codell shale formations in Colorado and Wyoming; (iv) the Fort Worth Basin, which includes the Barnett Shale formation in Texas; and (v) the Piceance Basin, which includes the Mesaverde formation as well as the Mancos and Niobrara shale formations in Colorado. SMLP has an equity method investment in Double E Pipeline, LLC, which provides interstate natural gas transportation service from multiple receipt points in the Delaware Basin to various delivery points in and around the Waha Hub in Texas. SMLP also has an equity method investment in Ohio Gathering, which operates extensive natural gas gathering and condensate stabilization infrastructure in the Utica Shale in Ohio. SMLP is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Summit Midstream is proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Relocation: No Relocation assistance provided.

Work Sponsorship: Summit Midstream will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. Any offer of employment is contingent upon the Company receiving satisfactory results from a pre-employment drug screening, a criminal background check, and reference checks and your satisfaction of all other applicable fitness for duty requirements.

Summit Midstream offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

Competitive salary range of: $33.25 to $40.87.

• Company Paid Holidays
• Discretionary Performance Bonus
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
• Flexible Benefit Plan
• Basic Term Life Insurance
• Voluntary Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employer Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
• Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
• Wellness Incentive Program
• 5% Retirement Plan Match

DOT Compliance: Responsibilities may include Department of Transportation (DOT) covered functions per PHMSA or FMSCA. 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. Maintain working knowledge of regulatory requirements, perform required tasks, and complete associated documentation (OSHA, DOT, EPA, etc.)

Summary

A Plant Operator is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and record keeping of gathering system compressor stations or process plants.

Principle Duties & Responsibilities:

• Daily operation, documentation, and housekeeping of compressor stations with reciprocating natural gas compressors
• Responsible for completing and maintaining required reports and logs
• Monitor and adjust equipment to maintain optimum availability, efficiency, and throughput
• Responsible for performing minor maintenance on engines, compressors, dehydrators, vapor recovery units, flares, separators, slug catchers, air compressors, and cooling fans
• Daily condensate tank liquid handling and truck scheduling
• Work with craft personnel to ensure any equipment/system problems are resolved in a timely manner
• Responsible for reporting, troubleshooting, and correcting abnormal operating conditions
• Responsible for coordinating and monitoring activities of contract personnel assigned to the area
• Identify emergency situations and initiate Emergency Response Procedures
• Promote a safe work environment, implement current safety policies and ensure environmental policies and regulatory compliance are being met
• May be required at some locations to monitor meters and gauges to maintain correct temperature, pressure and flow of gas through system
• Maintain working knowledge of regulatory requirements, perform required tasks, and complete associated documentation (OSHA, DOT, EPA, etc.)
• Responsibilities may include Department of Transportation (DOT) covered functions per PHMSA and/or FMSCA. 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 & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Technical certification or equivalent training in energy-related field preferred
• Minimum 3 years of stable work history in the energy industry and/or technical training in mechanical and/or electrical field

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Experience with SCADA and control systems (i.e.; Delta V, Wonder Ware, Cygnet, Kimray)
• Basic computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office, including spreadsheet and word processing applications
• Possess a strong commitment to personal and job safety including complying with state and federal regulations
• Demonstrate strong mechanical aptitude with the ability to troubleshoot and repair all types of mechanical equipment as well as good verbal/written communication skills, decision making skills and a strong work ethic
• Willing to work call-outs, holidays, and weekends - Must live or relocate to within 1-hour response time of job assignment
• Willing to work at more than one specific station
• Work well within a team environment, and/or independently with limited supervision if needed
• Ability to interface positively with land owners, corporate contacts and other field personnel
• Must be able to read prints, drawings, and technical manuals and possess the ability to prepare technical reports

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Have dexterity in the use of tools and equipment
• Climb about equipment and work at various heights
• Use physical force to lift, push, pull and hold equipment and tools
• Able to work in a standing, sitting, lying down, crouched or kneeling position and work in confined spaces
• Able to bend, stoop, move from ground level to higher levels, raise/lift from ground level and lift up to 50 lbs., manually transport a load up to 75 lbs. and apply up to 100 ft. lbs. of torque
• React to conditions, alarms and beacons using olfactory senses
• Assume responsibility, be flexible, perform duties and handle multiple tasks under potentially stressful and/or hazardous conditions
• Work indoors and outdoors in and around industrial and electrical equipment
• Work in temperature extremes due to weather conditions and operating equipment
• Wear special safety equipment (PPE) while working

Notice

Summit Midstream Partners will not pay a fee of any kind to any third party agency without a valid Summit Midstream Partners’ Master Service Agreement (MSA) authorized and signed by Human Resources. Any resume, application or other form of candidate submission to any employee of Summit Midstream Partners, without a valid MSA on file, will be considered property of Summit Midstream Partners and no fee will be paid.

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