Service Tech
About this role
USA Compression Partners, LP, (NYSE: USAC) provides mission critical natural gas compression services to large upstream and midstream energy companies. We are an operation scentric, technology driven employer with 800+ employees in 18 states across the US. We owe our success to the quality of our employees, our strong commitment to safety, and superior service to our customers.
Key Business Objectives:
Responsible for the preservation, make ready repair, short and long term storage maintenance and the reconfiguration of USA Compression idle equipment, reporting to the Operations Service Manager (OSM). All USA Compression employees are responsible for maintaining a safe and professional work environment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Understand and follow all safety and environmental policies.
- Preserve and seal idle units as they return to the storage yards.
- Roll over and re-preserve units that remain idle on a 180 day rotation.
- Repair packages and make ready for redeployment into active status.
- Perform major and minor scheduled maintenance procedures on idle units as necessary.
- Reconfigure compressor cylinder arrangements as required to meet new contract needs.
- Repair and maintain the heavy equipment inventory (HEI).
- General housekeeping by helping to keep warehouse facilities and yards free from trash and debris.
- Assist in the loading and unloading of units as they enter and leave the storage yards. Safely operate truck mounted cranes, fork lifts and other portable lifting equipment.
- Maintain company vehicle according to company guidelines.
- Help maintain parts inventory for storage yards.
- Keep units clean and maintain safe working conditions.
- Any other duties or responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.
Skills/Capabilities and Education:
- Technical or trade school certification or additional work experience in related field.
- Preferred at least 2 years of experience in natural gas compression.
- Valid driver’s license with a Motor Vehicle Record history acceptable to USA Compression. Good communication/interface skills with customer field personnel, onsite vendors, and other tech teams.
- Ability to operate independently with little or no supervision.
- High degree of mechanical ability.
- Experience reading and understanding technical manuals.
- Experience in configuring natural gas compression equipment.
- Ability to work extended hours.
- Ability to understand written and verbal communication from the company and supervisor including training, procedures, instructions, etc.
- Applicant must have the ability to legally work in the U.S.
Working Conditions:
- Periodic lifting requirements in excess of 50 lbs.
- Ability to stand and walk on uneven and varied terrain, climb ladders and stairs; and stoop, squat, kneel, crouch and crawl depending on the task requirements.
- Exposure to extremes in temperature and weather conditions depending upon assigned location.
Some exposure to high noise levels in excess of 85dBA that require ear protection, as well as exposure to potentially hazardous chemicals and materials.
Working conditions in natural gas compression vary from one job site to another. Some job sites are indoors in compressor stations while other sites are outside, exposed to a variety of weather conditions.
- There is a strong emphasis on safety while working with heavy equipment and machinery
Company at a glance
USA Compression Partners LP (NYSE: USAC), based in Dallas, TX, completed its IPO in January 2013. Founded in 1998, USAC is a growth-oriented MLP that is one of the largest U.S. independent providers of natural gas compression, based on total fleet horsepower of nearly 4 million as of August 2018. USAC operates an infrastructure-oriented asset base that generates stable cash flows underpinned by high utilization rates. USAC provides compression services to the midstream energy sector, primarily in the shales and unconventional resource plays, which have lower producing pressures than conventional reservoirs and where demand is about three times that in conventional areas. USAC also provides gas lift compression services in artificial oil recovery. USAC employs a customer-oriented business philosophy in partnering with a diverse customer base, which is comprised of producers, processors, gatherers and transporters of natural gas and crude oil.
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