Job Description

Description :

Duties and Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge about gas compression packages (including panels, controls, instrumentation and package operation) and engine/compressor component life cycles to optimize equipment run times;
• Interpret flow sheets and drawings
• Demonstrate an understanding of mounting and alignment, commissioning, package operations, mechanical components, instrumentation, and electronics;
• Perform startups, servicing, overhauls, repairs, warranty work, etc\xe2\x80\xa6 often alone in remote locations;
• Trouble shoot engine compressor problems;
• Diagnose and trouble shoot highly complex problems and provide recommendations to Service Coordinator and clients;
• Verify all proper setting and adjustments (alignment, pull downs, rod run out, ESM, fuel gas pressure and settings, crankcase pressure, flange torqueing, cooler checks, etc);
• Judge priorities on unit repairs in terms of down time, customer importance, potential losses, and efficient working methods;
• Provide optimal customer service;
• Work directly with management on customer concerns and help rectify issues;
• Maintain excellent documentation of mechanical services, daily labour time entry, expenses reports, parts orders, etc;
• Complete and submit, in a timely fashion, all paper work related to startups, servicing, warranty work, etc;
• Maintain cleanliness and orderliness of field service trucks and shop working areas;
• Conduct service truck maintenance and demonstrate courteous driving;
• Minimize driving and non-chargeable time;
• Continuously strive to reduce operating costs and improve sales potential.

Prerequisites

Education

• Completion of Heavy Duty Technician or Millwright apprenticeship program, Heavy Duty Technician or Millwright license holder, or equivalent experience

• High School diploma

Experience

• 5+ years\xe2\x80\x99 Heavy Duty Technician or Millwright experience in oil and gas compression
• Basic computer skills

Other

• Must supply personal tooling up to \xc2\xbe\xe2\x80\x9d drive sockets
• Must have a complete understanding of engine/compressor control systems and how they operate
• Must maintain a driver\xe2\x80\x99s license in good standing
• Must understand, agree to, and comply with all company safety and driving policies
• Must be able to perform tasks with little or no supervision
• As a condition of employment, employees are required upon hire to sign a Drug-Free Workplace Agreement, a Conflict of Interest Agreement, and Confidentiality and Invention Agreement.

Core Qualifications

• Resourceful
• Problem Solving
• Proactive

• Displays initiative
• Manual dexterity

• Eye-hand coordination

• Mechanical aptitude
• Ability to complete careful and exacting work
• Ability to interpret technical documents

• Strong customer service orientation

• Respectful

• Tactful

• Strong verbal communication skills

• Motivation to achieve

• Mathematical ability
• Critical thinking skills
• Ability to work independently as well as with others
• Proficiency with the use of computers
• Continuous learning

• Ability to mentor and train others

• Reading
• Writing

Relationships

Internal

Interdepartmental:

• Interact with internal service personnel and supervisory staff for the purpose of providing or receiving routine information
• Issues of a more complex nature, or beyond the scope of the position, are referred to the immediate supervisor
• May be required to perform similar work in various departments while taking direction from other supervisors
• Journeypersons may be required to direct, coach, and mentor Apprentices

External

• Interacts professionally with all external parties including clients, sub-contractors, and vendors

Authority

• Position has latitude to apply judgment in immediate work environment with guidance from established guidelines, standards, and policies

• Makes independent decisions within the scope of the position

• Issues of a more complex nature or beyond the scope of the position are referred to immediate supervisor
• Technicians report directly to a Service Coordinator or Regional Manager

Work Environment

Specific Work Conditions

• Requires driving company vehicles to and from job sites occasionally in challenging driving conditions
• Occasionally requires travel and overnight accommodation away from home while assigned to jobs at remote locations
• Involves work in shop environments
• Work hours may vary from week to week, with a minimum of 40 hours per week. Overtime is often required.

• Some risk of injury when working with power tools and around heavy equipment

• Requires the ability to deal with a diversity of people when responding to interdepartmental inquiries

Physical Requirements

• Must be in good physical condition
• Considerable bending, stooping, squatting, lifting, crawling, gripping, reaching
• Working at heights and cramped spaces may be required
• Must have the physical strength and stamina required to stand for long periods and lift 50lbs
• Manual dexterity

• Eye-hand coordination
• Eyesight sufficient for field work, paperwork, and driving
• Hearing for required communication

• Employees must adhere to company dress code. Company-standard PPE for includes CSA approved steel toed boots and full length pants

• Ability to walk on uneven ground that is expected in the field
• Work in extreme outdoor weather conditions

Performance Measures

Time Management

• Undertakes effective daily planning and completes tasks on time
• Maintains a professional attitude under time constraints and changing priorities

Accuracy

• The outcome of work is neat, complete, accurate, error free, and within safety guidelines
• Approaches work methodically and with precision
• Consistently monitors the accuracy of work
• Contacts appropriate departments and personnel in order to resolve discrepancies
• Work processes are monitored and evaluated and new work procedures are developed if necessary

Communication Skills

• Appropriately safeguards confidential information
• Understands and follows written and oral directions
• Communicates effectively and diplomatically with diverse individuals
• Communicates clearly with internal and external clients
• Communicates ideas and provides clear explanations to co-workers, apprentices, and supervisors
• Maintains a positive working relationship with other staff
• Ensures the flow of information in all necessary directions at the right time
• Reads, interprets, and utilizes complex technical documents

Quantity and Quality of Work

• Consistently produces error free work within appropriate timeframe
• Gathers information and makes independent decisions within the scope of the position

The duties and responsibilities outlined in this document are not meant to be an exhaustive list but rather an overview of the job. The employee is responsible for completing all duties necessary to help fulfill departmental goals.

Propak Systems