Field Service Tech1 1320

Position Overview:

Develops and maintains profitable relationships with natural gas producing customers within the
defined geographic territory.

Responsibilities/Job Duties:

- Maximizes cost effective and safe customer runtime reliability (mechanical availability);

- Installs, commissions, maintains, services, troubleshoots, and decommissions and removes Company rental fleet compressor packages in the assigned territory

- Ensures compressor package environmental regulation compliance

- Reports on new business opportunities with existing and potential customers

- Reports on the potential availability for hire of experienced field service personnel

- Builds positive working relationships and trust with customer personnel by understanding their requirements and making appropriate recommendations

- Performs scheduled preventive maintenance and service on assigned high pressure gas lift skid mounted compressor packages within a defined territory

- Inspects compressors, control systems and engines, using micrometers, pressure gauges,electronic diagnostic equipment, and other tools to identify and correct potential problems before they occur

- Submits daily maintenance report data

- Complies with all Company, customer, and government regulatory agency safety, health, and environmental laws, rules, policies, and procedures

- Maintains the cleanliness of Company equipment and surrounding area

- Responds to and diagnoses reasons for engine, compressor and control system failures

- Performs or assists in field rebuilding or overhauling of engines, compressors, and controls

- Installs, commissions, and starts new units, including necessary inspections and testing

- Disconnects, de-commissions, and removes units no longer required by customers

- Orders, stores, and controls an inventory of frequently needed parts and tools to maximize timely response to customer issues while avoiding the cost of excessive inventory, shrinkage, or obsolescence

- Identifies recurring maintenance issues and equipment failures and reports on same to the technical and fabrication teams by electronic mail or telephone call

- Identifies needs for additional equipment with current and potential customers and reports these business development opportunities to the sales and marketing team

- Identifies experienced field service personnel who may be open to recruitment and reports on these individuals to management

- Adhere to safety requirements by wearing appropriate protective gear

- Ability to work independently with little or no direct supervision

- Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

- High School Diploma or equivalent

- Strong mechanical and electrical skills and knowledge

- Customer focused

- 6 months – 2 years of experience in maintaining natural gas compression equipment, including natural gas engines, compressors, control panels, skid wiring and conduit, end devices, tubing,vessels, and coolers

- Valid drivers license with satisfactory driving record

- Set of hand tools up to 1 ¼

- Proficient English language skills (reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension)

- Computer skills, including ability to use Microsoft Office

- Ability to pass drug screens and background checks

- Prefer associates degree or higher in related field

- Prefer bilingual in English/Spanish

- Prefer knowledge of proper purging and loading practices and procedures

- Prefer ability to interpret compressor performance runs, calculate engine horsepower and calculate gas volumes