Operations Technician

Position Details

Core Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance, trouble shooting, operation and repair of gas system facilities and associated equipment.
• Monitor and trouble shoot odorant and cathodic protection systems, analyze and maintain associated records.
• Locate, inspect, install and maintain gas distribution systems involving planned work and emergency response.
• Participate in Mitigation planning.
• Assess, plan and organize work which may involve arranging Gas Construction Crews and additional resources, delegating work assignments and ensuring work is carried out effectively and taking action for non-compliance.
• Inspect the work of contractors/excavators to ensure the integrity of Corporate facilities and compliance with specifications and standards.
• Read and interpret facility maps and drawings as required for work assignments and as needed provide information for updating.
• Inspect and perform maintenance duties on Corporate facilities, offices, sites, vehicles and equipment.
• Install gas lines, involving a variety of work such as staking, operating power mobile equipment, laying pipe, etc.
• Perform administrative duties including ordering supplies, preparing, updating and maintaining accurate Corporate and/or Area programs, records, manuals, systems and files.
• Oversee the work of other employees/contractors as assigned, this includes taking action if required for non-compliance.
• Perform bulk odorant transfer, odorant intensity testing, adjustment of odorant injection and absorption equipment, monitoring of odorization records.
• Perform customer services, including service, activate and re-activate gas appliances and equipment.
• Resolve customer inquiries, complaints, trouble calls and emergency situations providing or recommending corrective measures.
• Build, install and remove meters and regulators, perform piping modifications, read meters, locate and repair gas leaks, connect and disconnect services.