Mechanic

Job Objective:

Diagnoses problems and performs necessary repairs on machinery and/or related mechanical equipment and helps maintain a safe work environment for the company.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

- Identifies and repairs mechanical and electrical faults by discussion with field operators, listening to machinery and using specialized testing equipment.

- Investigates faulty machinery/mechanical equipment, check parts using equipment, and refer to workshop manuals.

- Cleans, lubricates and tunes mechanical equipment to make them run properly.

- Repairs damaged or faulty parts with new or rebuilt parts.

- Repairs and adjust electrical faults in mechanical equipment.

- Monitors and reads gauges to verify sufficient levels of fluids, air pressure, and oxygen.

- Shuts down the machinery/mechanical equipment, following supervisor’s instructions, in case of an emergency.

- Maintains records or daily activates and prepares progress reports.

- Works closely with operations to ensure projects are performed in a safe and timely manner.

- Troubleshoot and repair mechanical faults through discussion with operators, listening to machinery, referring to O&M manuals, and/or using specialized testing equipment.

- Perform preventative maintenance on rotating equipment (fluid level checks, oil analysis, greasing bearings, verifying alignment, inspecting couplings, vibration, etc.)

- Readily identifies and promptly acts upon or efficiently organizes any efforts needed to address safety and operational efficiencies, and protection of community, personnel, environment, and assets.

- Perform alignments on rotating equipment

- Ability to be available 24 hours per day (on call for questions, emergencies, etc.).

- Maintains employee confidence and protects company assets, including intellectual property, by keeping information confidential.

Other Job Responsibilities:

- Demonstrate commitment to company core values — Integrity, Ownership, Urgency, Alignment, and Innovation — in all daily responsibilities and interactions.

- Actively support and contribute to the company’s mission and vision through reliable, high-quality work

Qualifications:

- Three (3) years minimum of oil and gas mechanic experience.

- Knowledge, understanding, and experience with positive displacement/centrifugal pumps and compressors, screw compression, etc.

- Knowledge, understanding, and experience with mechanical seals, gaskets, sealing materials and process applications (Viton, Buna, Aflas, etc.)

- Requires less supervision, direction, and training in the performance of routine duties.

- Demonstrates an increased ability to work unsupervised, act upon an acquired knowledge of how the facilities function, anticipates and corrects problems before they occur or before other parts of the facility are affected.

- Demonstrates the ability to routinely operate machinery/mechanical equipment unsupervised, while maintaining the facility in a safe, environmentally sound condition and maintaining neat and accurate records of the operations.

- Demonstrates the ability to recognize when non-standard or non-routine conditions exist at the facility, notify supervisory staff, and offer recommendations for solutions to the problem.

- Basic mathematic and mechanical skills.

- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, other departments, officials, and the public.

- Ability to consider safety in all decisions.

Education Requirements, Certifications, Licenses, and Registrations:

- Graduation from a high school or GED equivalent or any equivalent combination of education and experience demonstrating sufficient knowledge, ability and skill to handle the duties and responsibilities of the position.

- Driver’s license required.

About Us

Harvest Midstream is a privately-held midstream services provider headquartered in Houston, Texas with assets in Alaska, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, and Texas. Harvest transports and processes oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids across the United States.

The remarkable growth of Harvest since 2002 is a direct result of the hard work and dedication of over 500 employees who are intensely focused on safety, operational excellence and the highest levels of service to our customers. Our company values govern how we run our business, how we treat our fellow employees and how we serve our customers. At Harvest, we are focused on developing and maintaining long-term business relationships through customer service and agility in every business interaction.

Harvest offers its employees competitive salaries, quarterly bonuses, healthcare benefits, a 401k retirement plan, paid time off, and participation in our B.H.A.G. bonus program as part of our total rewards package. Please see our Careers page for opportunities at Harvest.

Harvest Midstream Company is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, and any other basis protected by law. Individuals with disabilities needing assistance in the recruitment process are encouraged to contact Human Resources directly.