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About this Mechanic - Intermediate role at ONEOK

ONEOK · Onsite · Watford City, ND

#WeAreONEOK – Fortune 500 company. 100+ years in business. Leading midstream service provider. Safety first. Sustainable operations. Environmentally responsible. Employee focused.

JOB SUMMARY

Join ONEOK as a Mechanic - Intermediate and play a critical role in supporting the safe and reliable operation of natural gas gathering, processing, compression, and pipeline facilities throughout the region. This hands-on position is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and installing a variety of fixed and rotating equipment, including natural gas and diesel engines, compressors, pumps, generators, turbines, valves, and associated mechanical systems. The successful candidate will perform preventative and corrective maintenance, conduct equipment performance evaluations and emissions testing, interpret technical drawings and repair documentation, and maintain accurate maintenance records while ensuring compliance with company and regulatory safety standards.

This position is based on-site in Watford City, North Dakota, and candidates must reside within approximately one hour of the reporting location. The expected work schedule is four 10-hour days, working either Monday through Thursday or Tuesday through Friday, with participation in an on-call rotation from Wednesday to Wednesday approximately once every 11 weeks. Day travel throughout the coverage area is required.

In addition to a competitive compensation package, this location offers a $1,500 monthly geographical allowance, eligibility for a 7% Short-Term Incentive (STI) plan, and 6% profit sharing. This is an excellent opportunity for mechanically skilled professionals who enjoy solving complex equipment challenges, working independently in the field, and contributing to the safe and dependable delivery of energy.

Job Profile Summary

Performs activities related to mechanical work on equipment at compressor, pipeline, storage, gathering, fractionation and/or gas processing facilities.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

  • Perform mechanical work on fixed and rotating equipment at various locations including, but not limited to:
    • Internal combustion, diesel, natural gas powered engines and electrical drivers
    • Compressors, pumps, generators, turbines, valves, electrical equipment, and well equipment
  • Service, troubleshoot, maintain, install and repair structural, mechanical, electrical and/or well equipment. Conduct performance analyses, including emissions testing
  • Order and/or secure parts and supplies
  • Maintain, prepare and/or interpret reports and/or records including, but not limited to:
    • Work logs and service orders
    • Inspection reports
    • Engine/equipment maintenance and repair records
    • Pressure readings
    • Material and supply orders
    • Engine and compressor oil analysis reports
  • Drive and ensure maintenance is complete on company vehicles
  • Responsibilities may include Department of Transportation (DOT) covered functions, including operations, maintenance, or emergency response on a pipeline. Job duties also require the employee to be alert and respond immediately to dangerous or hazardous conditions, and where impaired performance, or failure to follow safety precautions, could result in serious injury or property damage.

Education

  • None Required.

Work Experience

  • Experience in use and function of hand and power tools and equipment applicable to position
  • Experience servicing, maintaining and repairing equipment
  • Experience relative to company and/or governmental operating/safety policies and procedures

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Knowledge of: ordering and/or securing parts and supplies
  • Knowledge of: reading and interpreting work and repair orders, drawings, charts, diagrams, dials, gauges, warranties, quotations, procedures and equipment manuals
  • Ability to: apply addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals, and percentages
  • Ability to: communicate and/or exchange information and instructions
  • Ability to: react immediately to emergency situations to prevent injury to self and others
  • Ability to: work in confined areas
  • Ability to: perform precise tuning/timing work
  • Ability to: utilize fine motor skills for making minute adjustments

Licenses and Certifications

  • None required

Strength Factor Rating - Physical Demands/Requirements

  • Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Strength Factor Description - Physical Demands/Requirements

  • Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Frequently)
  • Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently)
  • Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Occasionally)
  • Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) (Occasionally)
  • Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder (Occasionally)
  • Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Occasionally)
  • Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) (Occasionally)
  • Climbing: Ladders, Stairs (Occasionally)
  • Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling (Constantly)
  • Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist (Occasionally)
  • Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Occasionally)
  • Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine (Occasionally)
  • Crawling: Moving about on the hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)
  • Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)
  • Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with the hand or hands (Manual Dexterity) (Constantly)
  • Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working with the fingers primarily (Finger Dexterity) (Constantly)
  • Feeling: Perceiving such attributes of objects/materials as size, shape, temperature, texture, movement or pulsation by receptors in the skin, particularly those of the finger tips (Constantly)
  • Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently)
  • Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear (Frequently)
  • Tasting/Smelling: (Occasionally)
  • Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (Constantly)
  • Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet for more (Constantly)
  • Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are (Constantly)
  • Vision: Color - The ability to identify and distinguish colors (Constantly)

Working Conditions/Environment

  • Employee is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions

Working Conditions

  • Well lighted, climate controlled areas (Frequently)
  • Outdoor weather conditions (Occasionally)
  • Wet or humid conditions (not weather related) (Occasionally)
  • Extreme cold (not weather related) (Occasionally)
  • Extreme heat (not weather related) (Occasionally)
  • Dust, fumes, gases (Occasionally)
  • Moving mechanical parts (Occasionally)
  • Potential electric shock (Occasionally)
  • Prolonged exposure to vibration (Occasionally)
  • High pitched noises/loud noises (Occasionally)
  • Unprotected heights (Occasionally)
  • Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly)
  • CRT (Computer Monitor(s)) (Constantly)

Travel

  • Travel to other locations required

Driving

  • Based on assigned tasks, employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver's license

ONEOK is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, national origin, gender identity, disability, military/veteran status, genetic information or any other categories protected by applicable law.


The job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of ONEOK.


ONEOK is committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request an accommodation email [email protected] or call 1-855-663-6547​.


Expected Salary Range

$74,000.00 - $110,000.00
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How this Mechanic salary compares

This role pays $92,000/yr — above the typical range for Mechanic roles.

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About ONEOK

At ONEOK (NYSE: OKE), we deliver energy products and services vital to an advancing world. We are a leading midstream operator that provides gathering, processing, fractionation, transportation, storage and marine export services. Through our approximately 60,000-mile pipeline network, we transport the natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), refined products and crude oil that help meet domestic and international energy demand, contribute to energy security and provide safe, reliable and responsible energy solutions needed today and into the future. As one of the largest integrated energy infrastructure companies in North America, ONEOK is delivering energy that makes a difference in the li

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