Job Description
At Williams, we’re powering a cleaner, more connected future, and that starts with you. Here, your work fuels communities, drives innovation, and helps deliver reliable energy the world depends on. Join a Fortune 500 team that invests in your growth, values your contributions, and challenges you to make a lasting impact every day.
As a Louisiana Southwest Operations Technician, you will be responsible for operating and maintaining critical equipment to ensure the safe and reliable performance of our natural gas pipeline and compressor station. Key responsibilities include starting and stopping natural gas compression units, monitoring system pressures and flows, operating ancillary equipment, and aligning pipeline valves as needed. You will also apply strong technical skills to perform maintenance, inspections, and calibrations on compressor and pipeline equipment. Additionally, you will perform right-of-way duties, including valve maintenance, locating and marking underground pipelines, overseeing pipeline encroachments, and coordinating excavation activities. With a hands-on approach and a problem-solving mindset, you will play a vital role in maintaining smooth and efficient operations across the Louisiana Southwest district.
Responsibilities/Expectations:
The Louisiana Southwest Operations Technician may be primarily assigned tasks that leverage their specific skills and expertise. However, they are also expected to support a range of tasks that include:
Conducts engine diagnostics and troubleshooting of compressor units
Carries out inspections and maintenance on solar gas-fired turbines, reciprocating compressors, centrifugal pumps, positive displacement pumps, air compressors, cooling fans, valves, PSVs, regulators, and other associated compressor station or pipeline equipment
Executes calibrations, inspections, and maintenance on Instrumentation, Control Systems, PLC systems, Electrical Systems (VAC/VDC), sensors, switches, pneumatic systems, control valves, and OPP devices
Completes calibrations, inspections, and maintenance on gas measurement meters, chromatographs, and analyzers
Performs various tasks to safely maintain equipment and support pipeline operations, including reading/interpreting drawings, inspecting/supervising equipment and maintaining operation/technical standards and/or governmental requirements
Other duties as assigned
Education/Years of Experience:
Required: High School Diploma/GED and minimum three (3) years of demonstrated ability as an operations technician or similar role
Preferred: Associates or 2-year technical degree and minimum two (2) years of multifaceted operations technician experience in the oil and gas industry
Physical and Environment Work Requirements:
Must be willing to:
Work in extreme temperatures, with loud noises and in enclosed spaces
Carry or lift items up to 50 lbs and team lift loads of more than 50 lbs as needed
Stand, walk, climb, bend, stoop, and squat, often for long periods of time
Work at elevated levels, potentially from man lifts, ladders, scaffolding, and/or small towers, with appropriate PPE (Personal Protection Equipment)
Use hand tools
Shift/Work Hours/Travel Requirements:
Available to work after hours, on-call rotations, nights, weekend shifts and holidays as the need arises
May be required to work overtime, 10-12 hour shifts and travel between Williams locations with occasional overnight stays
Other Requirements:
Coordinates and communicates work with contractors while providing leadership in safety programs and initiatives
Utilizes the Maximo Asset Management System to manage inventory and execute comprehensive maintenance strategies, from preventive to condition-based, enhancing asset longevity and performance
Must be willing to work night shift infrequently as needed to support operational issues or projects, such as pipeline recompression activities
Applicants applying for the Starks and Johnson Bayou (Cameron) Location: Must be willing to travel offshore as needed via helicopter for same-day preventative maintenance and inspections. Occasional offshore travel by boat may be required for weekly project assignments
Must possess valid State Driver’s License and clean driving record
Demonstrates aptitude and ability to embrace technology and applications to drive operational efficiency and streamline processes
Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Application and PC skills and proficient/advanced knowledge of Process Control Systems and Programmable Logic Controllers
We invest in our people in ways that actually show up in your day-to-day, not just on paper. Our Total Rewards are built to support how you work, live, and plan for what’s next.
Here’s a look at what that means:
- Strong pay plus an annual incentive program
- Hybrid work for most office roles, plus real flexibility in many field positions
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage with options that fit your life, not the other way around
- 401(k) with company match and an annual company contribution
- Paid time off, including company and floating holidays
- Paid parental leave (up to six weeks per parent), plus fertility and adoption support
- Advanced AI tools and resources to help level up and work smarter
- Clear paths to grow your career, with a strong culture of promoting from within
- Tuition reimbursement and support for continuing education
- HSA and FSA options
- Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Domestic partner benefits
- Employee resource groups, wellness support, paid volunteer time, and company matching for causes you care about
Eligibility and benefits are governed by the terms of the applicable plan or program document which can be amended or terminated at any time.
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Williams is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected under applicable discrimination law.
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