Coordinator, Operations Quality Assurance (Midland, TX)

 Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is one of the largest publicly traded partnerships and a leading North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals. Our services include\: natural gas gathering, treating, processing, transportation and storage; NGL transportation, fractionation, storage and import and export terminals; crude oil gathering, transportation, storage and terminals; petrochemical and refined products transportation, storage and terminals; and a marine transportation business that operates primarily on the United States inland and Intracoastal Waterway systems. The partnership’s assets include approximately 50,000 miles of pipelines; 260 million barrels of storage capacity for NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals; and 14 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage capacity.

The Coordinator, Operations Quality Assurance reports to the Superintendent, Quality Assurance and is responsible for overseeing product quality for a pipeline and terminal system transporting crude oil and crude oil blend stocks.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Oversee product quality program elements including:

  • Policies, procedures, processes for sampling and testing crude oil samples

    • Interpretation of test results

  • Field audits of Enterprise and third party locations

  • Interpretation of product specifications

• Understand product blending, the use of product additives, and pipeline operations as they impact product quality

• Provide subject matter expertise for crude oil test methods and techniques including training, troubleshooting problems, instrument calibration and routine maintenance

• Troubleshoot lab instruments/ analyzers

• Perform minor repairs on lab equipment/ online analyzers, including setting up sample stations using Swagelok parts and tubing, setup/ install lab equipment

• Understand lab 'Best' practices and sampling & handling procedures

• Effectively train Operations personnel on new equipment and procedures

• Ensure compliance with product quality, environmental and personnel exposure  guidelines

• Support the resolution of product quality issues and the Quality Incident reporting system

• Function as the point of contact for customer analytical concerns, retained sample testing, and analytical dispute resolution

The successful candidate will meet the following qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or commensurate work experience is required

• 2-5 years of experience in the oil and gas industry is required

  • Measurement or instrumentation experience is beneficial 

• Extensive experience and knowledge of crude oil testing is required

• Negotiating, influence management, and customer service skills are required

• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude

• Must be results oriented and possess excellent communication skills

• Computer skills including the use of Microsoft applications Word, Excel, and Power Point is required

• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% of the time is required