Utility Technician Cent Maint -1

Our Story:

Crude oil is an essential element of our nation’s energy supply - fueling our cars, trucks, airplanes, and factories, and heating and cooling our homes. As part of the energy mix, the United States relies on a steady supply of crude oil to produce products we use on a daily basis. LOOP plays a key role in meeting those daily energy needs as the single largest point of entry for waterborne crude oil coming into the U.S.

LOOP is a joint venture of Marathon Petroleum Company, Shell Oil Company, and Valero, and is the only Deepwater Port in the U.S. capable of offloading and loading a wide range of vessels from Ultra Large Crude Carriers down to Medium Range Tankers.

LOOP stores crude oil in eight underground caverns in a naturally occurring salt dome capable of storing approximately 60 million barrels. In addition, LOOP has a modern above-ground tank facility consisting of twenty-two tanks with a total storage capacity of 12 million barrels.

LOOP has called Louisiana home for over forty years. With headquarters in Covington and operating facilities in Galliano and St. James LA, as well as a facility 20 miles in the Gulf of Mexico.

Summary Description

The primary role of the Central Maintenance Technician is to provide maintenance support across all LOOP and LOOP supported facilities including the Clovelly Hub, Marine Terminal, Fourchon Booster Station, Small Boat Harbor, LOCAP, and MARS by using proficient maintenance expertise by safely and efficiently maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, installing, assembling, and disassembling systems, equipment and components to support facility operability and integrity.

The role of the Central Maintenance Technician may require Operational support training such as HUET, fire team, rescue team, crane operating certification, and confined space entries.  The role also may require on scene first aid and assist Emergency Medical Technicians in treatment of ill or injured personnel.

The position is located at Clovelly Hub in Galliano, LA, but will require travel to all LOOP and LOOP supported facilities to meet customer needs.  Travel to Marine Terminal may require availability to stay off shore for multiple days. The successful candidate may be required in the future to relocate to any of LOOP’s operational facilities in Galliano, LA, St. James, LA or Covington, LA.

The position reports to the Supervisor, Central Maintenance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Safe, skilled and timely performance of Adhoc and Preventive Maintenance (Regulatory and Non-Regulatory) on all equipment including but not limited to instrumentation, electrical, mechanical, and communications.


• Ability to comprehend the working pieces and types of equipment, plus the skills to troubleshoot and maintain equipment.


• Provide assistance and support for design, redesign, and replacement of existing equipment.


• Provide support to operations when special projects are being developed in conjunction with the Engineering Department.


• Implement revisions and modifications of equipment as recommended by the Technical Support group.


• Support crane operating functions.


• Records equipment repairs, history, and replacements in the LOOP Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).


• Assist Central Maintenance group to determine the specific need, source technical requirements, and most cost-effective means for procuring materials or services, for maintaining operational readiness of mainline and support equipment.


• Work with Central Maintenance group to identify, locate, and purchase spare parts and/or supplies.


• Reconcile purchases and perform necessary recordkeeping in accordance with Company policy and procedures.


• Participation on the Oil Spill Response Team is required.


• Maintain required levels of training and certification according to LOOP and OSHA Standards.


• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of and strictly adheres to LOOP safety requirements.

The successful candidate will have low to intermediate level proficiency with one (or a combination) of the following competencies: electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, machinist, and/or HVAC, and more specifically:

Electrical

• Single and three phase power systems such as motor controls, switchgear, transmission, 480V generation, and with electrical test equipment such as volt & amp meter, megger


• Conducting insulation/resistance testing, and ability to test/troubleshoot fuses, thermal overloads, control transformers, switches, resistors, circuits, solenoids, relays


• Working knowledge of standby systems such as batteries, UPS, ATS

Mechanical

• Understanding of common types, terminologies, functions, and basic maintenance techniques for equipment such as valves/actuators, pumps, engines, 480V generators, hydraulic/pneumatic systems


• Setting valve lashing, replacing external parts, engine overhaul and internal engine components for engines, insulation/resistance testing,  phase rotation, testing across phases for generators, and actuator settings and controls, valve seat function, stem seal replacements for valve/actuators


• General rotating equipment alignment practices

Instrumentation

• Programming and troubleshooting instrumentation systems such as 4/20 ma. control loops, Modbus, Profibus


• Understanding transmitter scaling, use of Hart Communicator, explanation of ladder logic, functionality documentation (Control philosophy), and low voltage testing including relays, transformers, switches, controllers


• Calibrate and troubleshoot level, pressure, temperature, and flow measurement instrumentation


• Interpret loop diagram drawings

Machinist

• Measuring thread pitch


• Working knowledge of equipment tolerances such as pump lift, bearing clearance, run out

HVAC

• Commercial/industrial systems only


• Low voltage testing (Up to 480 AC) for relays, transformers, switches, controllers, refrigeration charging and air quality filtration systems

 Education, Experience and Qualification

• Three to five (3-5) years' work experience in one (or a combination) of the following competency fields of either electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, machinist, or HVAC.


• Vocational school degree or certificates in related competency field preferred.


• Certification, license, training documents, or equivalent such as NCCER, NECA Journeyman, ASE, CAT engines, NATE, EPA 608 is preferred.


• High school diploma is required.


• The CM Utility Technician position is a progressive learning program that lasts four years and must be completed prior to advancing to maintenance technician.


•  Knowledge with interpreting and using manufacturer manuals and drawings.


• Work experience with preventive maintenance process and maintenance systems preferred.


• Ride and work on marine support vessels.


• A minimum of six (6) full hitches at Marine Terminal will be required annually.


• Live within 1 hour of Galliano facility.


• Experience using CMMS programs.


• Must be able to communicate to all levels of local management and to other departments to explain problems and proposed solutions.

This position requires twelve (12) hour daily on a rotating seven (7/7) day schedule.

Benefits:

LOOP employees and their families enjoy a competitive health care package providing comprehensive medical care.

LOOP provides both a traditional pension plan and a 401k savings plan with 7 percent company matching contribution to advance your long-term financial security.

We offer one of the most competitive pay packages in our region including base pay and an annual incentive cash bonus for qualifying employees. These programs are designed to reward individual performance and align overall rewards with company and team performance. Paid time-off benefits include sick leave, vacation, holiday and disability pay.

“LOOP provides energy to its customers on a continuous 24/7 basis and thus individuals posting for this and other positions must possess the understanding that reporting for duty during both regular shifts and call outs to maintain operations is a core requirement of every LOOP position.  Individuals may be required to report for duty during weather events, weekends, holiday and other irregularly scheduled, unscheduled or normally scheduled periods to maintain, operate or assist operation of the Company.”