Job Title: Lead Field EST Technician
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Department: Services
Group: Regular Full Time
Location: Houston, TX
Job Overview:
The Lead Field EST Technician will provide hands-on technical and operations support of reciprocating compression equipment and supporting utility systems within customer facilities related to mechanical upgrades for emissions reduction. Commissioning, start-up, operations, preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, performance testing, and trouble-shooting situations as required. This position requires strong mechanical experience and familiarity with emissions reduction and electrical and controls support. Focus on emissions reduction will deliver a capable well-trained and experienced team.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Planning and execution of site installation activities for Reciprocating Compression equipment associated with emissions reduction modifications.
- Investigate and resolve customer reports of technical problems with equipment.
- Eliminate future operational or service difficulties by performing preventative maintenance as requested by the customer.
- Through accepted standard troubleshooting processes, diagnose and correct engine problems and / or compressor problems.
- Perform testing of equipment in the field.
- Perform minor repairs, major repairs or corrective maintenance on customer equipment including reciprocating engines and compressors.
- Complete daily safety checks and report safety concerns.
- Monitor key and critical operating variables and other process data to ensure that the engine and compressor units are operating within design parameters.
- On-site, attend operations meetings with client personnel to proactively identify issues and lead the efforts to resolve them.
- Participate in construction activities to ensure process designs are used for operational and safety, identifying improvements in unit operations based on actual field experience.
- Learn, share, and implement best practices with extended Reciprocating Compression Engineering, Sales, and Operations team members.
- Establish working relationships with key customer contacts including operators, engineering, and maintenance personnel to proactively cultivate the customer relationship and manage long term and short-term issues.
- Support turn-around activities for customers including identification / justification, procedure writing, reviews, equipment inspection, etc.
Required Qualifications:
- Associates Degree with a technical concentration or equivalent work experience
- Formal training in a technical certificate program
- Technical training in the oil and gas industry or associated industry
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in Reciprocating Compression
- Electrical and Controls experience is a plus.
- Meets all sublevel (FTGNR I) requirements.
- Must have the following attributes:
- Safety focused, Service-oriented, Business focused, A self-starter.
- Dependable with ability to multi-task successfully
- Mature, with the ability to take direction and thick on the fly based on the type of work and needs of the customer / business.
- Well-developed administrative and organizational skills,
- Results oriented with a sense of urgency.
- Good verbal and written communication skills and above average interpersonal skills are required.
- Clear, concise, and accurate service reporting is required.
- Master the Core competencies.
- Basic tools
- Basic Engine & Compressor Theory
- Expanded Product Knowledge
- Cooper Bessemer, Ajax, Superior Engine, Superior Compressor, Gemini Compressor, Clark, Waukesha, Dresser, Caterpillar
- Basic Shop Math Skills
- Basic Computer skills – Word & Excel
- Equipment Documentation e.g., drawings…etc.
- Basic leadership skills
- Engine Balancing
- Web Deflection/Alignment
- Service bulletins
Cooper Machinery Services is an equal opportunity employer and gives all qualified applicants consideration of employment without regard to race, color, religion, s