Job Description

Position Title: Shift Maintenance Field Technician I-V (DOT-PHMSA)

OPEN UNTIL FILLED

Department/Location: Maintenance/Beulah, ND

Company: Dakota Gasification Company

Position Purpose:

This position is responsible to maintain Synfuels plant process equipment and infrastructure to support production.

Essential Functions:

• Assist with maintenance tasks to repair and maintain plant equipment and machinery, including motors, compressors, turbines, governors, pumps, conveyors, and fans.

• Assist with troubleshooting of equipment to diagnose problems, machine repair, carpentry, general cleanup, replacement of steam tracings and/or insulation, ensuring tools and equipment are properly maintained, cleaning parts, lubricating machinery, hydro blasting, erecting, and disassembling scaffolding, repairing coatings and fiberglass, completing excavations and miscellaneous concrete work throughout the plant.

• Operate various types of power, hydraulic and hand tools, including saws, drills, sanders, impact wrenches, jackhammers, machine cutting tools, slings, come-a-long; hydraulic, pneumatic, and measuring tools; oxyacetylene, welding/fabrication; and hydro blasting equipment.

• Operate various types of cranes and hoisting equipment related to mechanical maintenance, and mobile equipment, including man lifts, forklifts, carry deck cranes, boom trucks, and vacuum trucks.

• Gain knowledge and an understanding of the basic operation and maintenance of the gasifiers, including coal locks, ash lock, coal feed chutes, Steam/O2 mixing tube, and the gasifier grates.

• Trained to weld using stick electrode or wire feed processes in carbon and stainless-steel plate and pipe material and demonstrate basic pipefitting skills.

Qualifications:

• Two-year degree in mechanical maintenance or a related field; or

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED or HSED) and 2 years of related experience in mechanical maintenance, such as welding, pump or valve repair, auto/diesel mechanics, or machining.

• Mechanical aptitude and the ability to read, write, perform basic arithmetic, and follow instructions.

• Understand safety principles and the ability to adhere to safe, efficient work and equipment operating practices and procedures through classroom and/or on-the-job training.

• May be required to perform pipe fitting and, if so, is required to be socket weld certified per ASME section IX on carbon and stainless steels all diameters in the following welding processes: Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) & Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW).

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

• Basic proficiency with personal computers.

• A valid driver’s license. Operation of company vehicle on and off plant site is required.

• This is a Department of Transportation (DOT) (PHMSA) qualified position.

• Resume required.

• The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this position. This description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, duties, and requirements for personnel in this position. The incumbent is responsible for performing all duties in a safe and efficient manner in compliance with work procedures and safety regulations. Prompt and regular attendance is a requirement for this position.

Typical Physical/Mental/Environmental Demands:

Requires constant hand coordination/pinch, standing, and walking; frequent balancing; occasional lifting and carrying up to 35 pounds (50 pounds rarely), pushing and pulling up to 120 pounds, hand grip up to 75 pounds, sitting, bending, reaching, low level activity (crawling in confined spaces), elevated activity, climbing. Requires continuous use of tools and occasional turning of valves and use of foot controls. Approximately 50% of the incumbent’s shift is spent outdoors. Occasionally requires working at heights from 10 to 250 feet, which requires the use of safety equipment, including a harness, in accordance with ANSI Z359 standards, and in high climbing areas on grating, ladders, scaffolding, man baskets and other areas requiring use of safety equipment. Continuously exposed to noise; frequently exposed to dirt, dust, fumes, chemicals, and extreme heat and cold; and occasionally exposed to vibration, poor ventilation, and confined areas such as inside vessels, heaters, tanks, and trenches. Incumbents are required to wear dust masks, respirators, and full-face Scott Air Paks when necessary. Work schedule is rotating 12-hour day/night shifts (four on, four off). Requires good finger dexterity, good binocular vision, good color vision and hearing, and the ability to speak. Must have the ability to perform close work.

Wage: $37.78 - $53.19 per hour

Applicants interested in this opening should go to https: //www.dakotagas.com to apply. Employees must apply through Inside Basin, by clicking on a position and signing into the Infor Application.

Basin Electric is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer regarding race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, and veterans status.

Position Shift Maintenance Field Technician I-V (DOT-PHMSA)

Category PETRO CHEMICAL

Employment Type Full-Time

Location US:ND:BEULAH

Req ID 1880