Compression Technician

About the role

This position contributes to the preventive and corrective maintenance, application, start-up, and commissioning of Certarus' CNG compression assets. The Compression Technician will be a subject matter professional of practical and theoretical aspects of gas compression; mechanical, instrumentation, automation, and operation, while supporting safe operation and best practices of the CNG equipment. This position reports directly to the Lead Compression Technician.

Schedule

Daily regional travel between Certarus compression hubs, with potential to travel outside the assigned region. This position provides a day shift 10 days on/4 days off.

Duties & Responsibilities

• The safe and consistent maintenance to the company's permanent and portable CNG compression equipment
• Establishes changes in dimensional requirements of parts by inspecting used parts, using rules, calipers, micrometers, and other measuring instruments
• Troubleshoot repetitive and intermittent performance issues on component level equipment
• Broad electrical, PLC, and instrumentation troubleshooting when necessary
• Commissioning new & end service inspections of compression assets
• Contribute to maintaining an effective spares parts and materials inventory
• Prepares mechanical maintenance reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends and enter reports into CMMS
• Maintain CMMS (Computer Management Maintenance System) on a continuous basis
• Participate and support in maintenance program development
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
• Maintain a high level of equipment housekeeping
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Minimum of 3-5 years field service gas compressor experience
• Natural Gas Compression and additional OEM and industry training beneficial in lieu of experience
• Waukesha VGF, and Ariel systems would be an advantage
• Excellent organizational and technical communication skills, interpersonal skills, and an ability to influence and to deal tactfully with a wide range of personalities
• Exceptional work ethic with a positive, analytical, and safe work attitude
• Basic skills in the use of computer-based programs such as MS 365
• Clean driving record with the ability to travel extensively within the Southern/Central US regions (60 – 80%)
• Must be able to communicate in English