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Reporting directly to the Plant Maintenance Superintendent, the primary responsibilities of the Maintenance Technician are focused on the installation, preventative maintenance, and repair of all plant equipment. This position troubleshoots, diagnoses, and repairs a wide variety of equipment. Heavy emphasis will focus on compliance with safety standards for systems in a gas plant facility. As a member of the Harmattan team, the Maintenance Technician will play a key role in assisting other team members in both operations and maintenance when needed.
You Will
- Perform all actions related to AltaGas' preventive maintenance program including, but not limited to, equipment and test equipment calibration and alignment, inspection, testing, lubrication, steam trap survey, repair hose hydro testing, air leak survey, pond sampling, fugitive emission leak survey hoist inspections).
- Perform other maintenance activities such as plowing snow, grading roads, and general building maintenance (i.e. door repairs, painting, furnaces, septic issues, steam tracing repairs).
- Serve as a resource for personnel concerning, mechanical systems operation and maintenance.
- Ensure maintenance of equipment and repairs when required.
- Help solve problems related to maintenance.
- Suggest continuous improvement projects.
- Participate in equipment installation and help during start-ups.
- Test equipment to ensure productivity and performance.
- Ensure all safety rules and safe work procedures such as Lockout/Tag-out, Confined Space, and PPE are followed by themselves and by others working in and around plant machinery.
- Provide support to operations in running machines at standard speeds to maximize efficiency and productivity.
- Respond quickly to address downtime issues promptly and effectively.
- Lead and/or participate in root cause analysis for operating problems including the identification of contributing causes for unplanned downtime and work to eliminate the root cause to drive continuous improvement.
- Safely operate all plant equipment (trucks, cranes, tractors, pickers, and forklifts).
- Understand and comply with all applicable environmental, health, and safety policies while conducting maintenance.
- Maintain a safe working environment to include good housekeeping practices of work areas and shop areas.
- Act as a team player by assisting in ad hoc work, both in operations and maintenance, as it arises.
- Work at heights in confined spaces.
- Assist the Management Team during all outage periods.
- Collaborate with other maintenance and operations personnel on matters of the daily operation of the plant.
- Oversee the activities of contractors and vendors and assist if required.
You Have
- Strong skills and knowledge in mechanical gas plant systems and equipment. Strong troubleshooting abilities.
- Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience. Experience in gas plant operations is preferred.
- Steamfitter-Pipefitter Journeyman Certification or apprentice preferred.
- Minimum high school diploma/ GED required. College diploma preferred.
- Valid driver's license.
Why work at AltaGas?
AltaGas is a North American energy infrastructure company with a focus on owning and operating assets that provide clean and affordable energy to our customers. AltaGas assets include Washington Gas/WGL, SEMCO, and Petrogas. Our talented team, nearly 3,000 strong, leverages the strength of our assets and expertise along the energy value chain to connect customers with premier energy solutions – from the well sites of upstream producers to the doorsteps of homes and businesses to new markets around the world.
We deliver clean and affordable natural gas to approximately 1.7 million customers’ homes and businesses through regulated natural gas distribution utilities across four jurisdictions in the United States and two regulated natural gas storage utilities in the United States. Learn more about our team, vision, and strategy. To learn more about our mission:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvYAAg21IuU
For Canadian hires: AltaGas hires personnel on the basis of job-related qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to a person's ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
For U.S. hires: U.S. affiliates of AltaGas are committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical or mental disabilities, political affiliation, genetic information, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
