25-060.B1 - Pigging Operator

Job Objective:
Maintain all Piggable Pipelines in the WOA Field: Production, Water, Gas Pipelines. Working closely with Production Control, Plant and Field Operations the Pigging Operator will Run Maintenance pigs, ILI Pigs and De-Inventory pigs as required.
***This is a represented position with the USW 4959.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with Plant, Field and PCC for all pigging activity.
• Opens and closes valves as required for pigging activities.
• Ensure all Equipment is properly aligned and de-pressured prior to Loading/Unloading activities.
• Supervises and Assists Pigging Techs Loading/Unloading activities:  Launchers/Receivers
• Monitors and tracks pig progression throughout entire run.
• Maintains communication with all involved parties throughout pigging operations via mobile telephone/radio.
• Inspects equipment for safety problems, leaks, or wear and tear, and makes or recommends appropriate repairs.
• Updates SOP’s as needed
• Procures necessary materials and supplies to complete daily tasks
• Retrieves and performs required tests for quality and integrity on product samples.
• Maintains log of pigging runs within SharePoint and records all anomalies.
• Implements company’s “Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures Plan” (SPCC), as needed.
• Reports leaks or defective valves to supervisor.
• Tightens connections with wrenches.
• Inspects pipelines, valves, and flanges to detect malfunctions, such as loose connections and leaks.
• Shuts down equipment, following supervisor’s instructions, in case of an emergency.
• Adheres to the company’s values – integrity, ownership, urgency, alignment, and innovation.
• Supports company vision and mission.
• Adheres to established work schedule, attendance standards and is punctual to work and meetings.
• Ability to support and work well within a team concept
• Willingness to take direction from front line supervision

Other Job Responsibilities:

• Ability to be available 24 hours per day (on call for questions, emergencies, etc.).
• Maintains employee confidence and protects company assets, including intellectual property, by 

          keeping information confidential.

• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Participates on emergency response team for location.

Qualifications:

• Five (5) years minimum production/oilfield experience.
• Preferred Pigging experience or exposure to Pigging Activities
• Ability to work a fourteen (14) day on and fourteen (14) day off 12 hour shift work schedule.
• Requires less supervision in the performance of routine duties.
• Demonstrates increasing degrees of understanding how the various parts of the oil/gas facility/plant work together (from the wells through the production facilities to the oil and gas sales lines).
• Demonstrates an increased ability to work unsupervised, act upon an acquired knowledge of how pigging operations can adversely affect the facilities/field, anticipates and correct problems before they occur or before the facility/field are affected.
• Demonstrates the ability to routinely operate pigging activities unsupervised.
• Demonstrates the ability to direct the work of and train other employees/support techs of lower rank and/or experience.
• Demonstrates the ability and willingness to remain aware of and direct the whole scope of simultaneous activities at the job site on a routine basis.
• Demonstrates the ability to recognize when non-standard or non-routine conditions exist, notify supervisory staff, and offer recommendations for solutions to the problem.
• Basic mathematic and mechanical skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to work in arctic conditions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, other departments, officials, and the public.
• Ability to consider safety in all decisions.              

Education Requirements:

• Graduation from a high school or GED equivalent or any equivalent combination of education and experience demonstrating sufficient knowledge, ability and skill to handle the duties and responsibilities of the position.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

• None.