Targa Resources

Tech Lead Plant Operations (14/14)

Targa Resources$90K — $120K *
Jal, NM 88252In-Person
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • Valid driver's license required.
  • 3-5 years of related work experience.
  • Knowledge of amine treatment, TEG dehydration, cryogenic processing, and propane refrigeration.
  • Strong work ethic and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure collaboration across departments like Maintenance, Engineering, and ES&H.
  • Foster a culture of professional development and continuous improvement.
  • Provide optimization support for various plant processes.
  • Monitor operations to identify optimization opportunities.
  • Coordinate with teams to prioritize operational issues and work orders.
  • Provide expertise for HAZOP and PHA studies.
  • Be available on-call for operational issues and plant upsets.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional development and continuous improvement.
  • Involvement in optimizing plant processes and ensuring safety compliance.
  • Shift schedule flexibility including 14/14 shifts.
  • Ability to work on challenging and varied responsibilities in a dynamic environment.
Full Job Description
JOB FUNCTIONS AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership Responsibilities:
  • Ensure strong collaboration, and foster strong working relationships with various departments across the organization, including but not limited to: Maintenance, I&E, Measurement, Engineering/Construction, ES&H, PSM, etc.
  • Encourage a positive organizational culture that values professional development and strives for continuous improvement.
  • Demonstrate initiative, ownership, and accountability towards best-in-class operational performance with respect to safety, environmental, and reliability.

Technical Responsibilities:
  • Provide optimization and troubleshooting support for plant processes that include but are not limited to: amine treating, TEG dehydration, condensate stabilization, cryogenic NGL recovery/processing, and propane refrigeration.
  • Provide troubleshooting support and coordination of vendor technical support for pumps, compressors, PLC/pneumatic control devices and instrumentation, fired heaters, thermal oxidizers, and combustors.
  • Monitor repeat reliability issues and provide recommendations for permanent solutions to resolve bad actors.
  • Review and monitor plant operations, processes, and maintenance for opportunities to optimize quality and product specifications.
  • Identify process control deficiencies and coordinate with Engineering and I&E/Automation teams to implement recommended improvements.
  • Consult with Maintenance, I&E, and Measurement teams to prioritize work orders and operational issues.
  • Provide technical and operational expertise to hazard and operability (HAZOP) and process hazard analysis (PHA) studies.
  • Provide technical and operational expertise to root cause analysis (RCA) studies.
  • Support emission reporting with ES&H team, including identification and resolution of process and equipment reliability events that result in reportable events.
  • Plan and support project execution and plant outages/turnarounds in coordination with Operations, I&E, Maintenance, and/or Engineering/Construction.
  • Be on-call to respond to plant issues and upsets when identified by Plant Operations Technicians on shift.
  • Provide support to Operations, I&E, or Maintenance when necessary to ensure project completion.
  • Function as control board or outside relief operator when needed.


MINIMUM ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Minimum education of high school diploma or equivalent required.
  • Valid driver license required.
  • Minimum 3-5 years of related work experience.
  • Willingness to perform shift scheduled work including 14/14 schedule including nights
  • Ability to operate plant control boards and perform general plant operator responsibilities.
  • Knowledge of amine treatment and TEG dehydration.
  • Knowledge of cryogenic processing and propane refrigeration.
  • Knowledge of general PLC control system functionality and instrumentation interfaces.
  • Knowledge of basic rotating equipment, including pumps and compressors.
  • Strong work ethic with demonstrated ability to effectively work and complete projects with minimum supervision.
  • Ability to work overtime, weekends, holidays, with the ability to respond to call outs to fulfill business objectives as needed.
  • Ability to lift, push, and pull at least a minimum of 50 lbs.
  • Ability to work in changing climate conditions.
  • Able to work in close quarters: work while kneeling, squatting, sitting, climbing, and standing.
  • Follow and adhere to all applicable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) guidelines: eye protection, footwear, 4-gas monitor, flame-resistant clothing).
  • Regular and reliable attendance.

About Targa Resources

Targa is a leading provider of midstream services and is one of the largest independent midstream energy companies in North America. They own, operate, acquire, and develop a diversified portfolio of complementary midstream energy assets. They are primarily engaged in the business of: - gathering, compressing, treating, processing, and selling natural gas - storing, fractionating, treating, transporting, and selling NGLs and NGL products, including services to LPG exporters - gathering, storing, and terminaling crude oil - storing, terminaling, and selling refined petroleum products. They believe their growth will be driven by continued organic growth investments across their diversified asset footprint. Their assets are not easily replicated and are strategically located in some of the most attractive basins in the U.S., and interconnected with key NGL markets and logistics centers. Their gathering and processing assets are across multiple shale and natural resource plays, including the Permian Basin, Barnett Shale, Bakken Shale, Eagle Ford Shale, Anadarko Basin, Arkoma Basin, onshore Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico. They have a leading position at Mont Belvieu, the NGL hub of North America. They have the second largest fractionation ownership position at Mont Belvieu and world class LPG export facilities on the Gulf Coast at their Galena Park Marine Terminal, which is interconnected to Mont Belvieu.

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Market Cap
$16.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$1.5 billion
Founded
2006
5 Year Trend
+20.4%
Revenue
$8.2 billion
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