NGL Energy Partners

Facilities Manager

Posted on: 20 Oct 2021

Greeley, CO

Job Description

The Facilities Manager is responsible for the safe and efficient operations of assigned Salt Water Disposals (SWDs) and/or Solids Processing Facilities (SPFs) sites within the Company’s Water Solutions business segment.  Responsibilities include budgeting; scheduling; training and supervising facility operators; overseeing maintenance of the facility and equipment; tracking and reporting pertinent data; and communicating with management, customers, and other stakeholders to achieve safe and profitable sites.

The Facilities Manager provides daily onsite guidance and leadership and proactively participates as a member of the operations management team.  This role applies technical knowledge to anticipate, mitigate, and resolve interruptions to facility operations. In addition, the role will be responsible for the transportation of injection facility product (solids, slop) on an as needed basis to and from specified locations in a safe and compliant manner. 

General Duties and Responsibilities

Strictly follows and enforces all safety requirements and champions a safety-first culture.
Manages day to day operations of assigned facilities, regularly rotating between sites and maintaining a strong physical presence at designated locations.
Works in close collaboration with direct manager to optimize efficiency and profits, with regular communication of facility conditions, customer relations, operational issues, and other pertinent information.  Immediately communicates/escalates unsafe conditions, workplace injury or illness, interruptions to facility operations/site closures, spills, customer issues, and other significant developments.
Supervises Facility Operators and holds team members accountable for performance.  Recognizes good performance and works with Human Resources to address and resolve performance deficiencies.
Serves as a role model for employees and adheres to Company policies and procedures along with applicable agency regulations. 
Completes all administrative and “paperwork” duties in a timely and accurate fashion (e.g., employee time review and approval, expense report submissions, invoice reviews, scheduling, etc.). 
Generates reports, such as facility reports to track incoming and outgoing volumes and oil sales.
Works to maximize oil recovery efforts.
Manages facility to meet Op Ex budget.
Audits facilities and troubleshoots problems as needed to keep facilities safe and efficiently operational.
Evaluates and captures process conditions and components.
Troubleshoots and recommends equipment modifications to address changing volumes, maximize individual facility throughput, and comply with applicable regulations.
Rectifies equipment issues and coordinates repair.
Executes preventative maintenance work orders on facility equipment. 
Manages facility consumable inventories of replacement parts and equipment to ensure down time is minimized.
Schedules and manages process waste removal from facility to maximize facility output and minimize down time.
Coordinates injection well maintenance.
Works with contractors and others (e.g., Engineering Team, Command Center) during special projects.
Works with vendors and contractors to coordinate equipment and consumable deliveries to facilities.
Provides site shift coverage when required.
Operate truck and accomplish solid deliveries in a safe manner at all times.
On a trip basis, conduct vehicle inspections, complete driver’s logs, and submit requisite paperwork.  At all times, practice strict adherence to DOT requirements.
Perform scheduled deliveries in accordance with specified timeframe.
Collect, organize and submit delivery bills of lading in a complete, timely, and accurate fashion.
Notify supervisor immediately of any vehicle safety concerns.
Other duties as assigned.
Regular attendance at the worksite is required. 

Position Qualifications: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of oil and gas industry and oilfield operations, including technical understanding of water disposal and slurry/solids processing with knowledge of pumps and fluid handling. 
Natural mechanical aptitude.
Strong organizational skills.
Ability to supervise employees.
Exceptional communication skills, with ability to communicate in English (verbal and written).
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays as necessary.
Proficiency using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) and ability to learn software and systems utilized by Water Solutions Operations team.
Ability to serve as a positive representative of the Company both internally and externally.
Punctual, trustworthy, and reliable.
Team player.
Ability to work well under pressure.
Unwavering commitment to safe operations.
Working knowledge of DOT regulations and procedures.
Attention to detail and technical skills necessary to complete driver’s logs and other required documentation.  

 Experience/Education:

High school diploma / GED required.
3 years of industry experience (oilfield, water disposal, slurry processing, upstream operations, etc.) is preferred.
 1-2 years of supervisory experience is preferred.
Experience working with centrifugal and positive displacement pumps and fluid handling is strongly preferred when Facilities Manager is assigned to a Solids Processing Facility (SPF).
A valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with the following endorsement(s) is preferred.  Note: This may be obtained upon job offer with Company paid CDL Training and Certification.
Tanker (N).
1+ years of Class A CDL Tanker or water hauling driving experience is preferred.
Must be 21+ years of age.
Must have and maintain a valid Medical Examiner’s Certificate from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Note: This may be obtained upon job offer.
SafeLand/PEC certification required.  Note: This may be obtained upon job offer.
Valid Driver’s License required.

Physical Requirements: 

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must constantly position, transport and/or move up to 50 or more pounds. On occasion moving over 50 pounds will be required.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to:

Stand; walk; move across large areas including uneven terrain, sometimes quickly;
Be stationary for long periods of time;
Work in restrictive working spaces;
Ascend stairs or ladders, work atop tanks, traverse metal walkways at heights;
Balance with equipment and while moving large and/or heavy objects;
Use fingers and/or hands to handle and feel;
Reach with hands and arms above the head and to ground level;
Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl or otherwise reach into confined spaces;
Push and pull material and equipment from one place to another;

Communicate with and exchange information verbally and in writing;

Work using repetitive motion.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work requires physical efforts associated with using the computer and phones to access and input information.

Working Environment: 

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is:

Occasionally in an office environment.
Occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places.
Frequently exposed to outdoor weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat.
Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, hand tools and small to medium-sized power tool use.
Occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock.
Regularly exposed to non-toxic propane fumes or airborne particles.

NGL Energy Partners

Tulsa, OK

NGL Energy Partners LP, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the crude oil logistics, water solutions, liquids, retail propane, and refined products and renewables businesses. The Crude Oil Logistics segment purchases crude oil from producers and transports it to refineries for resale at pipeline injection stations, storage terminals, barge loading facilities, rail facilities, refineries, and other trade hubs; and provides storage, terminaling, trucking, marine, and pipeline transportation services. The Water Solutions segment is involved in the treatment and disposal of wastewater generated from crude oil and natural gas production operations; disposal of solids, such as tank bottoms, drilling fluids, and drilling muds, as well as performs truck and frac tank washouts; and sale of recovered hydrocarbons.

The Liquids segment supplies natural gas liquids to retailers, wholesalers, refiners, and petrochemical plants in the United States and Canada through its 21 terminals, as well as offers terminaling and storage services. The Retail Propane segment sells propane, distillates, and equipment and supplies to end users consisting of residential, agricultural, commercial, and industrial customers, as well as resellers.

The Refined Products and Renewables segment markets gasoline, diesel, ethanol, and biodiesel products; and purchase and delivers refined petroleum and renewable products. This segment also purchases and markets unfinished gasoline blending components for subsequent blending into finished gasoline for third parties. NGL Energy Holdings LLC serves as the general partner of the company. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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