Water Transfer Operator

Operator Transfer

The Water Transfer Operator is responsible for the setup, operation, and teardown of equipment used for the transfer of water at frac sites. The operator will work on a crew, manage tasks such as laying and picking up poly pipe, running pumps, and ensuring the proper functioning of equipment during water transfer operations. This role requires adherence to safety protocols, operating machinery safely, and maintaining equipment to ensure smooth operations at job sites.

Duties and responsibilities include laying and picking up poly line, lay flat hose, running transfer pumps, and essential equipment for water transfer operations. Experience running skid steers and deploying lay flat hose is required. The operator will also load and unload pipe, field materials, and equipment onto trailers and trucks for safe transport. They will observe machine operations and gauges, and adjust controls to maintain specified conditions. Setting and servicing pumps and generators at job sites, following all safety procedures and using proper PPE as required per specific job task, assisting in containment and spill clean-ups, communicating with other workers using signals, radios, and telephones, and using common hand and power tools are also part of the role. The operator will drive trucks and other vehicles to transport equipment, personnel, and perform job tasks, and attend and successfully complete training as directed for DOT, OSHA, and safety.

Qualifications include one year of experience and/or equivalent training, a detail-oriented nature due to the necessity of safety, strong oral and written communication skills, the ability to thrive in a team environment, experience in the energy industry, knowledge of machines and tools, including their design, use, repair, and maintenance, and a valid Driver's License.

Physical demands include working in outside weather conditions, including rain, extreme cold, and heat, near moving mechanical parts; exposure to high wind, ice, snow, wet and/or humid conditions, vibration, and dust is expected. The worker will be subject to other physical activities required, including climbing, bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, seeing, talking, hearing, and performing repetitive motions. Exposure to noise levels requiring the use of hearing protection and prolonged sitting, standing, walking are also expected. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The ability to lift a maximum of 75 lbs is required.

This position requires 40 hours per week and the willingness to work additional hours when needed. It will be scheduled on a rotational work schedule that meets business needs.

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience. Benefits include medical, dental, vision coverage in addition to life and disability insurance plans, paid vacation days, and a retirement and savings (401K) plan.