Mechanic III

Specific Responsibilities

The Mechanic III, for Apache Corporation will be a member of Apache’s Onshore Production Operations team at the company’s Pecos, TX office reporting to the Maintenance Foreman Sr. 
 
This role will be primarily responsible for the following:
•    Responsible for daily operation and maintenance of “control air” air compressors, and all equipment associated with compressor facility
•    Supervise, schedule, and coordinate daily maintenance and construction activities.
•    Work with team members to set expectations and standards for contractor performance, including ensuring that they understand and abide by all of Apache’s environmental, safety, and operational standards.
•    Coordinate and assist with compressor overhauls, compressor station readings and work in a team environment.
•    Check for proper operation of all pumps and dump valves
•    Check air compressors, filters oil levels, belts, pressures and bleed lines
•    Perform visual inspection on all equipment daily, making necessary repairs
•    Accurately record all above information and any performed maintenance
•    Perform scheduled oil changes on all equipment in a timely manner and perform routine maintenance according to manufacturer’s specifications.
•    Notify supervisor when problems are suspected
•    Order, stock, and label spare equipment needed to keep facility in operation
•    Operate in a safe and environmentally sound manner
•    Stay in contact with vendors for equipment, oils, chemicals, and filters for updated revisions and recommendations
•    Review One-Call notifications, reply accordingly and record.
•    Keep facility clean and neat.
•    Must be able to legally operate a vehicle and have the ability to wear respirator protection and personal protective equipment as required.
•    Respond 24/7 to emergency call outs.

Qualifications & Experience

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:

•    High School Diploma or Equivalent is required.
•    Must be able to troubleshoot and diagnose engine and compressor problems quickly and efficiently.
•    Must have experience in troubleshooting multiple types of compressors.
•    Must be safety minded and goal oriented with 5 or more years of related industry experience.
•    Excellent time management skills
•    Good written and oral communication skills
•    High School diploma or equivalent
•    Proficiency with PC-based computer applications
•    Knowledge of safe working procedures
•    Attention to detail
•    Construction experience is a plus
•    Occasionally may be required to lift, carry, push or pull 10-100 pounds
•    Occasionally may require squatting, crawling and climbing
•    Frequently may require bending, reaching above shoulders, reaching to the floor, reading, writing, working at heights and working around moving machinery
•    Frequently exposed to marked changes in weather conditions including temperature and humidity
•    Continuously exposed to dust, fumes and gases
•    Continuously works independently without supervision and requires quick or important decision making
•    Job is classified as including medium physical work.

Competencies

The successful candidate should demonstrate and exhibit the following core competencies:

• Communication: Writes, speaks, and presents information effectively and persuasively across communication setting;
• Results: Pursues work with energy, drive, and results orientation to positively impact Apache's business success;
• Collaboration: Works in partnership with others and encourages different perspectives, while building and maintaining trust; and
• Culture: Willingness and ability to align one's behavior with the needs, priorities, and goals of Apache.

Company Overview

Our primary product is energy, and where there is affordable, abundant energy, people are given greater opportunities to elevate their families to higher standards of living. We are committed to providing oil and natural gas in more innovative and sustainable ways to help meet the world's energy needs.

Apache Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA). Apache and other affiliated subsidiaries have operations in the United States, Egypt and the United Kingdom's North Sea and exploration opportunities offshore Suriname and elsewhere.

For additional information about APA Corporation, please visit: www.apacorp.com.

Apache Statement on Hiring

To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to base all employment-related decisions and actions exclusively on employment-related criteria. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to provide broad dissemination of job opportunities, as consistent with the nature of the positions. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to review its employment-related policies and actions on a regular basis to ensure that their application is consistent with their intent.

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