Technician, Pipeline Trainee (Texas City)

Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

is one of the largest publicly traded partnerships and a leading North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals.

Our services include: natural gas gathering, treating, processing, transportation and storage; NGL transportation, fractionation, storage and import and export terminals; crude oil gathering, transportation, storage and terminals; petrochemical and refined products transportation, storage and terminals; and a marine transportation business that operates primarily on the United States inland and Intracoastal Waterway systems.

The partnership's assets include approximately 50,000 miles of pipelines; 260 million barrels of storage capacity for NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals; and 14 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage capacity.

The Technician Trainee is an opportunity for an individual to obtain the training and experience necessary to become a qualified Pipeline Technician.

The Pipeline Technician Trainee will:


* Be assigned to a location within the Company to undergo orientation and training for a period that is normally 9-24 months in preparation for a future Pipeline Technician position.


* Participate in various training courses.


* Receive on-the-job training; working along-side various plant and/or pipeline personnel.


* The training will address troubleshooting, testing, maintaining, installing, repairing, and operating the electrical systems in the facilities and pipelines; including pneumatic, electric and hydraulic control systems and devices; electrical power generation and distribution systems and facility safety systems.


* It will also address safety procedures, regulatory requirements, handling of hazardous and highly volatile materials, and various other systems that are related to the natural gas plant and pipeline industry.


* Upon the successful completion of adequate training, the candidate must be willing to relocate within the Texas City Crude operating region to fill a Pipeline Technician position, when an opening occurs.

The successful candidate will meet the following qualifications:



* Vocational-Technical certificate or an Associates degree in Electronics and Instrumentation or related field is required.


* Must have experience in basic computer use including the use of word processing, spreadsheet, and email software.


* Previous experience with, and knowledge of, preventive and corrective maintenance of various types of equipment is required.


* Must have a valid drivers license.


* Will be a great team player who interacts effectively with co-workers, customers and the public, whether in a group or in independent cooperative activities.


* Must be accountable and self-driven to learn, and to continuously develop and improve his/her skills through both formalized and on-the-job training.


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