Corrosion Technician

POSITION SUMMARY:

The primary objective is to assist the Corrosion Supervisor and Corrosion Department in collection and analysis of data which is used to implement the company's corrosion control program protecting Lucid Energy assets, investments, work force and the general public.

JOB FUNCTIONS AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Possess knowledge of natural gas pipeline operations and familiarity with pipeline facilities.
  
• Support the corrosion supervisor, corrosion technicians and pipeline supervisors in the implementation of the internal and external corrosion control programs.
  
• Inspect and maintain corrosion control facilities including but not limited to rectifiers, deep wells, and galvanic anodes, cathodic protection bonds, cathodic protection test stations, electrical isolation kits, and internal corrosion coupons.
  
• Maintain paperwork and accurately document work including writing reports, completing Lucid forms, and maintaining data in several electronic formats.
  
• Ability to climb in and out of ditches to access pipelines while sometimes carrying heavy tools and supplies.
• Perform physical labor to repair pipe coating, repair cathodic protection rectifiers, perform exothermic welding activities, install cathodic protection test stations and bonds, etc. in sometimes extreme weather conditions and in ditches.
  
• Participate in audits by federal and state entities and must be able to defend your work and records during these audits.
  
• Meticulously comply with federally mandated schedules and Lucid corrosion control procedures.
  
• Assist Corrosion Department personnel with survey work including cathodic protection surveys, close interval surveys, electrical isolation surveys, soil resistivity surveys, current requirement surveys, bell hole examination of buried pipe and bi-monthly rectifier and bond inspections.
  
• Support the operation, minor repair and maintenance of compressors, associated pipeline equipment and pipeline operations when necessary and when called upon.
  
• Have a working knowledge of ditch, electrical, plant and pipeline safety.
  
• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.
• Work with other Lucid departments and foreign pipeline corrosion techs to troubleshoot and remediate issues such as interference and cathodic protection isolation shorts.
• Precise and effective verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• Be able to work safely and effectively with hand and power tools.
• Strong troubleshooting skills to identify, remediate and explain issues involving cathodic protection systems.