Millwright

Oxy produces, markets and transports oil and natural gas to maximize value and provide resources fundamental to life. The company leverages its global leadership in carbon management to advance lower-carbon technologies and products. Headquartered in Houston, Oxy primarily operates in the United States, Middle East and North Africa. To learn more, visit Oxy

Oxy strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment and positively impacting our communities where we do business.

Description

As the Millwright at our Direct Air Capture facility in Ector County, TX you will:
• Maintain protection of the environment and the health and safety of our employees, customers, and the communities in which we operate and/or transport our products, as our highest priority
• Monitor condition of rotating machinery utilizing parameters including vibration, temperature, pressures, flows and currents. Must be able to take field vibration readings, and understand basic data
• Understand and assess the daily operation of various types of equipment including centrifuges, reciprocating and centrifugal compressors, conveyors, screw feeders, blowers, fans, and pumps and based on assessment, provide recommendations to improve reliability
• Maintain equipment to design specifications including, but not limited to, centrifugal pumps, reciprocating pumps & compressors, fans, gear reducers/increasers & other mechanical equipment (valves, operators,
testing tools). Replace pump seals, mechanical seals, and pump packing
• Provide proper alignment for all rotating equipment
• Perform preventative/predictive maintenance and troubleshoot problems
• Determine material needs, sequence of operations, and job methods including the use of a computer for storing and using information for preventive/predictive maintenance and planning
• Perform work associated with fabrication, assembly, disassembly and repair of vessels, movement and set-up of equipment

Qualifications
• High School Diploma or G.E.D. required
• A minimum of 3 years mechanical experience in millwright activities in an industrial environment
• Must be able to read process flow diagrams, P&IDs, mechanical drawings and follow mechanical specifications
• Able to work overtime, weekends and holidays as needed to maintain a 24/7 operating plant
• Ability to read, speak, and write English
• High proficiency in Microsoft applications
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to work as part of a team
• Must possess valid driver’s license

• Ability to work weekends, holidays and respond to callouts on a non-routine basis
• Must be able to lift 40 lbs., climb ladders and stairs
• Walking, bending, stooping is required  
• Must be able to wear personal protective equipment including the use of a respirator and respond to visual and audible alarms

Recruitment Fraud
 
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Oxy does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruiting process. We will never:
 
•  Ask you to pay for applications, interviews, meetings, processing, training or for any other fees
 
•  Use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind or
 
•  Request personal information such as passport and bank account details at an early stage of our recruitment process.
 
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.