Foreman

Performs an advanced level of inspection work, assists and oversees employees engaged in the construction, maintenance and operation of a pipeline system and related facilities.

Responsibilities

Key Duties and Responsibilities 

• Supervise, inspect work performed by employees and/or contractors and assist employees in installation, maintenance and removal work on transmission and distribution pipelines to ensure compliance and/or identify noncompliance with company and government standards.
• Drive and maintain crew truck. Load, unload and operate tools and equipment including but not limited to:
  • Pipe and crescent wrenches
  • Pipe cutters and threads
  • Air compressors and generators
  • Plastic fusion irons
  • Jackhammers and concrete saws
  • Backhoes and trenchers
  • Combustible Gas Indicators - flame-ionization unit
  • Tapping and plugging equipment
  • No blow equipment
  • Forklift
  • Respirators
  • Oxygen analyzer
  • Ultrasound equipment
  • Electro fusion equipment/processor
• Perform routine maintenance on vehicles and equipment.
• Train, test and direct employees performing steel welding, plastic fusion construction and maintenance activities.
• Maintain logs; compile and prepare reports including but not limited to:
  • Completion reports
  • Inspection logs
  • Training/testing records
  • Accident/first aid reports
  • Completed orders
  • Relocations and retirements
  • Leak reports
  • Mileage reports
• Review invoices for accuracy (pricing, quantity installed, materials used, etc.).
• Investigate customer related orders and/or emergency situations including but not limited to:
  • Low pressure calls
  • Class 1 leaks
  • Blowing lines
  • Fires/explosions
  • Undetectable lines
• Advise and inform customers, contractors, landowners, local authorities, and others relative to construction and/or maintenance work in progress.
• Regular and reliable attendance is required in performance of job.
• Employee may be required to perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education Requirements 

None required.

Experience 

• This role typically calls for seven to ten years of relevant experience.  (Minimum of six years’ relevant experience are required).
• Experience in use, function, maintenance, and repair of tools and equipment applicable to position.
• Experience with application of basic arithmetic:
  • addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Experience in construction and maintenance of transmission and distribution pipeline systems.
• Experience and knowledge in basic use and function of computers and relevant computer software.
• Experience and training relative to:
  • Working in excavations and/or confined spaces
  • Basic customer service activities
  • Customer service emergency procedures
  • Company and government operating/safety procedures
  • Plastic fusion
  • One Call System policies and procedures
  • Work Management Systems
• Working knowledge of welding policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of function and/or maintenance of regulators, chart meters, well meters, cathodic protection, and leakage survey.
• Experience interpreting maps, atlas pages, blueprints, GIS sketches, and job orders.
• Knowledge of personnel policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to read and write fluently in English.
   

Licenses and Certifications 

CDL Required.

Applicable driver's license.

Qualified Plastic Fusion Technician certification.

Applicable Operator Qualifications.

Additional Requirements 

• Lift or move objects weighing up to 20 pounds 10-15 times a day; up to 40 pounds 7-10 times a day; up to 50 pounds 10-12 times a day.
• Climb into and out of excavations and onto and off of equipment.
• Travel over uneven terrain including but not limited to:
  • Mud
  • Gravel
  • Sand
  • Rocks
  • Ice
  • Snow
• React immediately to emergency situations to prevent injury to self and others.
• Smell odorant in natural gas.
• Detect and react to warning signals at work sites.
• Able to operate tools and equipment required.
• Communicate and/or exchange information or instructions.
• Peripheral vision and accurate depth perception.
• Visual abilities sufficient to perform job duties.
   

This job description is meant as a guideline for employees of ONE Gas, Inc. It is not a definitive or exhaustive description and consequently may not include all tasks or functions related to the position. This document does not create, and is not part of, an employment contract. Please note the position may change to meet the changing requirements of the business. Employees may be assigned duties either, in addition to or instead of, those set out in this document and the position is subject to further changes at management’s discretion.

ONE Gas provides natural gas distribution services to more than 2.3 million customers in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Headquartered in Tulsa, Okla., its divisions include Kansas Gas Service, the largest natural gas distributor in Kansas; Oklahoma Natural Gas, the largest in the state; and Texas Gas Service, the third largest in the state in terms of customers.

Its largest natural gas distribution markets by customer count are Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Okla.; Kansas City, Wichita and Topeka, Kan.; and Austin and El Paso, Texas. ONE Gas serves residential, commercial, industrial, transportation and wholesale customers in all three states.

Inclusion & Diversity is a core value at ONE Gas. We know that every employee makes a difference and contributes to our success through their unique talents and abilities. We also acknowledge that we can accomplish great things by listening and learning from each other.

ONE Gas has great benefits! Here are just a few:

• Medical/Dental/Vision packages that fit your family's needs.
• Paid Time Off
• 401(K) plan that is 100% matched up to 6%.
• Profit Sharing contributions may also be made under the 401(k) Plan.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Basic and Optional Employee Term Life Insurance.
• Education Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement.

The job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of One Gas. Where positions are covered by a collective bargaining unit agreement, the terms and conditions of the agreement will apply.

ONE Gas, Inc., and its divisions will provide equal employment opportunity for qualified persons without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, military status or genetic information or any other federal, state or local protected class.