operations and maintenance

Chevron Shale & Tight Business Unit is accepting online applications for the position of Mechanic located in Tioga, ND through June 18th, 2026, 11:59 p.m. (Central Standard Time).

Roles & Responsibilities

This is a field mechanic role responsible for performing mechanical duties for fixed and rotating equipment maintenance primarily within upstream facilities and locations.

This includes working on various equipment types such as valves, vessels, piping, pumps, compressors, motors, blowers, and fans.  Responsibilities include interaction with technical specialists, engineering, planning, scheduling, and supply chain to support continuous improvement of equipment reliability and minimizing equipment downtime.

The primary responsibilities for these roles include:

• Maintains and repairs: vessels, valves, piping, pumps, pumping units, compressors and associated equipment

• Inspects and maintains safety and regulatory critical equipment such as flares, flame arrestors, detonation arrestors, PVRVs, PRVs, tank hatches, regulators, VRUs, ESDVs and associated well head critical valves. 

• Inspects equipment for signs of damage, leaks, unusual noise, excessive wear, damage from foreign objects in fluid, and corrosion damage.

• Completes preventative and predictive maintenance per schedule on associated fixed and rotating equipment.

• Troubleshoots performance issues on the following equipment: air compressors, vessels, piping, valves, pumps, artificial lift (pumping units) gear boxes, electric motors, valves and basic control systems.

• Completes alignment activities on pumps and compressors.

• Knowledgeable/familiar with piping specifications and application.

• Completes overhauls on equipment per manufacturer or engineering recommendations.

• Completes bearing inspections, repair or replace valves and packing, and checking of alignment.

• Completes lubrication sampling, analysis, and proper reporting to reliability program contacts.

• Conducts and/or participates in defect elimination meetings.

• Demonstrates basic computer skills including efficient management of email and calendars.

• Demonstrates competency to read and interpret: P&IDs, PFDs, schematics, blueprints, an isometric drawing.

• Skilled in oil processing, terminology, and concepts relevant to work activities (e.g., pressures, flow or process).

• Comprehensive knowledge of key process equipment operation, components, and related concepts.

• Comprehensive understanding of valve and piping construction, pressure ratings, and piping specifications applicable to job role. Comprehensive knowledge of wells and pad facilities operation.

• Skilled at executing safe work practices.

• Skilled at coaching others on safe work activities during daily meetings and on location.

• Demonstrates/instructs others on appropriate tool selection, use, and care.

• Demonstrates ability to set new equipment, including pumps, filters, filter housings, compressors, and process equipment.

• Demonstrates ability to purge facility pipe, pumps, compressors, and other process equipment.

• Demonstrates competency when installing and removing blinds.

• Demonstrates competency to complete and submit all permits tied to work activities to the appropriate EHS representative.

• Demonstrates competency to complete assigned work orders, including clear long text and TECO.

• Comprehensive knowledge and skilled execution of mechanical work activities, including: “bolt-up” procedures, line of fire, and energy isolation. Document work order history to include all relevant documentation including as-found / as-left data

• Provide feedback to maintenance planning, scheduling, and supply chain to ensure continuous improvement with maintenance planning, scheduling, and execution processes and procedures

Core Behaviors

• Demonstrates strong continuous improvement capabilities and/or ability to learn following skills:

• Support standardized work development; continuously seek to make standardized work more efficient and safer while ensuring work quality

Work Environment       

• Field based role 8 on 6 off schedule

Experience/Skills

• Perform mechanical functions in inspection, repair, troubleshoot, overhaul, setting up, and maintaining equipment such as vessels, valves, piping, pumps, pumping units, compressors and associated equipment

• Inspects and maintains safety and regulatory critical equipment such as flares, flame arrestors, detonation arrestors, PVRVs, PRVs, tank hatches, regulators, VRUs, ESDVs and associated well head critical valves. 

Types of equipment include but not limited to:

• Pumps: (Goulds, Viking, Moyno)

• Treaters, separators, oil and water tanks

• Valves of all types, size and application that apply to upstream oil facilities

• Piping standards (use and assembly)

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent

• Valid Driver's license

• Industrial / Oilfield experience.

• 3 + years of mechanical experience on reciprocating and centrifugal gas compressors, internal combustion engines and pumps

Preferred Qualifications  

• Communication skills

• Knowledge of safety requirements and practices.

• High school diploma or equivalent required

• Associates or technical degree preferred

• Potential to use precision machinist tools, measurement tools and able to operate a forklift, bridge crane, JLG, or other motorized equipment

• Strong SAP skills (e.g. able to plan work orders, search materials, review work schedules)

• Able to work overtime and rotating call-out support

• Must be willing and able to work in North Dakota operations locations, both indoors and outdoors, in a variety of weather conditions and temperatures

• Strong knowledge of applicable EHS procedures/practices such as Permit to Work, Energy Isolation, Respiratory Protection, PPE, Emergency Response

• Possess strong written and verbal communications skills with ability to lead, coach, and train others

• Excellent collaboration and interpersonal communication skills

• Strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills

Relocation Options

Relocation will not be considered.

International Considerations:

Expatriate assignments will not be considered.

Important Note:

As part of the application process, you will be required to take an assessment that measures aptitude and work styles. We recommend you allow approx. 45 minutes to complete the assessment in one sitting. If you need to exit, your progress will be saved.  

You will be immediately directed to the testing portal upon submittal of your application, at which point you will have 72 hours to complete the on-line assessment.     

Once complete, your assessment score will be valid for 180 days. Should you re-apply for another Job Requisition within this timeframe that includes the Maintenance Assessment, you will be required to complete the application process and then click on the assessment link. This will resubmit your previous results. 

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