Utility Specialist - (Channelview, TX) Austin Industrial

Utility Specialist

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

We are seeking a dependable, hardworking, and safety-focused Utility Specialist to support daily operations at the CVO LyondellBasell site. This hands-on position is responsible for a variety of utility, environmental, material handling, and equipment cleaning activities. The successful candidate will assist with temporary equipment set ups for specialty process transfers and de-inventories, vessel clearing/degassing/cleaning operations, and the loading/unloading/transloading of tanker trailers/frac tanks/and other temporary storage vessels while maintaining the highest safety standards. Other duties include but not limited to:

• Manage and maintain land farm operations utilizing landscaping equipment and pumps
• Boilermaker activities include bolt up of various size hoses, piping, spools for temporary equipment as well as installing blinds for CSE on vessels.
• Perform degassing, cleaning, and preparation of tanks, drums, towers, and related equipment for API inspections.
• Assist with tank entry preparation and cleaning activities while following all applicable safety procedures and confined space requirements.
• Loading/Unloading/Transloading of tanker trailers and Frac tanks utilizing specialty equipment.
• Operate equipment safely and efficiently while complying with site and environmental regulations.
• Conduct housekeeping and general maintenance activities at all jobsites to support operational excellence.
• Provide support to operations during a spill event
• Complete required documentation, inspections, and reports accurately and timely.
• Participate in safety meetings, training programs, and site audits.
• Must be available to work overtime as needed, including weekends and night shift and on-call duties.
• Ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions.
• Ability to perform physically demanding work, including lifting, climbing, bending, and standing for extended periods.
• Commitment to following all company and site-specific safety procedures.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industries is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Education: no minimum education requirements.

Experience: 1-year preferred experience in industrial services, environmental services, tank cleaning, land farming, or related industrial work.

Certifications/Licenses: A Valid Driver's License and TWIC Card.

Physical, Mental & Environmental Requirements

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties. Positions may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds, working at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces. Employees must possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.

Employees must be able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

Work may be performed in industrial and construction environments with exposure to weather conditions, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards. Employees must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements applicable to the position.

Must be able to perform all job duties while maintaining a constant commitment to safety, quality, and productivity expectations.