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Oneok, Inc Lab Technician USW in Kansas City, Kansas

#WeAreONEOK Fortune 500 company. 100+ years in business. Leading midstream service provider. Safety first. Sustainable operations. Environmentally responsible. Employee focused.

JOB SUMMARY

Job Profile Summary

This position will work in a petroleum product quality control lab located in Kansas City, KS. The laboratory technician performs product testing and analyses of product samples according to standard testing procedures. Position requires familiarity with all aspects of the laboratory and works independently on programs and special projects. Requires an understanding of the need for the program and how the data resulting from the program affects decision-making. This position maintains the laboratory in proper order by supporting and participating in ongoing laboratory improvement initiatives, projects, training, maintenance, cleaning, and calibration programs. Position involves a flexible work schedule which can include weekends and evenings.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

  • Analyzes product samples (includes analysis, specification comparison, and reporting)

  • Produces timely, accurate program and project reports to internal and external customers

  • Aids in continual laboratory process refinement and improvements

  • Performs laboratory housekeeping, equipment maintenance, and other work as required

  • Maintains program through interactions with program administrators

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree physical science or chemistry

  • Two years of experience and has demonstrated a comprehensive understanding of product specifications, test procedures, test significance, and the value the larger organization derives from lab-generated analytical data.

Work Experience

  • None required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Ability to: communicate effectively orally and in writing in English with co-workers, supervisors, and internal and external customers

  • Ability to: work in stressful conditions

  • Ability to: adapt and respond to changing circumstances

  • Ability to: use a personal computer with the Windows® operating system to complete timesheets, send and receive emails, and access information posted on the Company’s intranet

  • Ability to: to work on both a scheduled and call-out basis, as needed

  • Ability to: work at the assigned job site.

Licenses and Certifications

  • None required

Strength Factor Rating - Physical Demands/Requirements

  • Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Strength Factor Description - Physical Demands/Requirements

  • Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Frequently)

  • Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently)

  • Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Occasionally)

  • Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) (Occasionally)

  • Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder (Occasionally)

  • Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Occasionally)

  • Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) (Occasionally)

  • Climbing: Ladders, Stairs (Occasionally)

  • Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling (Occasionally)

  • Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist (Occasionally)

  • Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Occasionally)

  • Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine (Occasionally)

  • Crawling: Moving about on the hands and arms in any direction (Occasionally)

  • Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)

  • Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with the hand or hands (Manual Dexterity) (Constantly)

  • Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working with the fingers primarily (Finger Dexterity) (Constantly)

  • Feeling: Perceiving such attributes of objects/materials as size, shape, temperature, texture, movement or pulsation by receptors in the skin, particularly those of the finger tips (Constantly)

  • Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently)

  • Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear (Constantly)

  • Tasting/Smelling: (Occasionally)

  • Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (Constantly)

  • Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet for more (Constantly)

  • Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are (Constantly)

  • Vision: Color - The ability to identify and distinguish colors (Constantly)

Working Conditions/Environment

  • Employee is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions

Working Conditions

  • Well lighted, climate controlled areas (Frequently)

  • Outdoor weather conditions (Occasionally)

  • Wet or humid conditions (not weather related) (Occasionally)

  • Extreme cold (not weather related) (Occasionally)

  • Extreme heat (not weather related) (Occasionally)

  • Dust, fumes, gases (Occasionally)

  • Moving mechanical parts (Occasionally)

  • Potential electric shock (Occasionally)

  • Prolonged exposure to vibration (Occasionally)

  • High pitched noises/loud noises (Occasionally)

  • Unprotected heights (Occasionally)

  • Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly)

  • CRT (Computer Monitor(s)) (Constantly)

Travel

Driving

  • Based on assigned tasks, employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver's license

ONEOK is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, national origin, gender identity, disability, military/veteran status, genetic information or any other categories protected by applicable law.

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 ONEOK.

ONEOK is committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request an accommodation email HRSolutions@ONEOK.com or call 1-855-663-6547​.

Expected Salary Range

$29.09 - $34.23

ONEOK is a leading midstream service provider and owns one of the nation’s premier natural gas liquids systems, connecting NGL supply in the Mid-Continent, Permian and Rocky Mountain regions with key market centers and an extensive network of natural gas gathering, processing, storage and transportation assets.

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