Operations Technician Lead (Mechanical)

Williams is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected under applicable discrimination law.

Power the Digital Age with Us

At Williams, we’re not only making energy happen—we’re transforming how it powers the future. With exciting data center projects underway, we’re expanding our team to support these high-tech facilities with reliable, clean energy. If you’re passionate about hands-on work, cutting-edge technology, and making a real impact, we’d love to meet you.

Learn more about these projects at: Power Innovation | Williams Companies

What You’ll Experience

As a mechanically-focused Operations Technician Lead, you’ll be at the heart of Williams’ operations, working hands-on with our largest horsepower and power distribution installations. Expect to deepen your expertise with:

• Advanced maintenance and optimization of gas turbines and high-speed reciprocating engines

• Detailed work on medium voltage generators and complex power distribution systems

• Direct involvement with environmental controls and distributed control systems, ensuring mechanical reliability

You’ll play a vital role on construction projects, take charge of diagnosing and repairing mechanical equipment, and use your technical know-how to address operational challenges. This experience will help you develop into a trusted mechanical leader within your team.

What You’ll Do

As a mechanically-focused Operations Technician Lead, your responsibilities will revolve around the upkeep and enhancement of our facility’s mechanical systems. Your key duties include:

• Leading mechanical maintenance and repairs to ensure our pipeline and facility equipment—engines, turbines, compressors, and more—operate efficiently and reliably

• Systematically troubleshooting mechanical failures and collaborating with technicians to resolve issues and restore equipment to peak condition

• Applying technical standards and safety protocols to every aspect of mechanical work, ensuring regulatory compliance at all times

• Coordinating shift operations and delegating mechanical tasks to maximize team productivity and achieve shared objectives

• Driving the mechanical aspects of construction, commissioning, and upgrades of facility systems

• Maintaining thorough mechanical records, logs, and technical reports to monitor system performance and guide improvements

• Mentoring team members in mechanical best practices and fostering a hands-on, safety-driven environment

• Supporting additional mechanical tasks as required—your expertise strengthens our team’s success

What You’ll Bring

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED

• Minimum 8 years of experience as an Operations Technician in the oil and gas industry

• Valid State Driver’s License and clean driving record

• Strong mechanical aptitude and leadership skills

• Ability to work effectively in a shift-based, field-oriented environment

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and working knowledge of control systems and PLCs

Preferred:

• Associate or 2-year technical degree

• Experience in natural gas processing or compression facilities

Work Environment & Schedule

• Work in extreme temperatures, loud environments, and enclosed spaces

• Lift up to 50 lbs and team-lift heavier loads

• Stand, walk, climb, bend, and squat for extended periods

• Work at elevated levels using ladders, scaffolding, or lifts with appropriate PPE

• Use hand tools and mechanical diagnostic equipment

• Available for shift work, on-call rotations, nights, weekends, and holidays

• Occasional travel between Williams locations with overnight stays

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Why Choose Williams?

We are committed to providing our employees with competitive compensation and benefits as part of your Total Rewards package to help protect your current and future physical, emotional, and financial health. We generally offer health benefit programs to our employees and their families that are competitive and flexible enough to meet your needs, and retirement benefits to allow you to invest now for financial security when you retire.  With rich learning and development programming and a high internal mobility rate, you are not just applying to a job with Williams; you are embarking on an exciting career!

• Competitive compensation

• Annual incentive program

• Hybrid work model - one work from home day each week for most office-based roles

• Flexible work schedule for most field-based roles

• 401(k) with company matching contribution and a fixed annual company contribution

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits

• Generous company-paid life insurance and disability benefits

• A consumer-driven health plan option with the potential for a generous company contribution to a Health Savings Account

• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Paid time off, including floating and company holidays

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Robust employee learning and development

• High internal mobility (we promote from within)

• Parental leave (we provide up to 6 weeks for each parent)

• Fertility coverage and adoption benefits

• Domestic partner benefits

• Educational reimbursement

• Non-profit donation matching contributions and time off to volunteer

• Employee resource groups

• Employee assistance programs

• Technology to make our work more productive and collaborative

• Regular employee engagement surveys and feedback processes

Williams has a long history of making a significant difference in the communities where we live and work, and we strive to cultivate an environment of employee inclusion, innovation and passion that values all voices and opinions. We help each other succeed and great things happen when people from a diverse set of backgrounds come together. Together, we make clean energy happen.

Eligibility and benefits are governed by the terms of the applicable plan or program document which can be amended or terminated at any time.

For more information, please visit Total Rewards | Williams Companies.

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