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Overview

ONEOK is a Fortune 500 company with over 100 years in business, recognized as a leading midstream service provider focused on safety, sustainability, and employee welfare. The Operator position in Dallas, TX involves terminal operations for the safe and efficient handling of refined petroleum products.

Responsibilities

  • Perform terminal operations activities involving the receipt, storage, transfer, blending, and loading of refined petroleum products.
  • Perform manual valve line ups and batch cuts.
  • Operate and monitor terminal equipment and facilities including product storage tanks and pipelines.
  • Conduct product quality control activities including sampling and testing.
  • Support truck-to-tank blending operations and coordinate product movements.
  • Monitor product inventories, tank levels, and terminal operating conditions.
  • Perform routine inspections of terminal assets and identify maintenance needs.
  • Provide customer support related to product movements and terminal access.
  • Coordinate with various departments regarding terminal operations.
  • Complete regulatory and operational documentation.
  • Respond to abnormal operating conditions and emergency situations.
  • Maintain terminal grounds and equipment according to safety standards.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation for terminal operations.
  • Provide operational support at other terminals as needed.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma required; Associates/Bachelors preferred.
  • Experience in terminal, refinery, pipeline, or related industrial operations preferred.
  • Experience operating industrial equipment preferred.
  • Experience performing inspections and quality control activities preferred.
  • Ability to learn and apply safety and regulatory requirements.
  • Ability to troubleshoot operational issues in a fast-paced environment.
  • Effective communication skills with employees and customers.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications preferred.
  • Valid driver's license required.

Additional Information

  • Schedule is Monday - Friday, dayshift with some overtime and callout.
  • Employee is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions.
  • Travel to other locations up to 25%.
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How this job compares in Dallas, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $37/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $35/hr median for welding jobs in Dallas, TX, whose middle half runs $30–$43/hr across 48 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 63% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Dallas, TX

We're tracking 124 other active welding openings in Dallas, TX right now, from 89 different employers. 55 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,339 other active welding openings from 720 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Dallas, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Houston, TX (27), Zachry Group (22), and Austin Industries (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $40/hr, Arlington at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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