923A Petroleum Systems Technician

OVERVIEW
As a Warrant Officer Petroleum Systems Technician, you are the expert in all things petroleum to keep forces moving. Acquisition, storage, inspection, testing and distribution of petroleum products fall under your expertise. Additionally, you will develop and coordinate unit procedures on the sound handling of petroleum products and monitor its disposal per applicable laws. 

JOB DUTIES

• Serve in staff positions requiring petroleum experience
• Determine requirements for bulk fuel and packaged petroleum products, storage space and fuel/water systems
• Monitor quality surveillance procedures for petroleum or water
• Develop, supervise and coordinate unit procedures and programs on environmentally sound handling of petroleum products and water chemicals
• Direct the preparation of accounting reports and maintenance records for petroleum distribution operations
• Monitor and advise the following operations:
  • Units engaged in petroleum operations
  • Acquisition, storage, inspection, testing, issue and distribution of petroleum products and/or water
  • Unit spill containment and cleanup operations
  • Disposal procedures for waste produced by unit petroleum and water operations
  • Petroleum operations and user maintenance of pipelines, hose lines, terminals, dispensing systems, petroleum laboratory testing procedures, loading and discharge of ocean-going tankers and other petroleum vessels
  • Water production, storage and distribution equipment
  • Operation and maintenance of water production, storage and distribution equipment performance of standard physical and chemical tests
• Evaluate test results and recommends disposition of off-specification or captured petroleum products
• Recommend locations of petroleum pipeline routes, terminals, supply points and depots, and advise on bulk petroleum distribution system design
• Ensure petroleum operations adhere to applicable environmental policies, procedures, laws and regulations
• Serve as the quality surveillance representative throughout the petroleum community

MINIMUM PREREQUISITES

• Be SGT or above.
• Be an ALC graduate in MOS 92F, 92L or 92W (waiverable on a case-by-case basis).
• Score at the 12th-grade level on the English portion (Language) of the Test for Adult Basic Education (TABE); Soldiers possessing an associate, bachelor's, master's or doctorate degree are exempt.
• Submit copies of ALL NCOERs. The preponderance of your NCOERs must reflect outstanding and exceptional duty performance ratings noted with "Among the best" ratings by the rater and "Successful" and "Superior" ratings by the senior rater.
• Have at least five years' experience as a Fuel or Water Handler in MOS 92F, 92W or 92L within the last eight years. Military technician, government contract and other civilian job experiences that correlate with the feeder MOSs will be considered.
• Possess a letter of recommendation from a Senior Quartermaster Warrant Officer that attests to your technical and tactical competence in MOS 92F, 92L or 92W.
• Possess six semester hours of composition-based English (grade of C or better) from an accredited institution of higher learning. Successful completion of the CLEP in English composition or freshman college composition is acceptable. You must provide a memorandum signed by an Army Education Center official certifying that the college or university is an Army-accredited institution of higher learning.
• Possess three semester hours of an algebra-based mathematics course from an accredited institution of higher learning. Successful completion of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) in college algebra is acceptable.

Waiver requests for the five years of experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

NOTE: Army National Guard programs and benefits are subject to change. Your local Warrant Officer Strength Manager has the most up-to-date information about job availability and bonuses in your state.