Cable Technician

SLB; Kakinada; On-site; INR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

SLB is seeking a Cable Technician to ensure on‑time delivery of equipment and to enhance maintenance efficiency at the Maintenance Base. The role focuses on wireline cable maintenance, spooling, and adhering to maintenance programs aligned with reliability-centered strategies.

Candidates should have 5–10 years of mechanical maintenance experience, preferably in oil and gas wireline, with a Diploma in Mechanical.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of mechanical maintenance experience, preferably in oil and gas wireline.
• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering required.
• Experience with wireline maintenance or field operations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Wireline cable maintenance and spooling; experience with mechanical lifting.
• Maintain equipment according to maintenance program and reliability centered maintenance strategy using CMMS and standard work.
• Record materials, labor, and equipment maintenance history in TLM systems; track movements, work orders, parts used and time.
• Ensure compliance with TLM Product Line standards.
• Participate in continuous improvement to improve asset utilization and CoSD.
• Support reduction of asset turnaround time and downtime due to maintenance and repair.
• Assist maintenance technicians to improve efficiency and productivity.
• Implement CoSD projects including repair and reuse of parts.
• Participate in failure investigations as assigned.
• Comply with the TLM Competency Management System.

Skills

Wireline maintenance

Spooling

Mechanical lifting

Education

Diploma in Mechanical

Job description

Mission

The Cable Technician is responsible for ensuring on‑time delivery of equipment as per operational demands. The Cable Technician improves maintenance related nonproductive time ratio of assets within the Maintenance Base (MB), and improves maintenance efficiency and people productivity.

Responsibilities

• Wireline cable maintenance and spooling. Requires experience with mechanical lifting.
• Maintain assigned equipment according to the pertinent maintenance program and compliant with the reliability centered maintenance strategy through adherence to the Computerized Maintenance Management System and standard work.
• Adhere to transactional discipline within Technology Lifecycle Management (TLM) business systems to record materials and supplies, labor costs and equipment maintenance performance history such as movements, work orders, parts used and time to maintain.
• Comply with TLM Product Line standards.
• Participate in the continuous improvement culture, initiatives and improvement plans within the MB to improve asset utilization and cost of service delivery (CoSD).
• Participate in continuous improvement efforts to improve asset turnaround time, which includes reducing downtime due to maintenance, parts and repair authorization numbers, failures and work‑in‑process.
• Support continuous improvement efforts to improve the efficiency and productivity of Maintenance Technicians.
• Implement CoSD projects, such as the planned repair and reuse of parts.
• Participate in failure investigations as assigned.
• Comply with the TLM Competency Management System.

Qualifications

Minimum 5-10 years of experience with Diploma in Mechanial. Oil and gas (Wireline) maintenance or field experience preferred.

SLB is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.