Cable Spooling Technician

Schlumberger Limited; Odessa (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

SLB is seeking a Cable Spooling Technician in Odessa, TX to support electrical submersible pumps at customer sites. The role requires operating spooling equipment, inspecting cables, and completing DOT paperwork while adhering to safety standards.

You will drive spool trucks, support field operations, and adapt to overtime as needed. A valid Class A CDL and at least one year of cable splicing experience are essential for consideration.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid Class A CDL and an acceptable driving record.
• 1 year experience splicing electrical cable, spooling cable, and CT line.
• Demonstrated ability to band cable or CT line with a Forum banding tool.
• Excellent customer service skills including the ability to explain and train.
• Ability to interact politely and professionally with customers and/or coworkers.

Responsibilities

• Drive spooling truck and pull spooling trailer to customer rig site.
• Perform customer support activities for electrical submersible pumps.
• Inspect and repair cable.
• Using pneumatic and manual hand tools, bands cable as it is being installed into the well hole.
• Complete DOT paperwork as required.
• Adjust quickly to changing job assignments/requirements and the flexibility to work overtime with little or no advance notice.
• Maintain truck and trailer per Company standards.

Skills

CDL required

Cable splicing

Banding with Forum tool

Customer service

Professional communication

Tools

Forum banding tool

Job description

Disclaimer: SLB completed the acquisition of ChampionX on July 16, 2025. If selected for this position, your employment will begin with ChampionX and will transition to SLB as part of the planned integration.

We are looking for a Cable Spooling Technician located in Odessa, TX. This is your opportunity to join a global technology company, driving energy innovation for a balanced planet.

What’s In It For You:

• You will join a growing company offering competitive pay and benefits
• Access to best-in-class resources, tools, and technology
• Opportunity for a long term, advanced career path
• A culture that values safety first, including training and personal protection

What You Will Do :

• Drive spooling truck and pull spooling trailer to customer rig site
• Perform customer support activities for electrical submersible pumps
• Inspect and repair cable
• Using pneumatic and manual hand tools, bands cable as it is being installed into the well hole
• Complete DOT paperwork as required
• Adjust quickly to changing job assignments/requirements and the flexibility to work overtime with little or no advance notice
• Maintain truck and trailer per Company standards

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must have a valid Class A CDL and an acceptable driving record
• 1 year experience splicing electrical cable, spooling cable, and CT line
• Demonstrated a bi lity to perform and repair armor on cable
• D emonstrated ability to band cable or CT line with a Forum banding tool
• Excellent customer service skills including the ability to explain and train
• Ability to interact politely and professionally with customers and/or coworkers
• Immigration sponsorship not offered for this role
• Work in excess of 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week, as required to meet business needs

Physical Demands:

• Role is deemed safety-sensitive and may be subject to employer or customer drug testing .
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
• Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
• Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knees.
• Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
• Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to customer or other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Substantial movement (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers to use a computer.
• The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines (including inspection), using measurement devices, and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.
• The employee is required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles.
• The employee is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, thoroughness of work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures.
• Indoor and outdoor environmental conditions. Activities occur indoors and outdoors.
• Extreme heat. Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions, such as wind and humidity.
• Hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current or exposure to chemicals.
• Atmospheric conditions. One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system or the skin : fumes , odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.
• Oils . There is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.

About Us:

ChampionX is now part of SLB, a global technology company driving energy innovation for a balanced planet. As innovators, that’s been our mission for nearly a century.

We are a technology company that unlocks access to energy for the benefit of all. As innovators, that’s been our mission for nearly a century. Today, we face a global imperative to create a future with more energy, but less carbon. Our diverse, innovative change makers are focused on going further in innovation and inventing the new energy technologies we need to get there.

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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

Global adventure, broad exposure, and limitless learning await you. You'll be part of the most multi-cultural and diverse team of experts in any industry, anywhere.

Insurance

• Health, vision, and dental insurance for you and your dependents available from day one.

Learning Opportunities

Global adventure, broad exposure, and limitless learning await you. You'll be part of the most multi-cultural and diverse team of experts in any industry, anywhere.

Diverse and Inclusive

Our exceptional and diverse people are the pulse and spirit of who we are. Every day, you will enrich your knowledge in an environment where differences in thought, creativity and experiences are embraced.

About Us

We are a global technology company, driving energy innovation for a balanced planet. Together, we create amazing technology that unlocks access to energy for the benefit of all.

Global in outlook, local in practice – and with a united, shared passion for discovering solutions, we hire talented, driven people and support them to succeed, personally and professionally.

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

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation / modification to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability to assist in the hiring process, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in the interview process, please contact [e-mail] to request assistance. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to.

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