Chemical Technician

Danos; Carlsbad (NM); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Danos is seeking an experienced Equipment Care Technician to operate wells and related equipment in New Mexico following safety and maintenance procedures to meet daily production plans.

You will participate in safety meetings, monitor wells, perform basic maintenance, collect samples, and report incidents while supporting Wellwork operations to ensure reliable and safe production.

Qualifications

• Completed secondary education and previously worked as a Field Technician.
• Strong oral and written communications skills.
• High standard of Safety, Health, Environment aptitude and promotes it in others.
• Extensive knowledge and/or experience of pipeline operations.
• Extensive knowledge of safety and operations management tools and processes.
• Strong knowledge of Emergency Preparedness Procedures.
• Knowledgeable of Project Philosophy and Design Specifications.
• Knowledgeable of relevant regulations and commercial agreements.
• Must meet conditional job offer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Implement daily work objectives, housekeeping, safety, health, environmental and security.
• Active participation in toolbox meetings and safety meetings.
• Identify and implement corrective actions by monitoring wells and equipment to ensure reliable, efficient and safe operations.
• Function as Equipment Care Technician and perform simple maintenance tasks.
• Report when alarm, emergency or shutdown system is out of service.
• Provide accurate shift-change information to ensure continuity of operations.
• Coordinate, control and monitor maintenance jobs per planning.
• Log all relevant operational events and deviations.
• Take samples for laboratory analysis and perform field tests.
• Participate in emergency response activities.
• Report incidents and escalate per guidelines.
• Keep Operations Shift Supervisor informed.
• Maintain good communication across the team.
• Provide well diagnostics data before Wellwork interventions.
• Ensure wellhead equipment is maintained before Wellwork takes over.
• Assist and support ongoing Wellwork operations.

Skills

Strong communication

Safety culture

Maintenance skills

Pipeline operations

Emergency preparedness

Education

Secondary education completed

Tools

Safety and operations tools

Job description

Overview

Operate equipment and wells by applying operating and safety procedures and guidelines to meet daily operational plan, reduce equipment failure and efficient resources administration

Responsibilities

• Responsible to implement on daily work objectives, housekeeping, safety, health, environmental and security
• Active participation on daily toolbox meetings and regular, reported safety meetings
• Identify and implement corrective and optimization actions by the continuous surveillance of wells and equipment to ensure reliable, efficient and safe operational conditions
• Function as Equipment Care Technician, and routinely use Maintenance skills in performing simple maintenance activities
• Report when the alarm, emergency or emergency shutdown system is out of service
• Provide detailed, clear and accurate information when changing shift, to guarantee that unit conditions are updated and ensure operations continuity
• Coordinate, control and monitor maintenance jobs according with the corrective, predictive and preventive planning
• Report continuously in the log book all relevant operational events and abnormal situations or deviation occurred in the work area, equipment or personnel
• Take samples of products for laboratory analysis and execute field laboratory tests
• Active participation on emergency response activities
• Report incidents internally and escalate awareness as per the Incident Reporting Guidelines
• Ensure that Operations Shift Supervisor is informed and consulted about operations activities
• Ensure good communication across the work team so that issues / actions can be adequately addressed
• Provide the basic facts concerning well producing problems, current production rates, and current condition of the well
• Ensure that the well problem diagnostics are thorough and complete before requesting Well Work intervention operations
• Ensure that the wellhead and well surface equipment are maintained and are in good working order prior to Wellwork operations taking over responsibility for the well for intervention operations
• Provide assistance and support to the ongoing Wellwork operations as needed

Qualifications

• Completed secondary education and worked previously as a Field Technician.
• Strong communications (oral & written)
• High standard of Safety, Health, Environment aptitude and cultivates the same in others.
• Extensive knowledge and/or experience of pipeline operations
• Extensive knowledge of safety and operations management tools and processes
• Strong knowledge of Emergency Preparedness Procedures
• Extensive knowledge of Project Philosophy and Design Specifications
• Knowledgeable of relevant regulations
• Knowledgeable of relevant commercial agreements
• Must meet conditional job offer requirements.