Field Production Lead: Artificial Lift & Optimization

Airswift; Carlsbad (NM); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Production Lead II - Artificial Lift Technician for a 12-month assignment in Carlsbad, NM. The role centers on proactive surveillance and optimization of artificial lift systems, working in the field to maximize well performance across the lifecycle.

The candidate will diagnose failures, analyze downtime, and collaborate with operations, engineering, and technology centers to drive production efficiency.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Field-based production lead focusing on proactive well surveillance, troubleshooting, and optimization of artificial lift systems across the well lifecycle.
• Support production efficiency through failure diagnosis, downtime analysis, and collaboration with operations, engineering, and technology centers.
• Experience with well performance monitoring and production optimization tools is valued.
• Communicate clearly with cross-functional teams and adapt to changing priorities in a dynamic field environment.

Skills

Artificial lift knowledge

Well surveillance

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

XsPOC

PumpChecker

Ignition

Spotfire

Wiserock

Echometer

TAM

Job description

Airswift is seeking a Production Lead II - Artificial Lift Technician for a 12-month assignment in Carlsbad, NM. The role centers on proactive surveillance and optimization of artificial lift systems, working in the field to maximize well performance across the lifecycle.

The candidate will diagnose failures, analyze downtime, and collaborate with operations, engineering, and technology centers to drive production efficiency.