Multi-Skilled Operator II

Danos; Odessa (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Danos is seeking an experienced field operations professional to manage well operations, testing, and maintenance across field equipment and facilities. The role emphasizes technical competency and proactive production optimization.

Ideal candidates have 5–7 years in oil and gas field operations, strong technical knowledge, and the ability to work with cross-functional teams. This full-time, on-site position offers opportunities to contribute to production efficiency and process improvements.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of oil and gas field operations experience.
• Provides more technical/functional support than administrative support.
• Demonstrates a thorough working knowledge of technology, applications, terminology, and procedures required of job function.
• Performs varied and more complex tasks.
• Makes decisions within broad parameters.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Must meet conditional job offer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain field equipment including ESPs, gas lift, three‑phase separation, gas compression, control boards, pipelines, and related components.
• Prepare for and perform maintenance, take readings, issue work permits, write procedures, and interface with support groups.
• Proactively monitor well and equipment performance to maximize production.
• Coordinate with support groups to optimize chemical pump rates based on production data.
• Interface with Engineering for data gathering requests.
• Track test compression data.
• Conduct fluid level measurements with echo meter.

Skills

Experience level

Technical knowledge

Decision making

Problem solving

Field operations

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

Responsible for oil and gas well operations, well testing, operating and maintaining field equipment and facilities, surveillance of general field operations, and maintenance of various databases regarding production and operations.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for well operations, gas lifted wells, ESP's, three phase separation, gas compression, control board operation, pipeline operation, minor maintenance of valve, pumps and rotating equipment and assisting the other operators and craft personnel in their duties.

• Prepares for and performs maintenance, taking readings, doing rounds, issuing work permits, following procedures, initiating work requests, writing procedures, and interfacing with support groups.

• Proactively monitors well and equipment performance, take appropriate action to maximize production.

• Works with support groups to optimize chemical pump rates based on production data (corrosion, paraffin, soap injection, etc.

• Interfaces with Engineering for data gathering requests.

• Tracks test compression data

• Conducts fluid levels with echo meter.

Qualifications

• Experienced level, typically 5-7 years of experience.

• Provides more technical/functional support than administrative support.

• Demonstrates a thorough working knowledge of technology, applications, terminology, and procedures required of job function.

• Performs varied and more complex tasks.

• Makes decisions within broad parameters.

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required

• Must meet conditional job offer requirements.