OSES - Field Service Technician

Oil-States-Energy-Service; New Iberia (LA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Oil States Energy Services is seeking a Production Services Field Service Technician for the New Iberia, LA location. The role is primarily offshore and involves installation, operation, repair, removal, and maintenance of oilfield tools and equipment.

Candidates should have a High School Diploma or GED and be willing to travel; CDL and DOT medical card may be required. The position demands strong safety compliance and the ability to work long shifts offshore.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Must be able to travel extensively and be on call 24/7.
• Must pass pre- and post-employment drug and alcohol tests per company policy.
• May require a Class A CDL and a valid DOT medical card.
• Valid Driver’s License required.

Responsibilities

• Install, repair, operate, and maintain company tools and oilfield equipment.
• Operate mobile crane truck, pickup and trailer; travel across state lines as needed.
• Communicate job changes, equipment needs, timelines, and issues to management daily.
• Lead and mentor less experienced employees; ensure safety policies are followed.
• Perform pre-job safety meetings and document job reports and logs.
• Maintain equipment and vehicle records; assist in shop and deliveries when possible.

Skills

English fluency

Computer skills

Work outdoors

Travel availability

Emergency judgment

Hand tools

Math skills

Mechanical ability

MS Office

Read English docs

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Oil States Energy Services is currently hiring for a Production Services Field Service Technician at our New Iberia, LA location.

This position is primarily OFFSHORE.

POSITION SUMMARY: A Field Service Technician (FST) is primarily responsible for the installation, operation, repair, removal, and maintenance of company tools and other oilfield equipment.

• FST I Trainee
  • New hire -- still considered SSE -- minimal or no field/product line experience (required knowledge testing to promote)
• FST I
  • Completed on the job training in the field – could be non-SSE- Has CDL (if required) and considered a “helper only” on location. (required knowledge testing to promote)
    • Land: Completed a minimum of 3 months of on location training.
    • Offshore: Completed a minimum of 2 offshore jobs of on location training.
• FST II
  • Minimum 1 year of O&G product line experience.
  • Can run a shift on location without supervision, has CDL (if required) (Required knowledge testing to promote)
    • Wireline: can run 10k and below jobs independently on location.
    • Production Services/Frac/Isolation: can run a shift of one or more job types independently on location.
    • Communicate with management daily to include, job changes, equipment needs, timelines, job issues, quality issues, customer concerns, employee concerns.
• FST III
  • Minimum 2 years of O&G product line experience.
  • Proficient in all product line job types, and can run all job types independently without supervision -- considered a Lead in a product line, has CDL (if required)
  • Communicate with management daily to include, job changes, equipment needs, timelines, job issues, quality issues, customer concerns, employee concerns.
• FST IV
  • Supervise employees and third-party vendors while on location.
  • Point of contact with Customer/Company Man on any job assigned to oversee.
  • Oversee and supervise equipment in the yard as it is being prepared for a job. Must sign off that all tools and equipment are correctly loaded and ready for the current or upcoming job.
  • Conduct location pre-frac meetings with third party vendors and company representatives.
  • Communicate with management daily to include, job changes, equipment needs, timelines, job issues, quality issues, customer concerns, employee concerns.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Abides by all Oil States Energy Services, LLC Safety and Operational Policies and Procedures, and abide by all DOT requirements. Must understand and comply with all safety rules and company policies.
• Must abide by all Customer Safety policies and procedures while on customers job site.
• Installs, repairs, operates, removes, troubleshoots, and maintains various company tools and equipment.
• Drives and operates mobile crane truck, pickup and trailer to deliver tools over state lines up to 70% of the time depending on district location.
• Regularly drives company vehicle in a safe manner, observing all company and government regulations, between each district and off-site locations at scheduled time.
• Regularly inspects company equipment for preventative maintenance purposes. Assures proper operation, maintenance, applications, and document repairs and/or damages of company equipment in a timely manner.
• Completes all paperwork on in a timely manner as required by company and supervisor, including preparation and timely submission of accurate and thorough completion of job reports, driving logs, trip reports and call sheets.
• Performs maintenance and reports on all company vehicles, and/or company owned and rental equipment.
• Communicate with service company and oil company personnel.
• May oversee job site services and provide direction to onsite labor when needed.
• Assists in job action planning with customer on location.
• Ensures proper delivery of product.
• Assists in the shop and make deliveries when available.
• Stay up to date on all required training (including, but not limited to, HSE, customer required, etc.). Train and mentor less experienced employees.
• Assists in pre-job safety meetings to include review of job safety analysis (JSA) process.
• Maintains open lines of communication with District Manager and Operations District before, during and after job completion. Ensures management is informed of area activities and attends meetings as required.
• Maintains open lines of communication with various customers regarding job updates, problems, tool procedures, and hazards on job site locations.
• Learn SOP’s and work instructions per respective product line.
• Learn hand signals for job site (crane operation and vehicles).
• Complete all product line knowledge testing per requirements to progress to next level.
• This position is designated as a safety sensitive position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Must be proficient with a computer.
• Ability to work and drive in all types of weather conditions.
• Ability to travel to other facilities, if required.
• Ability to think quickly in emergency type of situations on job site locations.
• Ability to operate hand tools.
• Basic math and algebra skills.
• Must have mechanical abilities.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software.
• Familiar with a variety of field’s concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Ability to read and interpret documents, such as safety rules, operating, and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals in English.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Familiar with tools and equipment utilized by company, preferred.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) desired.
• Must be able to travel for an extensive number of days and be on call 24/7.
• Must maintain a safe driving record as prescribed by company policy.
• Must successfully pass pre- and post-employment drug and alcohol tests per company policy.

CERTIFICATION & LICENSES:

• May require a class A CDL driver’s license; always maintain and carry a current D.O.T. medical card.
• Valid Driver’s License.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• 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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Must be able to frequently lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Anything over 75 pounds but less than 150 pounds will require either a lifting device or two employees. Anything over 150 pounds will require a lifting device, per HSE guidelines.
• Able to lift 75 lbs. from 6-inch level up to a 42-inch level frequently.
• Swing a 6 lb. sledgehammer in a hammering motion across the chest frequently.
• Ability to use fine hand and finger motor skills.
• Ability to push/pull 140 lbs. of force frequently.
• Ability to climb up equipment such as a forklift, ladder frequently.
• Requires pushing and pulling up to 140 pounds of force, bending, standing, kneeling, carrying, sitting, climbing for extended periods of time each day.
• Requires appropriate PPE to be worn; safety glasses, steel toe boots, ear plugs etc.
• Requires exposure to moderate noise levels.
• Exposure to warm, hot, and cold temperatures.

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