Production Technician — Flowback Operations

Airswift; Mentone (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Production Technician — Flowback Operations in Mentone, TX for a 12‑month assignment. The role focuses on automated flowback equipment, field automation, SCADA and remote monitoring, production surveillance, troubleshooting, and accurate operational data capture.

You will work with wellhead equipment, separators, tanks, flowlines and valves, supporting early production performance, pressure monitoring, fluid handling, and changing well conditions while coordinating with

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Demonstrated knowledge of oil and gas production and/or flowback operations.
• Experience working with wellhead equipment, separators, tanks, flowlines, valves, meters, instrumentation, and pressure-control equipment.

Responsibilities

• Operate, monitor, and troubleshoot automated flowback equipment, including choke systems and data acquisition devices.
• Monitor field automation, SCADA, remote monitoring, and validate production data.
• Interpret pressures, rates, fluid volumes, and equipment responses to changing well conditions.
• Collaborate with field and engineering teams to ensure safe and efficient operations.

Skills

Flowback operations

Automated flowback equipment

SCADA & remote monitoring

Pressure/production data analysis

Field automation knowledge

Instrumentation troubleshooting

Safety awareness

Data entry & validation

Teamwork & communication

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

SCADA systems

Pressure transmitters

Flow meters

Job description

Job Title: Production Technician — Flowback Operations

Duration: 12 months

Schedule: 7/7 Rotation

Location: Mentone, TX

This opportunity sits within a major US onshore resources and carbon management environment, supporting safe and efficient flowback operations for newly completed wells. The role focuses on automated flowback equipment, field automation, SCADA and remote monitoring, production surveillance, troubleshooting, and accurate operational data capture. This position offers broad technical exposure across well cleanup, early-life production performance, pressure monitoring, fluid handling, and cross-functional coordination with field and engineering teams.

Required Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Required Experience

• Demonstrated knowledge of oil and gas production and/or flowback operations.
• Experience working with wellhead equipment, separators, tanks, flowlines, valves, meters, instrumentation, and pressure-control equipment.
• Background in monitoring and supporting early production performance, including pressure, rates, fluid volumes, and changing well conditions.

Required Skills

• Ability to operate, monitor, and troubleshoot automated flowback equipment, including automated choke systems, control panels, pressure transmitters, level controls, flow meters, and data acquisition systems.
• Working knowledge of field automation, electronic measurement, SCADA, remote monitoring systems, and production data validation.
• Ability to interpret pressures, rates, fluid volumes, alarm history, automation trends, and equipment response.
• General mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and automation troubleshooting capability.
• Strong safety awareness with the ability to identify operational, automation-related, and environmental hazards.
• Proficiency with personal computers, MS Windows-based applications, production databases, and digital field data systems.
• Ability to enter, review, and validate operational and automation data accurately.
• Strong communication, teamworking, prioritisation, and independent problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with automated choke systems, flowback control panels, pressure transmitters, level controls, electronic measurement, SCADA, or remote monitoring systems.
• Hands-on experience with automation, electronic measurement, production databases, and field troubleshooting.
• Prior experience in flowback, completions, production operations, lease operator, automation technician, or measurement technician environments.

About Airswift

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.